Tiếng Việt · Proverb Attested

thủ khẩu như bình

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Meaning · English

Guard the mouth like a stoppered jar — sealed speech, walled intentions.

Literally: keep the mouth like a vase

Examples

Chuyện cơ mật, thủ khẩu như bình.Classified matters — mouth stoppered like a jar.

Editorial example (VI sweep batch 040, illustrative)

Sources & notes

Discovered via Tục ngữ, cổ ngữ, gia ngôn (Huỳnh Tịnh Của, 1897; public domain, via vi.wikisource); retrieved 2026-08-01. Source: source ↗ Attested in Tục ngữ, cổ ngữ, gia ngôn (Huỳnh Tịnh Của, 1897). Definition is an original editorial synthesis, not copied from the source.

Common questions

What does “thủ khẩu như bình” mean?

Guard the mouth like a stoppered jar — sealed speech, walled intentions. Literally: keep the mouth like a vase

Is “thủ khẩu như bình” formal or informal?

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

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