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.