gà chết vì tiếng gáy
In real, traceable use. Part of the curated seed collection; community review is coming.
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.