Tiếng Việt · Proverb Candidate

văn dốt vũ rát, tài-cán cóc khô

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Meaning · English

Lack of knowledge and skills can lead to poor performance

Literally: literary ignorance, martial arts clumsiness, talented but dried up like a shrimp

Examples

Anh ấy văn dốt vũ rát, không làm được việc gìHe is ignorant and clumsy, cannot do any job

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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 “văn dốt vũ rát, tài-cán cóc khô” mean?

Lack of knowledge and skills can lead to poor performance Literally: literary ignorance, martial arts clumsiness, talented but dried up like a shrimp

Is “văn dốt vũ rát, tài-cán cóc khô” formal or informal?

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