Tiếng Việt · Proverb Candidate

Chó quanh chỗ ba lần mới nằm, người uốn lưỡi bảy lần mới nói

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Meaning · English

Think carefully before acting or speaking

Literally: Dog circles around three times before lying down, person twists tongue seven times before speaking

Examples

Trước khi quyết định, anh ấy luôn nhớ câu chuyện chó quanh chỗ ba lần mới nằm, người uốn lưỡi bảy lần mới nóiBefore making a decision, he always remembers the story of thinking carefully before acting or speaking

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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 “Chó quanh chỗ ba lần mới nằm, người uốn lưỡi bảy lần mới nói” mean?

Think carefully before acting or speaking Literally: Dog circles around three times before lying down, person twists tongue seven times before speaking

Is “Chó quanh chỗ ba lần mới nằm, người uốn lưỡi bảy lần mới nói” formal or informal?

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