Trai khôn uống chè Ba Trại, gái dại uống chè Nghè, mẹ bảo chẳng nghe cứ uống chè Bồng Lạng
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A clever man listens to his mother, but a foolish woman does not
Người đàn ông thông minh nghe lời mẹ, nhưng người phụ nữ điên không
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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.
Common questions
What does “Trai khôn uống chè Ba Trại, gái dại uống chè Nghè, mẹ bảo chẳng nghe cứ uống chè Bồng Lạng” mean?
A clever man listens to his mother, but a foolish woman does not Literally: Intelligent man drinks Ba Trại tea, foolish woman drinks Nghè tea, mother advises but doesn't listen, drinks Bồng Lạng tea
Is “Trai khôn uống chè Ba Trại, gái dại uống chè Nghè, mẹ bảo chẳng nghe cứ uống chè Bồng Lạng” formal or informal?
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