miệng khôn chôn dại
In real, traceable use. Part of the curated seed collection; community review is coming.
Meaning · English
A wise mouth buries a foolish one — speech saves what silence would have sunk, and vice versa.
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.