chưa vỡ bụng cứt đã đòi bay bổng
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Meaning · English
Don't be overly ambitious beyond your capabilities
Literally: not yet broken buttocks but already want to fly
Examples
Anh ấy chưa vỡ bụng cứt đã đòi bay bổng, mua nhà triệu đô.He's overly ambitious, wanting to buy a million-dollar house without being financially ready.
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Sources & notes
Discovered via Nam ngạn chích cẩm (Phạm Quang Sán, 1918; public domain, via vi.wikisource); retrieved 2026-08-01. Source: source ↗ Attested in Nam ngạn chích cẩm (Phạm Quang Sán, 1918). Definition drafted by AI (@cf/meta/llama-3.3-70b-instruct-fp8-fast) and auto-approved by rule on 2026-08-01; pending editor spot-check.
Common questions
What does “chưa vỡ bụng cứt đã đòi bay bổng” mean?
Don't be overly ambitious beyond your capabilities Literally: not yet broken buttocks but already want to fly
Is “chưa vỡ bụng cứt đã đòi bay bổng” formal or informal?
No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.