Tiếng Việt · Proverb Candidate

Rù đầu giả dại làm ngây, khôn kia dễ bán dại này mà ăn

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Meaning · English

Pretend to be foolish to deceive others

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

giả vờ ngây dại để lừa dối người khác

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Literally: Fake stupidity, cleverness is easily cheated

Examples

Anh ta rù đầu giả dại làm ngây để đối phó với đối thủHe pretended to be foolish to deal with his opponent

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Sources & notes

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 “Rù đầu giả dại làm ngây, khôn kia dễ bán dại này mà ăn” mean?

Pretend to be foolish to deceive others Literally: Fake stupidity, cleverness is easily cheated

Is “Rù đầu giả dại làm ngây, khôn kia dễ bán dại này mà ăn” formal or informal?

No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.

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