rừng có mạch, vách có tai, người trong chưa tỏ, người ngoài đã hay
In real, traceable use. Part of the curated seed collection; community review is coming.
Also seen as: rừng có mạch, vách có tai Kẻ trong chưa tỏ, người ngoài đã hay. Rượu nhạt uống lắm cũng say Người khôn nói lắm dù hay cũng nhàm
The forest has veins and walls have ears — before those inside are clear, those outside already know.
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 “rừng có mạch, vách có tai, người trong chưa tỏ, người ngoài đã hay” mean?
The forest has veins and walls have ears — before those inside are clear, those outside already know. Literally: forest has springs, wall has ears; insiders not yet plain, outsiders already informed
Is “rừng có mạch, vách có tai, người trong chưa tỏ, người ngoài đã hay” formal or informal?
No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.