Tiếng Việt · Proverb Candidate

Một lời mà đã nói ra, dẫu bằng bốn ngựa cũng là khó theo

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Meaning · English

A spoken word is hard to take back

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

Một lời đã nói ra rất khó lấy lại

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Literally: One word that has been spoken out, even with four horses it is hard to chase after

Examples

Anh ấy đã nói lời xin lỗi, nhưng một lời mà đã nói ra, dẫu bằng bốn ngựa cũng là khó theoHe apologized, but a word once spoken is hard to take back

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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 “Một lời mà đã nói ra, dẫu bằng bốn ngựa cũng là khó theo” mean?

A spoken word is hard to take back Literally: One word that has been spoken out, even with four horses it is hard to chase after

Is “Một lời mà đã nói ra, dẫu bằng bốn ngựa cũng là khó 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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