thày dốt đọc canh khôn
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Meaning · English
An ignorant teacher can still teach clever students
Literally: ignorant teacher reads soup clever
Examples
Cô giáo dù thày dốt đọc canh khôn nhưng vẫn truyền đạt được kiến thức cho học sinhAlthough the teacher is ignorant, she can still teach clever students
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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 “thày dốt đọc canh khôn” mean?
An ignorant teacher can still teach clever students Literally: ignorant teacher reads soup clever
Is “thày dốt đọc canh khôn” formal or informal?
No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.