thằng dại làm hại thằng khôn
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Meaning · English
A foolish person can harm a wise one
Literally: foolish guy harms wise guy
Examples
Thằng dại làm hại thằng khôn, công ty bị phá sản vì anh taThe foolish guy harmed the wise guy, the company went bankrupt because of him
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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 “thằng dại làm hại thằng khôn” mean?
A foolish person can harm a wise one Literally: foolish guy harms wise guy
Is “thằng dại làm hại thằng khôn” formal or informal?
No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.