Khôn cho người dậy, dại cho người thương, dở dở ương ương để cho người ta ghét

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Meaning · English

Treat others with intelligence, pity the foolish, and reserve annoyance for those you despise

Literally: Intelligent for waking people, foolish for pitying people, half and half for people to hate

Examples

Anh ấy khôn cho người dậy, dại cho người thương, dở dở ương ương để cho người ta ghét nên được nhiều người kính trọngHe treats others with intelligence, pities the foolish, and reserves annoyance for those he despises, so he is respected by many people

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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 “Khôn cho người dậy, dại cho người thương, dở dở ương ương để cho người ta ghét” mean?

Treat others with intelligence, pity the foolish, and reserve annoyance for those you despise Literally: Intelligent for waking people, foolish for pitying people, half and half for people to hate

Is “Khôn cho người dậy, dại cho người thương, dở dở ương ương để cho người ta ghét” formal or informal?

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