Khéo làm tôi vụng, vụng chẳng làm tôi ai

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Meaning · English

Being skilled can make one humble, while being unskilled can make one arrogant

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

Có kỹ năng làm cho người ta khiêm tốn, thiếu kỹ năng làm cho người ta kiêu ngạo

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Literally: Skilled then I am humble, unskilled then I am no one

Examples

Anh ấy khéo làm tôi vụng, vụng chẳng làm tôi ai, nên luôn sẵn lòng học hỏiHe is skilled and humble, and his humility makes him willing to learn

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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 làm tôi vụng, vụng chẳng làm tôi ai” mean?

Being skilled can make one humble, while being unskilled can make one arrogant Literally: Skilled then I am humble, unskilled then I am no one

Is “Khéo làm tôi vụng, vụng chẳng làm tôi ai” formal or informal?

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