Tiếng Việt · Proverb Attested

học sư bất như học hữu

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Meaning · English

Learning from the master is less than learning from friends — peers teach what lecterns can't.

Literally: studying with the teacher isn't like studying with friends

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 “học sư bất như học hữu” mean?

Learning from the master is less than learning from friends — peers teach what lecterns can't. Literally: studying with the teacher isn't like studying with friends

Is “học sư bất như học hữu” formal or informal?

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

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