nói lành sành ra dữ
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Meaning · English
Something that starts well can end badly
Literally: speak well, turn out bad
Examples
Tôi nghĩ anh ấy rất tốt, nhưng nói lành sành ra dữ, cuối cùng lại lừa dối tôiI thought he was very kind, but it turned out that he cheated me
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Sources & notes
Discovered via Nam ngạn chích cẩm (Phạm Quang Sán, 1918; public domain, via vi.wikisource); retrieved 2026-08-01. Source: source ↗ Attested in Nam ngạn chích cẩm (Phạm Quang Sán, 1918). Definition drafted by AI (@cf/meta/llama-3.3-70b-instruct-fp8-fast) and auto-approved by rule on 2026-08-01; pending editor spot-check.
Common questions
What does “nói lành sành ra dữ” mean?
Something that starts well can end badly Literally: speak well, turn out bad
Is “nói lành sành ra dữ” formal or informal?
No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.