khôn-ngoan hiện mặt, què-quặt hiện chân tay
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Intelligent people show their wisdom, foolish ones reveal their stupidity
Examples
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Sources & notes
Discovered via Nam ngạn chích cẩm (Phạm Quang Sán, 1918; public domain, via vi.wikisource); retrieved 2026-08-01. Source: source ↗ Attested in Nam ngạn chích cẩm (Phạm Quang Sán, 1918). Definition drafted by AI (@cf/meta/llama-3.3-70b-instruct-fp8-fast) and auto-approved by rule on 2026-08-01; pending editor spot-check.
Common questions
What does “khôn-ngoan hiện mặt, què-quặt hiện chân tay” mean?
Intelligent people show their wisdom, foolish ones reveal their stupidity Literally: intelligent and wise show face, crippled and twisted show hands and feet
Is “khôn-ngoan hiện mặt, què-quặt hiện chân tay” formal or informal?
No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.