Khôn thì ăn trước ngồi trên, dại thì đứng dựa cột đình, đánh trống cầm canh
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Intelligent people take initiative and lead, while foolish ones follow and lag behind.
Người thông minh chủ động và dẫn đầu, người ngu ngốc theo sau và tụt lại
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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 thì ăn trước ngồi trên, dại thì đứng dựa cột đình, đánh trống cầm canh” mean?
Intelligent people take initiative and lead, while foolish ones follow and lag behind. Literally: Clever then eat before sit on, stupid then stand lean on temple pillar, beat drum hold hour
Is “Khôn thì ăn trước ngồi trên, dại thì đứng dựa cột đình, đánh trống cầm canh” formal or informal?
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