Tiếng Việt · Proverb Candidate

Khôn cho người rái, dại cho người thương, dở dở ương ương để cho người ghét

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Meaning · English

Treat others according to their behavior towards you

Literally: Intelligent for the polite, foolish for the affectionate, half-hearted for the hateful

Examples

Khi gặp người lạ, mẹ tôi luôn nhắc nhở tôi khôn cho người rái, dại cho người thương, dở dở ương ương để cho người ghétWhen meeting strangers, my mother always reminded me to be intelligent with the polite, foolish with the affectionate, and half-hearted with the hateful

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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 rái, dại cho người thương, dở dở ương ương để cho người ghét” mean?

Treat others according to their behavior towards you Literally: Intelligent for the polite, foolish for the affectionate, half-hearted for the hateful

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

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

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