vô tri vô sách

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Meaning · English

Acting impulsively without thinking or planning

Literally: no knowledge no book

Examples

Anh ấy vô tri vô sách nên luôn gặp rắc rốiHe acts impulsively without thinking or planning, so he always gets into trouble

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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 “vô tri vô sách” mean?

Acting impulsively without thinking or planning Literally: no knowledge no book

Is “vô tri vô sách” formal or informal?

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