Tiếng Việt · Proverb Attested

thật thà là cha quỉ quái

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Both English Tiếng Việt

Meaning · English

Honesty is the father of cunning — the guileless outlast every schemer in the end.

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

trung thực là cha đẻ của sự khôn ngoan

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Literally: sincerity fathers the wily

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 is an original editorial synthesis, not copied from the source.

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What does “thật thà là cha quỉ quái” mean?

Honesty is the father of cunning — the guileless outlast every schemer in the end. Literally: sincerity fathers the wily

Is “thật thà là cha quỉ quái” formal or informal?

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