Ăn miếng trả miếng
In real, traceable use. Part of the curated seed collection; community review is coming.
Meaning · English
Eat one, pay one. Tit for tat .
Where it’s used:
Used
Toàn quốc & hải ngoại · Vietnam-wide & diaspora
Sources & notes
Imported from Wikiquote: Vietnamese proverbs (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-07-29), pending review. Sources cited there: Tục ngữ-ca dao dân ca Việt Nam: song ngữ Việt-Anh (2000).
Common questions
What does “Ăn miếng trả miếng” mean?
Eat one, pay one. Tit for tat .
Is “Ăn miếng trả miếng” formal or informal?
No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.