Tiếng Việt · Proverb Candidate

Nói lời thì giữ lấy lời, đừng như cơn bướm đậu rồi lại bay

🎙 Say it

Proposed by a contributor, not yet supported by evidence.

Meaning · English

Keep your promises and be reliable

Literally: Say words then keep the words, don't be like a butterfly that lands and then flies away

Examples

Anh ấy nói lời thì giữ lấy lời, đừng như cơn bướm đậu rồi lại bay, nên mọi người rất tin tưởng anh ấyHe keeps his promises and is reliable, so people trust him a lot

AI-drafted example auto-approved by rule (illustrative, not a corpus attestation)

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 “Nói lời thì giữ lấy lời, đừng như cơn bướm đậu rồi lại bay” mean?

Keep your promises and be reliable Literally: Say words then keep the words, don't be like a butterfly that lands and then flies away

Is “Nói lời thì giữ lấy lời, đừng như cơn bướm đậu rồi lại bay” formal or informal?

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

👁 Views 0 today 0 past 7 days 0 this month 0 all time