Tiếng Việt · Proverb Attested

kíp miệng, chầy chân

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Both English Tiếng Việt

Meaning · English

Quick of mouth, slow of foot — the tongue sprints where the legs won't follow.

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

Miệng nhanh, chân chậm

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Literally: hasty mouth, tardy feet

Examples

Hứa thì nhanh mà làm thì ì ạch, kíp miệng chầy chân.Quick to promise, slow to move — sprinting mouth, dawdling feet.

Editorial example (VI sweep batch 040, illustrative)

Sources & notes

Discovered via Tục ngữ, cổ ngữ, gia ngôn (Huỳnh Tịnh Của, 1897; public domain, via vi.wikisource); retrieved 2026-08-01. Source: source ↗ Attested in Tục ngữ, cổ ngữ, gia ngôn (Huỳnh Tịnh Của, 1897). Definition is an original editorial synthesis, not copied from the source.

Common questions

What does “kíp miệng, chầy chân” mean?

Quick of mouth, slow of foot — the tongue sprints where the legs won't follow. Literally: hasty mouth, tardy feet

Is “kíp miệng, chầy chân” formal or informal?

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

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