Tiếng Việt · Idiom Candidate

thắng không kiêu, bại không nản

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Both English Tiếng Việt

Meaning · English

Remain humble in victory and calm in defeat

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

Giành chiến thắng mà không kiêu ngạo, thất bại mà không nản lòng

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Literally: Win not proud, lose not discouraged

Where it’s used: Used Toàn quốc & hải ngoại · Vietnam-wide & diaspora

Examples

Thắng không kiêu, bại không nản.You must keep up your guard even after a victory.

Tatoeba sentence #8989684 (CC BY 2.0 FR, tatoeba.org, retrieved 2026-07-31)

Sources & notes

Listed on Vietnamese Wikiquote “Thành ngữ Việt Nam” (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-07-31); definition pending editorial review. Definition drafted by AI (@cf/meta/llama-3.3-70b-instruct-fp8-fast) and auto-approved by rule on 2026-07-30; pending editor spot-check.

Common questions

What does “thắng không kiêu, bại không nản” mean?

Remain humble in victory and calm in defeat Literally: Win not proud, lose not discouraged

Is “thắng không kiêu, bại không nản” formal or informal?

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