Tiếng Việt · Proverb Candidate

Thà lỡ chân, chẳng thà lỡ miệng

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Both English Tiếng Việt

Meaning · English

It's better to make a mistake in action than in speech

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

làm sai trong hành động tốt hơn nói sai

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Literally: Rather miss a step, not rather miss a mouth

Examples

Anh ấy nói rằng thà lỡ chân, chẳng thà lỡ miệng khi làm việc này.He said it's better to make a mistake in action than in speech when doing this task.

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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 2026-08-08; pending editor spot-check.

Common questions

What does “Thà lỡ chân, chẳng thà lỡ miệng” mean?

It's better to make a mistake in action than in speech Literally: Rather miss a step, not rather miss a mouth

Is “Thà lỡ chân, chẳng thà lỡ miệng” formal or informal?

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

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