Người khôn chưa đắn đã đo, để cho người dại biết dò làm sao

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Meaning · English

A wise person thinks before acting, leaving a foolish person to figure it out

Literally: Wise person not yet weigh already measure, let foolish person know how to probe

Examples

Anh ấy là người khôn chưa đắn đã đo, để cho người dại biết dò làm sao trong công việcHe is a wise person who thinks before acting, leaving a foolish person to figure it out at work

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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 2026-08-07; pending editor spot-check.

Common questions

What does “Người khôn chưa đắn đã đo, để cho người dại biết dò làm sao” mean?

A wise person thinks before acting, leaving a foolish person to figure it out Literally: Wise person not yet weigh already measure, let foolish person know how to probe

Is “Người khôn chưa đắn đã đo, để cho người dại biết dò làm sao” formal or informal?

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