Tiếng Việt · Proverb Candidate

Sáng con mắt, chặt đầu gối

🎙 Say it

Proposed by a contributor, not yet supported by evidence.

Both English Tiếng Việt

Meaning · English

Be careful what you wish for

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

Phải cẩn thận với điều mình mong muốn

Machine-translated — suggest a fix

Literally: open eyes, cut knees

Examples

Anh ấy luôn mong muốn được đi du lịch một mình, nhưng khi thực sự đi thì anh mới biết sáng con mắt, chặt đầu gối.He always wished to travel alone, but when he actually did, he realized it was a case of being careful what you wish for.

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 “Sáng con mắt, chặt đầu gối” mean?

Be careful what you wish for Literally: open eyes, cut knees

Is “Sáng con mắt, chặt đầu gối” 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