Khôn đâu là trẻ, khoẻ đâu là già

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Meaning · English

Intelligence comes with youth, health comes with age

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

Trí tuệ đến với tuổi trẻ, sức khỏe đến với tuổi già

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Literally: Where clever is young, where strong is old

Examples

Cậu bé chỉ 10 tuổi nhưng khôn đâu là trẻ, đã giúp mẹ giải quyết vấn đề khóThe 10-year-old boy was clever and helped his mother solve a difficult problem

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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.

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What does “Khôn đâu là trẻ, khoẻ đâu là già” mean?

Intelligence comes with youth, health comes with age Literally: Where clever is young, where strong is old

Is “Khôn đâu là trẻ, khoẻ đâu là già” formal or informal?

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