Tiếng Việt · Proverb Candidate

Muốn làm trời, chạy mất đất

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Meaning · English

To overreach and end up losing what you originally had

Literally: Want to make sky, run lose land

Examples

Anh ấy muốn làm trời, chạy mất đất khi đầu tư tất cả vào dự án mớiHe overreached and lost what he originally had when investing everything in the new project

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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 “Muốn làm trời, chạy mất đất” mean?

To overreach and end up losing what you originally had Literally: Want to make sky, run lose land

Is “Muốn làm trời, chạy mất đất” formal or informal?

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

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