Giận chồng đánh con
To punish someone indirectly to hurt another person
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To punish someone indirectly to hurt another person
To harm oneself while trying to harm someone else
Punish excessively for a small mistake
To harm oneself while trying to harm someone else
To harm oneself while trying to harm someone else
To harm oneself while trying to harm others
To take out anger on the wrong person
Resent one's fate and be ashamed of one's circumstances
To be extremely angry
To lose one's temper and act irrationally
Anger leads to loss of wisdom, worry leads to loss of appetite
Anger makes one lose wisdom, hunger makes food taste good
Getting angry at a stranger causes more trouble
To be extremely angry with someone
Scolding someone unrelated to the issue
Take revenge on one person by harming another
Hate one thing and reject everything related to it
Scold when angry, but care when calm
Love and punish children appropriately
Love and care for someone despite being angry with them
Blame circumstances beyond one's control
Quarreling with spouse is futile and wastes time
Angry with one's wife, scold the whole village
To be extremely angry or resentful
To retaliate against the wrong person
Being extremely angry or frustrated makes one forget to sleep, and being deeply in love makes one forget to eat
To spoil or ruin something
To flatter someone to achieve a goal
Destruction of the good due to the bad
To destroy the future for the sake of present gain
Vietnamese phrase; English definition pending editorial review.
To fix one problem but create another
To take a risk and face danger head-on
To fix one mistake with another
Prevention is better than cure
When one opportunity is lost, another one arises
Something is ruined or destroyed by someone's careless or selfish actions
When the fence falls, the vines will climb
When one thing fails, another takes its place
Vietnamese phrase; English definition pending editorial review.
To prepare for future troubles
To be always prepared and have necessary things at hand
To take advantage of someone's generosity
Unable to resolve or make a decision
Unable to resolve or end a situation
A distant relative by marriage can be more troublesome than a stranger.
Trouble from both inside and outside
Enemy at the gate, chaos at home
Better to die than be captured
The enemy is attacking fiercely, but we are still mourning
Attack strong enemies cautiously and weak ones quickly
External enemies are less destructive than internal conflicts
External enemies are less destructive than internal conflicts
Take advantage of someone's misfortune
To prepare only when a problem arises
Everyone contributes to a common effort in times of crisis
Everyone must contribute to defend against a threat
Women must take action when crisis occurs at home
To do something at an inappropriate time
A good servant is better than a bad master