Tiếng Việt · Proverb Attested

khéo làm tôi vụng

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Meaning · English

The skillful end up serving the clumsy — cleverness earns the work, dullness the rest.

Literally: the deft serve the maladroit

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 “khéo làm tôi vụng” mean?

The skillful end up serving the clumsy — cleverness earns the work, dullness the rest. Literally: the deft serve the maladroit

Is “khéo làm tôi vụng” formal or informal?

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

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