Tiếng Việt · Proverb Candidate

Giữ miệng bình miệng lọ, ai giữ được miệng họ hàng

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Meaning · English

It's easier to keep one's own secret than someone else's

Literally: keep mouth like mouth of jar, who keeps mouth of relatives

Examples

Tôi không muốn nói bí mật của anh ấy, vì giữ miệng bình miệng lọ, ai giữ được miệng họ hàngI don't want to tell his secret, because it's easier to keep one's own secret than someone else's

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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 2026-08-06; pending editor spot-check.

Common questions

What does “Giữ miệng bình miệng lọ, ai giữ được miệng họ hàng” mean?

It's easier to keep one's own secret than someone else's Literally: keep mouth like mouth of jar, who keeps mouth of relatives

Is “Giữ miệng bình miệng lọ, ai giữ được miệng họ hàng” formal or informal?

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