vụng dại chầy cối, khôn khéo vá may
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Meaning · English
Clumsy people do rough work, clever people do fine work
Literally: clumsy hit mortar, clever patch clothes
Examples
Anh ấy vụng dại chầy cối, nhưng em gái thì khôn khéo vá mayHe is clumsy and does rough work, but his sister is clever and does fine work
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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 “vụng dại chầy cối, khôn khéo vá may” mean?
Clumsy people do rough work, clever people do fine work Literally: clumsy hit mortar, clever patch clothes
Is “vụng dại chầy cối, khôn khéo vá may” formal or informal?
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