Tiếng Việt · Proverb Attested

no hết ngon, giận hết khôn

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Meaning · English

Full spoils the appetite, fury spoils the wits — anger is a brief insanity.

Literally: sated: flavor gone; angry: wisdom gone

Examples

Bình tĩnh đã, giận hết khôn đấy.Cool down first — fury spends the wits.

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 “no hết ngon, giận hết khôn” mean?

Full spoils the appetite, fury spoils the wits — anger is a brief insanity. Literally: sated: flavor gone; angry: wisdom gone

Is “no hết ngon, giận hết khôn” formal or informal?

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

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