Tiếng Việt · Proverb Attested

ngôn dực trường phi

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Meaning · English

Words have long wings — speech flies farther than its speaker ever travels.

Literally: words wing long flights

Examples

Cẩn thận phát ngôn, ngôn dực trường phi.Watch what you say — words have long wings.

Editorial example (VI sweep batch 040, illustrative)

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 “ngôn dực trường phi” mean?

Words have long wings — speech flies farther than its speaker ever travels. Literally: words wing long flights

Is “ngôn dực trường phi” formal or informal?

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

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