Dừng có mạch, vách có tai, người trong chưa tỏ người ngoài đã hay
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Walls have ears and even insiders may not know what outsiders already do
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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 2026-08-06; pending editor spot-check.
Common questions
What does “Dừng có mạch, vách có tai, người trong chưa tỏ người ngoài đã hay” mean?
Walls have ears and even insiders may not know what outsiders already do Literally: Stop having pulse, wall having ear, people inside not clearly know people outside already know
Is “Dừng có mạch, vách có tai, người trong chưa tỏ người ngoài đã hay” formal or informal?
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