Tiếng Việt · Proverb Candidate

Chỉ đâu mà buộc ngang trời, tay đâu mà bịt miệng người thế gian

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Meaning · English

You can't stop people from talking about something

Literally: Point where to tie across the sky, hands where to cover the mouths of the world

Examples

Chỉ đâu mà buộc ngang trời, tay đâu mà bịt miệng người thế gian khi vụ việc đã được báo chí phanh phuiYou can't stop people from talking about something when the case has been exposed by the media

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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 “Chỉ đâu mà buộc ngang trời, tay đâu mà bịt miệng người thế gian” mean?

You can't stop people from talking about something Literally: Point where to tie across the sky, hands where to cover the mouths of the world

Is “Chỉ đâu mà buộc ngang trời, tay đâu mà bịt miệng người thế gian” formal or informal?

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

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