Thôi thà đừng biết cho xong
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Meaning · English
It's better to remain ignorant to avoid trouble
Literally: Better not know to finish
Where it’s used:
Used
Toàn quốc & hải ngoại · Vietnam-wide & diaspora
Examples
Thôi thà đừng biết cho xong, tôi không muốn phiền lòng anh ấy.It's better to remain ignorant to avoid trouble, I don't want to bother him.
AI-drafted example auto-approved by rule (illustrative, not a corpus attestation)
Sources & notes
Listed on Vietnamese Wikiquote “Ca dao Việt Nam” (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-07-31); definition pending editorial review. Definition drafted by AI (@cf/meta/llama-3.3-70b-instruct-fp8-fast) and auto-approved by rule on 2026-07-30; pending editor spot-check.
Common questions
What does “Thôi thà đừng biết cho xong” mean?
It's better to remain ignorant to avoid trouble Literally: Better not know to finish
Is “Thôi thà đừng biết cho xong” formal or informal?
No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.