khôn lắm lại dại nhiều
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Meaning · English
Being very clever can also lead to many foolish mistakes
Literally: clever much again foolish many
Examples
Anh ấy khôn lắm lại dại nhiều, luôn tìm được cách giải quyết vấn đề nhưng đôi khi lại quên mất điều quan trọngHe's very clever but also makes many foolish mistakes, always finding ways to solve problems but sometimes forgetting what's important
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Sources & notes
Discovered via Nam ngạn chích cẩm (Phạm Quang Sán, 1918; public domain, via vi.wikisource); retrieved 2026-08-01. Source: source ↗ Attested in Nam ngạn chích cẩm (Phạm Quang Sán, 1918). Definition drafted by AI (@cf/meta/llama-3.3-70b-instruct-fp8-fast) and auto-approved by rule on 2026-08-01; pending editor spot-check.
Common questions
What does “khôn lắm lại dại nhiều” mean?
Being very clever can also lead to many foolish mistakes Literally: clever much again foolish many
Is “khôn lắm lại dại nhiều” formal or informal?
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