Tiếng Việt · Proverb Candidate

Giữ miệng lọ ai giữ được miệng họ hàng

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Both English Tiếng Việt

Meaning · English

It's hard to control what others say

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

Khó kiểm soát được lời nói của người khác

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Literally: keep one's own jar, who can keep the relatives' jars

Examples

Anh ấy luôn than thở rằng giữ miệng lọ ai giữ được miệng họ hàng khi vợ bắt đầu nói xấu về người khácHe always complained that it's hard to control what others say when his wife started badmouthing others

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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 lọ ai giữ được miệng họ hàng” mean?

It's hard to control what others say Literally: keep one's own jar, who can keep the relatives' jars

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

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

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