Tiếng Việt · Proverb Candidate

Khỉ chớ dạy trèo cây

🎙 Say it

Proposed by a contributor, not yet supported by evidence.

Both English Tiếng Việt

Meaning · English

Don't teach someone something they already know or are skilled at

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

Đừng dạy ai điều họ đã biết hoặc giỏi

Machine-translated — suggest a fix

Literally: Monkey shouldn't teach climbing tree

Examples

Anh ấy khuyên tôi về cách nấu ăn, khỉ chớ dạy trèo cây màHe advised me on cooking, but that's like a monkey teaching someone to climb a tree

AI-drafted example auto-approved by rule (illustrative, not a corpus attestation)

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 “Khỉ chớ dạy trèo cây” mean?

Don't teach someone something they already know or are skilled at Literally: Monkey shouldn't teach climbing tree

Is “Khỉ chớ dạy trèo cây” formal or informal?

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

👁 Views 0 today 0 past 7 days 0 this month 0 all time