lão mã tri đạo
In real, traceable use. Part of the curated seed collection; community review is coming.
Meaning · English
The old horse knows the road — experience navigates where cleverness is lost.
Literally: aged horse knows the way
Examples
Cứ hỏi cụ ấy, lão mã tri đạo.Ask the old man — the old horse knows the road.
Editorial example (VI sweep batch 040, illustrative)
Sources & notes
Discovered via Tục ngữ, cổ ngữ, gia ngôn (Huỳnh Tịnh Của, 1897; public domain, via vi.wikisource); retrieved 2026-08-01. Source: source ↗ Attested in Tục ngữ, cổ ngữ, gia ngôn (Huỳnh Tịnh Của, 1897). Definition is an original editorial synthesis, not copied from the source.
Common questions
What does “lão mã tri đạo” mean?
The old horse knows the road — experience navigates where cleverness is lost. Literally: aged horse knows the way
Is “lão mã tri đạo” formal or informal?
No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.