Khéo đan lông mốt, dốt đan lông đôi

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Meaning · English

Clever people can handle simple tasks, but foolish ones can't even do that

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

Người thông minh có thể làm việc đơn giản, người ngu dốt không thể

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Literally: Skilled weave single strand, unskilled weave double strands

Examples

Anh ta khéo đan lông mốt nhưng dốt đan lông đôi trong công việc kinh doanhHe is skilled at simple tasks but foolish at complex ones in business

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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 “Khéo đan lông mốt, dốt đan lông đôi” mean?

Clever people can handle simple tasks, but foolish ones can't even do that Literally: Skilled weave single strand, unskilled weave double strands

Is “Khéo đan lông mốt, dốt đan lông đôi” formal or informal?

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