Chê mẹ chồng trước đánh đau, gặp mẹ chồng sau mau đánh

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Meaning · English

Criticizing one's mother-in-law before meeting her leads to trouble

Literally: Scold mother-in-law before, hit pain, meet mother-in-law later, quickly hit

Examples

Anh ấy chê mẹ chồng trước đánh đau, gặp mẹ chồng sau mau đánh nên rất ngại gặp mẹ vợ.He criticized his mother-in-law before meeting her and got into trouble, so he's very hesitant to meet his wife's mother.

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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 2026-08-05; pending editor spot-check.

Common questions

What does “Chê mẹ chồng trước đánh đau, gặp mẹ chồng sau mau đánh” mean?

Criticizing one's mother-in-law before meeting her leads to trouble Literally: Scold mother-in-law before, hit pain, meet mother-in-law later, quickly hit

Is “Chê mẹ chồng trước đánh đau, gặp mẹ chồng sau mau đánh” formal or informal?

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