Tiếng Việt · Proverb Attested

bảy mươi chưa què, chớ khoe rằng tốt

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Also seen as: bảy mươi chưa đui chưa què, chớ khoe rằng tốt

Both English Tiếng Việt

Meaning · English

Don’t boast of your luck before seventy — until the story is over, fortune can still turn; no one gets to declare victory over fate mid-game.

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

Đừng khoe may mắn trước tuổi thất thập

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Literally: not lame at seventy? still too early to brag

Examples

Mới thắng vài vụ đã vỗ ngực, bảy mươi chưa què chớ khoe rằng tốt.A few wins and he’s pounding his chest — don’t boast before seventy.

Editorial example (batch 059)

Sources & notes

Number-idiom class scrape (2026-08-11): violet.vn exercise list + voh.com.vn/song-dep/tuc-ngu-viet-nam-379232.html + vndoc.com roundup. Definition original.

Common questions

What does “bảy mươi chưa què, chớ khoe rằng tốt” mean?

Don’t boast of your luck before seventy — until the story is over, fortune can still turn; no one gets to declare victory over fate mid-game. Literally: not lame at seventy? still too early to brag

Is “bảy mươi chưa què, chớ khoe rằng tốt” formal or informal?

bảy mươi chưa què, chớ khoe rằng tốt is generally neutral.

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