Gái khôn tránh khỏi đò đưa, trai khôn tránh khỏi vợ thừa người ta
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An intelligent person can avoid unwanted situations
Người thông minh có thể tránh tình huống không mong muốn
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Headword listed in the vdict.com proverb dictionary index (discovery source; headword only — no source content copied). Entered as candidate 2026-08-05; definition pending editorial review. Definition drafted by AI (@cf/meta/llama-3.3-70b-instruct-fp8-fast) and auto-approved by rule on 2026-08-06; pending editor spot-check.
Common questions
What does “Gái khôn tránh khỏi đò đưa, trai khôn tránh khỏi vợ thừa người ta” mean?
An intelligent person can avoid unwanted situations Literally: Intelligent girl avoids the boat that ferries, intelligent boy avoids other's wife
Is “Gái khôn tránh khỏi đò đưa, trai khôn tránh khỏi vợ thừa người ta” formal or informal?
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