Tiếng Việt · Proverb Attested

miệng khôn chôn dại

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Both English Tiếng Việt

Meaning · English

A wise mouth buries a foolish one — speech saves what silence would have sunk, and vice versa.

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

Nói khôn giúp che giấu sự dại dột

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Literally: clever mouth buries the foolish

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 “miệng khôn chôn dại” mean?

A wise mouth buries a foolish one — speech saves what silence would have sunk, and vice versa. Literally: clever mouth buries the foolish

Is “miệng khôn chôn dại” formal or informal?

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

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