nói chín thì nên làm mười Nói mười làm chín kẻ cười người chê
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Meaning · English
Say nine, then do ten; say ten and do nine, and the world will laugh — deeds must outrun words.
Literally: speak nine, do ten; speak ten, do nine: laughed at and scorned
Sources & notes
Discovered via Vietnamese Wikiquote (CC BY-SA 4.0); retrieved 2026-08-01. Source: source ↗ Definition is an original editorial synthesis, not copied from the source.
Common questions
What does “nói chín thì nên làm mười Nói mười làm chín kẻ cười người chê” mean?
Say nine, then do ten; say ten and do nine, and the world will laugh — deeds must outrun words. Literally: speak nine, do ten; speak ten, do nine: laughed at and scorned
Is “nói chín thì nên làm mười Nói mười làm chín kẻ cười người chê” formal or informal?
No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.