Tiếng Việt · Proverb Candidate

Đi xem đất, về cất mặt lên trời

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Both English Tiếng Việt

Meaning · English

Return with a sense of pride and accomplishment

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

Trở về với niềm tự hào và thành tựu

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Literally: go see land, come back hang face up to sky

Examples

Anh ấy đi học nước ngoài và về nước với thành tích đáng nể, đi xem đất, về cất mặt lên trời.He went abroad to study and came back with remarkable achievements, going to see the land and returning with his head held high.

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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 “Đi xem đất, về cất mặt lên trời” mean?

Return with a sense of pride and accomplishment Literally: go see land, come back hang face up to sky

Is “Đi xem đất, về cất mặt lên trời” formal or informal?

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

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