Khôn như tiên, không tiền cũng dại, dại như chó có ló cũng khôn
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Clever people can make do without money, but foolish ones remain foolish even with resources.
Người thông minh có thể thích nghi mà không cần tiền, nhưng người ngu ngốc vẫn ngu ngốc dù có tài nguyên
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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.
Common questions
What does “Khôn như tiên, không tiền cũng dại, dại như chó có ló cũng khôn” mean?
Clever people can make do without money, but foolish ones remain foolish even with resources. Literally: Clever like fairy, without money also foolish, foolish like dog having capital also clever
Is “Khôn như tiên, không tiền cũng dại, dại như chó có ló cũng khôn” formal or informal?
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