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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