gà chết vì tiếng gáy

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Meaning · English

The rooster dies of its own crowing — boasting is what brings the knife.

Literally: chicken dies by its crow

Examples

Khoe của trên mạng rồi mất trộm, gà chết vì tiếng gáy.Flaunt it online, get burgled — the rooster dies of its crowing.

Editorial example (VI sweep batch 040, illustrative)

Sources & notes

Discovered via Vietnamese Wiktionary, Thể loại:Tục ngữ tiếng Việt (CC BY-SA 4.0); retrieved 2026-08-01. Source: source ↗ Definition is an original editorial synthesis, not copied from the source.

Common questions

What does “gà chết vì tiếng gáy” mean?

The rooster dies of its own crowing — boasting is what brings the knife. Literally: chicken dies by its crow

Is “gà chết vì tiếng gáy” formal or informal?

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