Tiếng Việt · Proverb Candidate

Chiêm chết se, mùa chết nước

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Both English Tiếng Việt

Meaning · English

Excessive ambition leads to failure

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

Khát vọng quá mức dẫn đến thất bại

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Literally: birds die of drought, fish die of flooding

Examples

Anh ấy quá tham vọng, chiêm chết se, mùa chết nước, cuối cùng thất bạiHe was too ambitious, excessive ambition leads to failure, and he finally failed

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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 “Chiêm chết se, mùa chết nước” mean?

Excessive ambition leads to failure Literally: birds die of drought, fish die of flooding

Is “Chiêm chết se, mùa chết nước” formal or informal?

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

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