Tiếng Việt · Proverb Candidate

Trẻ khôn ra, già lú lại

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Both English Tiếng Việt

Meaning · English

Intelligent when young, foolish when old

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

Trí thông minh khi trẻ, điên rồ khi già

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Literally: Young clever go out, old foolish come back

Examples

Anh ấy thật là trẻ khôn ra, già lú lại khi quyết định đầu tư tất cả vào dự án đóHe was indeed intelligent when young, foolish when old when he decided to invest everything in that project

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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 “Trẻ khôn ra, già lú lại” mean?

Intelligent when young, foolish when old Literally: Young clever go out, old foolish come back

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

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

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