Tiếng Việt · Proverb Candidate

Khôn thôn Trẹo không bằng mẹo thon Vi

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Both English Tiếng Việt

Meaning · English

Cleverness is not as good as experience

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

Trí thông minh không bằng kinh nghiệm

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Literally: Intelligence of Trẹo village is not as good as trick of Vi village

Examples

Anh ấy học nhiều nhưng khôn thôn Trẹo không bằng mẹo thon ViHe studied a lot, but cleverness is not as good as experience

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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 thôn Trẹo không bằng mẹo thon Vi” mean?

Cleverness is not as good as experience Literally: Intelligence of Trẹo village is not as good as trick of Vi village

Is “Khôn thôn Trẹo không bằng mẹo thon Vi” formal or informal?

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