Tiếng Việt · Proverb Candidate

tiếng chi bằng bông

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Both English Tiếng Việt

Meaning · English

Words are meaningless without action

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

lời nói không đi đôi với hành động

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Literally: words as much as cotton

Examples

Anh ấy nói tiếng chi bằng bông, chẳng làm được gì cả.He talks but doesn't do anything.

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Sources & notes

Discovered via Nam ngạn chích cẩm (Phạm Quang Sán, 1918; public domain, via vi.wikisource); retrieved 2026-08-01. Source: source ↗ Attested in Nam ngạn chích cẩm (Phạm Quang Sán, 1918). Definition drafted by AI (@cf/meta/llama-3.3-70b-instruct-fp8-fast) and auto-approved by rule on 2026-08-01; pending editor spot-check.

Common questions

What does “tiếng chi bằng bông” mean?

Words are meaningless without action Literally: words as much as cotton

Is “tiếng chi bằng bông” formal or informal?

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

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