Tiếng Việt · Proverb Candidate

Bảy mươi chưa đui chưa què chớ khoe mình lành

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Both English Tiếng Việt

Meaning · English

Don't boast about your health until you're old

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

Đừng khoe khoang về sức khỏe cho đến khi già

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Literally: seventy not blind not lame don't boast healthy

Examples

Ông ấy mới năm mươi mà đã than thở về sức khỏe, bảy mươi chưa đui chưa què chớ khoe mình lành màHe's only fifty and already complaining about his health, don't boast about being healthy until you're seventy

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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 2026-08-05; pending editor spot-check.

Common questions

What does “Bảy mươi chưa đui chưa què chớ khoe mình lành” mean?

Don't boast about your health until you're old Literally: seventy not blind not lame don't boast healthy

Is “Bảy mươi chưa đui chưa què chớ khoe mình lành” formal or informal?

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

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