Tiếng Việt · Proverb Attested

một miếng kín mười miệng hở

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Both English Tiếng Việt

Meaning · English

One sealed mouth against ten leaking — discretion is outnumbered ten to one.

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

khó giữ bí mật khi nhiều người biết

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Literally: one closed morsel, ten open mouths

Sources & notes

Discovered via Tục ngữ, cổ ngữ, gia ngôn (Huỳnh Tịnh Của, 1897; public domain, via vi.wikisource); retrieved 2026-08-01. Source: source ↗ Attested in Tục ngữ, cổ ngữ, gia ngôn (Huỳnh Tịnh Của, 1897). Definition is an original editorial synthesis, not copied from the source.

Common questions

What does “một miếng kín mười miệng hở” mean?

One sealed mouth against ten leaking — discretion is outnumbered ten to one. Literally: one closed morsel, ten open mouths

Is “một miếng kín mười miệng hở” formal or informal?

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

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