đứa dại làm, đứa khôn ăn
In real, traceable use. Part of the curated seed collection; community review is coming.
The fool does the making, the clever do the eating — labor and its yield, filed under different names.
Examples
Editorial example (VI sweep batch 040, illustrative)
Sources & notes
Discovered via Tục ngữ, cổ ngữ, gia ngôn (Huỳnh Tịnh Của, 1897; public domain, via vi.wikisource); retrieved 2026-08-01. Source: source ↗ Attested in Tục ngữ, cổ ngữ, gia ngôn (Huỳnh Tịnh Của, 1897). Definition is an original editorial synthesis, not copied from the source.
Common questions
What does “đứa dại làm, đứa khôn ăn” mean?
The fool does the making, the clever do the eating — labor and its yield, filed under different names. Literally: the fool works, the clever eats
Is “đứa dại làm, đứa khôn ăn” formal or informal?
No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.