Giả dại qua ải

🎙 Say it

Proposed by a contributor, not yet supported by evidence.

Meaning · English

To pretend to be foolish or ignorant to avoid trouble or responsibility

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

Giả vờ ngây thơ để tránh rắc rối hoặc trách nhiệm

Machine-translated — suggest a fix

Literally: feign stupidity to cross the border

Examples

Anh ấy giả dại qua ải để tránh bị bắtHe pretended to be foolish to avoid being caught

AI-drafted example auto-approved by rule (illustrative, not a corpus attestation)

Sources & notes

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 “Giả dại qua ải” mean?

To pretend to be foolish or ignorant to avoid trouble or responsibility Literally: feign stupidity to cross the border

Is “Giả dại qua ải” formal or informal?

No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.

👁 Views 0 today 1 past 7 days 1 this month 1 all time