Tiếng Việt · Proverb Attested

khẩu thuyết vô bằng

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Meaning · English

Spoken words are no evidence — testimony evaporates; get it in writing.

Literally: mouth speech without proof

Examples

Khẩu thuyết vô bằng, cứ làm giấy.Talk proves nothing — put it on paper.

Editorial example (VI sweep batch 040, illustrative)

Sources & notes

Discovered via Nam ngạn chích cẩm (Phạm Quang Sán, 1918; public domain, via vi.wikisource); retrieved 2026-08-01. Source: source ↗ Attested in Nam ngạn chích cẩm (Phạm Quang Sán, 1918). Definition is an original editorial synthesis, not copied from the source.

Common questions

What does “khẩu thuyết vô bằng” mean?

Spoken words are no evidence — testimony evaporates; get it in writing. Literally: mouth speech without proof

Is “khẩu thuyết vô bằng” formal or informal?

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

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