Khôn từ trong trứng khôn ra, dại dẫu già đầu cũng dại

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Meaning · English

Intelligence is innate, stupidity persists regardless of age

Literally: Intelligent from within the egg, intelligent when born, foolish even with a grey head still foolish

Examples

Cậu ấy khôn từ trong trứng khôn ra, dại dẫu già đầu cũng dại, không ai dạy đượcHe's intelligent by nature, but his foolish friend remains foolish despite his old age, and nobody can teach him

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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 từ trong trứng khôn ra, dại dẫu già đầu cũng dại” mean?

Intelligence is innate, stupidity persists regardless of age Literally: Intelligent from within the egg, intelligent when born, foolish even with a grey head still foolish

Is “Khôn từ trong trứng khôn ra, dại dẫu già đầu cũng dại” formal or informal?

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