Ăn miếng chả, trả miếng nem
Proposed by a contributor, not yet supported by evidence.
Examples
Anh ấy ăn miếng chả, trả miếng nem khi không giúp đỡ người bạn cũHe returned evil for good when he didn't help his old friend
AI-drafted example auto-approved by rule (illustrative, not a corpus attestation)
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.
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Common questions
What does “Ăn miếng chả, trả miếng nem” mean?
To return evil for good Literally: Eat sausage, repay with fermented pork roll
Is “Ăn miếng chả, trả miếng nem” formal or informal?
No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.
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