Khó bó lấy khôn
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Meaning · English
Intelligence and wisdom can't be forced or rushed
Literally: hard to bind with cleverness
Examples
Tôi đã cố gắng nhưng thật khó bó lấy khôn để giải quyết vấn đề nàyI tried but it's hard to figure out a solution to this problem
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.
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Common questions
What does “Khó bó lấy khôn” mean?
Intelligence and wisdom can't be forced or rushed Literally: hard to bind with cleverness
Is “Khó bó lấy khôn” formal or informal?
No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.
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