Tiếng Việt · Proverb Candidate

Trăm khéo nghìn khôn, năm lừa bảy lọc

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Meaning · English

No matter how clever you are, you can still be deceived

Literally: A hundred clever, a thousand smart, five deceive seven cheat

Examples

Anh ấy rất thông minh, nhưng vẫn bị lừa bởi câu chuyện đóHe's very smart, but still got cheated by that story

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Sources & notes

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 “Trăm khéo nghìn khôn, năm lừa bảy lọc” mean?

No matter how clever you are, you can still be deceived Literally: A hundred clever, a thousand smart, five deceive seven cheat

Is “Trăm khéo nghìn khôn, năm lừa bảy lọc” formal or informal?

No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.

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