học thày chẳng tầy học bạn
In real, traceable use. Part of the curated seed collection; community review is coming.
Learning from the master is not learning from friends — the peer teaches what the lectern can't.
Examples
Editorial example (VI sweep batch 040, illustrative)
Sources & notes
Discovered via Nam ngạn chích cẩm (Phạm Quang Sán, 1918; public domain, via vi.wikisource); retrieved 2026-08-01. Source: source ↗ Attested in Nam ngạn chích cẩm (Phạm Quang Sán, 1918). Definition is an original editorial synthesis, not copied from the source.
Common questions
What does “học thày chẳng tầy học bạn” mean?
Learning from the master is not learning from friends — the peer teaches what the lectern can't. Literally: studying with the teacher not like studying with friends
Is “học thày chẳng tầy học bạn” formal or informal?
No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.