Tiếng Việt · Proverb Candidate

Thiên cống, Thiên triều húp riêu sợ gạch

🎙 Say it

Proposed by a contributor, not yet supported by evidence.

Both English Tiếng Việt

Meaning · English

Fearful of being criticized or judged

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

Sợ bị chỉ trích hoặc phán xét

Machine-translated — suggest a fix

Literally: Heavenly court, heavenly dynasty sip porridge fear bump

Examples

Anh ấy không dám phát biểu vì thiên cống, thiên triều húp riêu sợ gạchHe didn't dare speak up because of fear of criticism

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

Common questions

What does “Thiên cống, Thiên triều húp riêu sợ gạch” mean?

Fearful of being criticized or judged Literally: Heavenly court, heavenly dynasty sip porridge fear bump

Is “Thiên cống, Thiên triều húp riêu sợ gạch” 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