Tiếng Việt · Proverb Candidate

Chân chưa đặt xuống đất, miệng đã hất lên trời

Proposed by a contributor, not yet supported by evidence.

Meaning · English

To promise more than one can deliver

Literally: Feet have not touched the ground, mouth has already reached the sky

Examples

Anh ấy nói sẽ giúp tôi, nhưng chân chưa đặt xuống đất, miệng đã hất lên trời.He said he would help me, but he was all talk and no action.

AI-drafted example auto-approved by rule (illustrative, not a corpus attestation)

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 “Chân chưa đặt xuống đất, miệng đã hất lên trời” mean?

To promise more than one can deliver Literally: Feet have not touched the ground, mouth has already reached the sky

Is “Chân chưa đặt xuống đất, miệng đã hất lên trời” formal or informal?

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

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