Khôn thời tâm tính tại lòng, lọ là uống nước giữa dòng mới khôn

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Meaning · English

A wise person thinks carefully before acting

Literally: Intelligent when the heart is in the mind, only drinking water in the middle of the stream is wise

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Anh ấy khôn thời tâm tính tại lòng, lọ là uống nước giữa dòng mới khôn, nên luôn thành côngHe thinks carefully before acting, so he always succeeds

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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.

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What does “Khôn thời tâm tính tại lòng, lọ là uống nước giữa dòng mới khôn” mean?

A wise person thinks carefully before acting Literally: Intelligent when the heart is in the mind, only drinking water in the middle of the stream is wise

Is “Khôn thời tâm tính tại lòng, lọ là uống nước giữa dòng mới khôn” formal or informal?

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