Tiếng Việt · Proverb Candidate

Khéo vá may, vụng chày cối

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Both English Tiếng Việt

Meaning · English

Skilled at speaking, but poor at acting

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

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Literally: Skilled at sewing, clumsy at pounding rice

Examples

Cô ấy khéo vá may, vụng chày cối nên không được lòng đồng nghiệpShe is skilled at speaking, but poor at acting, so she's not liked by her colleagues

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Sources & notes

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 vá may, vụng chày cối” mean?

Skilled at speaking, but poor at acting Literally: Skilled at sewing, clumsy at pounding rice

Is “Khéo vá may, vụng chày cối” formal or informal?

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

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