Khôn cho người dậy, dại cho người thương, dở dở ương ương để cho người ta ghét
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Treat others with intelligence, pity the foolish, and reserve annoyance for those you despise
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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 “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?
No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.