Tiếng Việt · Proverb Candidate

Miếng ăn quá khẩu thành tàn

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Both English Tiếng Việt

Meaning · English

Something too big to handle leads to failure

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

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Literally: food too big for the mouth becomes leftovers

Examples

Anh ấy nhận công việc quá lớn so với khả năng, miếng ăn quá khẩu thành tàn.He took a job that was too big for his ability, and it ended in failure.

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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 2026-08-07; pending editor spot-check.

Common questions

What does “Miếng ăn quá khẩu thành tàn” mean?

Something too big to handle leads to failure Literally: food too big for the mouth becomes leftovers

Is “Miếng ăn quá khẩu thành tàn” formal or informal?

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

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