Tiếng Việt · Proverb Candidate

trăm cái khôn dồn một cái dại

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Meaning · English

Many smart decisions can be ruined by one foolish mistake

Literally: a hundred clever things crushed by one stupid thing

Examples

Anh ấy đã trăm cái khôn dồn một cái dại khi đầu tư tất cả vào dự án đóHe had a hundred clever things crushed by one stupid thing when he invested everything in that project

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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 “trăm cái khôn dồn một cái dại” mean?

Many smart decisions can be ruined by one foolish mistake Literally: a hundred clever things crushed by one stupid thing

Is “trăm cái khôn dồn một cái dại” formal or informal?

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