Tiếng Việt · Proverb Candidate

Trèo cao hay ngã đau

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Meaning · English

The higher you climb, the harder you fall

Literally: Climb high or fall painfully

Examples

Anh ấy luôn nói với con trai rằng trèo cao hay ngã đau khi thấy nó quá tham vọng.He always tells his son that trèo cao hay ngã đau when he sees it being too ambitious.

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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 “Trèo cao hay ngã đau” mean?

The higher you climb, the harder you fall Literally: Climb high or fall painfully

Is “Trèo cao hay ngã đau” formal or informal?

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

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