Khôn như tiên, không tiền cũng dại, dại như chó có lúa cũng khôn

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Meaning · English

Intelligent people can make good decisions without money, but foolish people can make good decisions with money

Literally: Clever like fairy, without money also stupid, stupid like dog have rice also clever

Examples

Anh ấy khôn như tiên, không tiền cũng dại, dại như chó có lúa cũng khôn, nên luôn đưa ra quyết định sáng suốtHe is clever, so even without money he is wise, and even if foolish, having resources makes him clever, so he always makes wise decisions

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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 lúa cũng khôn” mean?

Intelligent people can make good decisions without money, but foolish people can make good decisions with money Literally: Clever like fairy, without money also stupid, stupid like dog have rice also clever

Is “Khôn như tiên, không tiền cũng dại, dại như chó có lúa cũng khôn” formal or informal?

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