Tiếng Việt · Proverb Candidate

Miệng tu hú ăn lở rú lở rí

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Both English Tiếng Việt

Meaning · English

Talking too much leads to trouble

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

Nói nhiều dẫn đến rắc rối

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Literally: Mouth says hu, eat broken, cry broken

Examples

Anh ấy nói quá nhiều, miệng tu hú ăn lở rú lở rí, bây giờ thì ai cũng tránh anh ấyHe talks too much, now everyone avoids him

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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 tu hú ăn lở rú lở rí” mean?

Talking too much leads to trouble Literally: Mouth says hu, eat broken, cry broken

Is “Miệng tu hú ăn lở rú lở rí” formal or informal?

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

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