Tiếng Việt · Proverb Candidate

Một lời đã trót nói ra, dẫu mà bốn ngựa khó mà đuổi theo

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Meaning · English

A spoken word cannot be taken back

Literally: One word has slipped out, even four horses cannot chase after

Examples

Anh ấy đã nói lời đó và bây giờ không thể lấy lại được.He said that and now cannot take it back.

AI-drafted example auto-approved by rule (illustrative, not a corpus attestation)

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 “Một lời đã trót nói ra, dẫu mà bốn ngựa khó mà đuổi theo” mean?

A spoken word cannot be taken back Literally: One word has slipped out, even four horses cannot chase after

Is “Một lời đã trót nói ra, dẫu mà bốn ngựa khó mà đuổi theo” formal or informal?

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

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