Quá chén mất khôn
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Meaning · English
To lose one's self-control when drunk
Literally: over cup lose wisdom
Examples
Anh ấy quá chén mất khôn và nói những lời không nên nóiHe got drunk and lost his senses, saying things he shouldn't have
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.
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Common questions
What does “Quá chén mất khôn” mean?
To lose one's self-control when drunk Literally: over cup lose wisdom
Is “Quá chén mất 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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