Chẳng sợ gì trời chỉ sợ lời nói phải, không sợ yêu ma quỷ quái, chỉ sợ vái không thành

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Meaning · English

Fear not supernatural things, but fear the consequences of one's words

Literally: Not afraid of heaven, only afraid of having to say sorry, not afraid of demons and monsters, only afraid of bowing in vain

Examples

Tôi chẳng sợ gì trời chỉ sợ lời nói phải, không sợ yêu ma quỷ quái, chỉ sợ vái không thành khi tôi làm saiI fear not supernatural things, but fear the consequences of my words, not demons and monsters, but bowing in vain when I do wrong

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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 “Chẳng sợ gì trời chỉ sợ lời nói phải, không sợ yêu ma quỷ quái, chỉ sợ vái không thành” mean?

Fear not supernatural things, but fear the consequences of one's words Literally: Not afraid of heaven, only afraid of having to say sorry, not afraid of demons and monsters, only afraid of bowing in vain

Is “Chẳng sợ gì trời chỉ sợ lời nói phải, không sợ yêu ma quỷ quái, chỉ sợ vái không thành” formal or informal?

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