Tiếng Việt · Proverb Attested

bảy mươi chưa què, chớ khoe mình lành

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Meaning · English

Not lame at seventy? Don't boast of soundness yet — infirmity keeps its own calendar.

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

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Literally: seventy without limping — don't brag you're whole

Examples

Đừng vội tự đắc, bảy mươi chưa què chớ khoe mình lành.No self-congratulation yet — seventy isn't lame, but don't boast.

Editorial example (VI sweep batch 040, illustrative)

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). Definition is an original editorial synthesis, not copied from the source.

Common questions

What does “bảy mươi chưa què, chớ khoe mình lành” mean?

Not lame at seventy? Don't boast of soundness yet — infirmity keeps its own calendar. Literally: seventy without limping — don't brag you're whole

Is “bảy mươi 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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