khôn đâu đến trẻ khoẻ đâu đến già
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Meaning · English
Intelligence comes with youth, health comes with age
Literally: Intelligence where to youth, health where to old age
Where it’s used:
Used
Toàn quốc & hải ngoại · Vietnam-wide & diaspora
Examples
Cậu bé thông minh nhưng ốm yếu, người ta nói khôn đâu đến trẻ khoẻ đâu đến giàThe boy is smart but weak, people say intelligence comes with youth, health comes with age
AI-drafted example auto-approved by rule (illustrative, not a corpus attestation)
Sources & notes
Listed on Vietnamese Wikiquote “Thành ngữ Việt Nam” (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-07-31); definition pending editorial review. Definition drafted by AI (@cf/meta/llama-3.3-70b-instruct-fp8-fast) and auto-approved by rule on 2026-07-30; pending editor spot-check.
Common questions
What does “khôn đâu đến trẻ khoẻ đâu đến già” mean?
Intelligence comes with youth, health comes with age Literally: Intelligence where to youth, health where to old age
Is “khôn đâu đến trẻ khoẻ đâu đến già” formal or informal?
No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.