vô đậu bất thành nhơn

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Meaning · English

Without a good education, one cannot become a respectable person

Literally: no study not become person

Examples

Nếu vô đậu bất thành nhơn thì làm sao có thể thành công được?If without a good education one cannot become a respectable person, then how can one achieve success?

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Sources & notes

Discovered via Tục ngữ, cổ ngữ, gia ngôn (Huỳnh Tịnh Của, 1897; public domain, via vi.wikisource); retrieved 2026-08-01. Source: source ↗ Attested in Tục ngữ, cổ ngữ, gia ngôn (Huỳnh Tịnh Của, 1897). Source gloss (Vietnamese): “Mỗi một người đều phai” 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 “vô đậu bất thành nhơn” mean?

Without a good education, one cannot become a respectable person Literally: no study not become person

Is “vô đậu bất thành nhơn” formal or informal?

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