bảy mươi chưa què, chớ khoe mình lành
In real, traceable use. Part of the curated seed collection; community review is coming.
Meaning · English
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
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.