Khôn ngoan chẳng ngoại thực thà, lường thưng tráo đấu chẳng qua đong đầy
Proposed by a contributor, not yet supported by evidence.
Cunning and cleverness are not as good as honesty and integrity
Lanh lợi và thông minh không bằng trung thực và liêm chính
Machine-translated — suggest a fix
Examples
AI-drafted example auto-approved by rule (illustrative, not a corpus attestation)
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 ngoan chẳng ngoại thực thà, lường thưng tráo đấu chẳng qua đong đầy” mean?
Cunning and cleverness are not as good as honesty and integrity Literally: Being clever is not as good as being honest, measuring and weighing cannot exceed being generous
Is “Khôn ngoan chẳng ngoại thực thà, lường thưng tráo đấu chẳng qua đong đầy” formal or informal?
No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.