Tiếng Việt · Proverb Candidate

Một miệng thì kín, chín miệng thì hở

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Both English Tiếng Việt

Meaning · English

A secret is harder to keep when more people know it

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

Giữ bí mật càng khó khi nhiều người biết

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Literally: One mouth closed, nine mouths open

Examples

Bí mật của anh ấy đã bị lộ vì một miệng thì kín, chín miệng thì hởHis secret was revealed because a secret is harder to keep when more people know it

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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 miệng thì kín, chín miệng thì hở” mean?

A secret is harder to keep when more people know it Literally: One mouth closed, nine mouths open

Is “Một miệng thì kín, chín miệng thì 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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