ai hay mặc ai, ai dở mặc ai
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Meaning · English
One's actions have consequences for oneself
Literally: who is good wears who, who is bad wears who
Examples
Anh ấy luôn nghĩ trước khi làm việc gì, vì ai hay mặc ai, ai dở mặc aiHe always thinks before doing something, because one's actions have consequences for oneself
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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 “ai hay mặc ai, ai dở mặc ai” mean?
One's actions have consequences for oneself Literally: who is good wears who, who is bad wears who
Is “ai hay mặc ai, ai dở mặc ai” formal or informal?
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