Trẻ khôn qua, già lú lại

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Meaning · English

Youthful cleverness fades with age

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

Trí thông minh của tuổi trẻ sẽ phai nhạt theo tuổi tác

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Literally: Young clever pass, old foolish again

Examples

Cậu ấy từng rất giỏi toán nhưng bây giờ đã trở nên lú lẫn, thật là trẻ khôn qua, già lú lạiHe used to be very good at math but now he's become muddled, it's really a case of youthful cleverness fading with age

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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 “Trẻ khôn qua, già lú lại” mean?

Youthful cleverness fades with age Literally: Young clever pass, old foolish again

Is “Trẻ khôn qua, già lú lại” formal or informal?

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