Tiếng Việt · Proverb Candidate

Đăng cao tất tự ti, hành viễn tất tự nhĩ

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Meaning · English

Literally: Climb high surely self arrogant, travel far surely self tired

Examples

Khi đăng cao tất tự ti, hành viễn tất tự nhĩ thì mới biết giá trị của sự khiêm tốnWhen one is arrogant after achieving success and tired after traveling far, they will realize the value of humility

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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 2026-08-08; pending editor spot-check.

Common questions

What does “Đăng cao tất tự ti, hành viễn tất tự nhĩ” mean?

Pride comes before a fall Literally: Climb high surely self arrogant, travel far surely self tired

Is “Đăng cao tất tự ti, hành viễn tất tự nhĩ” formal or informal?

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

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