Sẩy chân gượng lại còn vừa, sẩy miệng còn biết đá đưa đường nào

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Meaning · English

Mistakes can be recovered, but careless words can have lasting consequences.

Literally: Slip foot can still get up, slip mouth still know which way to kick

Examples

Anh ấy nói lời xấu về bạn mình, giờ thì sẩy chân gượng lại còn vừa, sẩy miệng còn biết đá đưa đường nào.He spoke badly about his friend, now he's learning that mistakes can be recovered, but careless words can have lasting consequences.

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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 “Sẩy chân gượng lại còn vừa, sẩy miệng còn biết đá đưa đường nào” mean?

Mistakes can be recovered, but careless words can have lasting consequences. Literally: Slip foot can still get up, slip mouth still know which way to kick

Is “Sẩy chân gượng lại còn vừa, sẩy miệng còn biết đá đưa đường nào” formal or informal?

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