Tiếng Việt · Proverb Candidate

Miệng to hó làm khó chân tay

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Both English Tiếng Việt

Meaning · English

Talking big can make things difficult to accomplish

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

Nói quá khả năng có thể gây khó khăn

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Literally: big mouth shouts makes hard for hands and feet

Examples

Anh ấy miệng to hó làm khó chân tay, cuối cùng không hoàn thành dự ánHe talked big but had a hard time completing the project

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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 “Miệng to hó làm khó chân tay” mean?

Talking big can make things difficult to accomplish Literally: big mouth shouts makes hard for hands and feet

Is “Miệng to hó làm khó chân tay” formal or informal?

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

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