thầy tớ người khôn, hơn làm thầy người dại
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It's better to be an assistant to a wise person than to be in charge of a foolish one
Examples
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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 “thầy tớ người khôn, hơn làm thầy người dại” mean?
It's better to be an assistant to a wise person than to be in charge of a foolish one Literally: teacher servant person wise, better than make teacher person foolish
Is “thầy tớ người khôn, hơn làm thầy người dại” formal or informal?
No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.