khôn ngoan giữa đám ba bề, chớ cho ai lận chớ hề lận ai
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Meaning · English
Sharp on every side of the market — neither cheated nor cheating: that is the whole of commercial wisdom.
Literally: wise amid three sides: let none cheat you, cheat no one
Sources & notes
Discovered via Tục ngữ, cổ ngữ, gia ngôn (Huỳnh Tịnh Của, 1897; public domain, via vi.wikisource); retrieved 2026-08-01. Source: source ↗ Attested in Tục ngữ, cổ ngữ, gia ngôn (Huỳnh Tịnh Của, 1897). Definition is an original editorial synthesis, not copied from the source.
Common questions
What does “khôn ngoan giữa đám ba bề, chớ cho ai lận chớ hề lận ai” mean?
Sharp on every side of the market — neither cheated nor cheating: that is the whole of commercial wisdom. Literally: wise amid three sides: let none cheat you, cheat no one
Is “khôn ngoan giữa đám ba bề, chớ cho ai lận chớ hề lận ai” formal or informal?
No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.