Khôn thì từ thủa lên ba, dại thì dại đến lúc già chẳng khôn
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Intelligent people learn from experience at a young age, while foolish ones remain foolish forever
Người thông minh học hỏi từ kinh nghiệm khi còn trẻ, người ngu ngốc mãi mãi ngu ngốc
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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 từ thủa lên ba, dại thì dại đến lúc già chẳng khôn” mean?
Intelligent people learn from experience at a young age, while foolish ones remain foolish forever Literally: Intelligent from thirteen, foolish until old age not intelligent
Is “Khôn thì từ thủa lên ba, dại thì dại đến lúc già chẳng khôn” formal or informal?
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