Khôn từ trong trứng khôn ra, dại đến già vẫn dại

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Meaning · English

Intelligent people are born intelligent, foolish ones remain foolish forever

Literally: Intelligence from within the egg is intelligent, foolishness until old age is still foolish

Examples

Cậu ấy khôn từ trong trứng khôn ra, dại đến già vẫn dại, không ai có thể dạy dỗ đượcHe's intelligent from birth, but his brother is foolish until old age, no one 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.

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What does “Khôn từ trong trứng khôn ra, dại đến già vẫn dại” mean?

Intelligent people are born intelligent, foolish ones remain foolish forever Literally: Intelligence from within the egg is intelligent, foolishness until old age is still foolish

Is “Khôn từ trong trứng khôn ra, dại đến già vẫn dại” formal or informal?

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