Tiếng Việt · Proverb Candidate

Khôn thì ăn cháo ăn chè, dại thì ăn đếch, ăn đác, ăn

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Meaning · English

Intelligent people enjoy good things, fools suffer

Literally: wise then eat porridge eat dessert, stupid then eat diarrhea

Examples

Anh ấy khôn thì ăn cháo ăn chè, dại thì ăn đếch, ăn đác, ăn đắngHe's wise, so he enjoys good things, but if he's foolish, he'll suffer

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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 thì ăn cháo ăn chè, dại thì ăn đếch, ăn đác, ăn” mean?

Intelligent people enjoy good things, fools suffer Literally: wise then eat porridge eat dessert, stupid then eat diarrhea

Is “Khôn thì ăn cháo ăn chè, dại thì ăn đếch, ăn đác, ăn” formal or informal?

No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.

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