Thế gian lắm kẻ mơ màng, thấy hòn son đỏ ngỡ vàng mới tô

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Meaning · English

Many people are ignorant and mistake fake for real

Literally: The world has many people who are dizzy, seeing a red stone and thinking it is new gold

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Thế gian lắm kẻ mơ màng, thấy hòn son đỏ ngỡ vàng mới tô nên dễ bị lừaThe world has many people who are ignorant, seeing a red stone and thinking it is new gold, so they are easily deceived

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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 2026-08-08; pending editor spot-check.

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What does “Thế gian lắm kẻ mơ màng, thấy hòn son đỏ ngỡ vàng mới tô” mean?

Many people are ignorant and mistake fake for real Literally: The world has many people who are dizzy, seeing a red stone and thinking it is new gold

Is “Thế gian lắm kẻ mơ màng, thấy hòn son đỏ ngỡ vàng mới tô” formal or informal?

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