chờ được mạ thì má đã sưng
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Meaning · English
By the time mother comes, the cheek is already swollen — help you have to wait for arrives after the blow lands.
Literally: wait for mom and the cheek's already swollen
Sources & notes
Discovered via Vietnamese Wiktionary, Thể loại:Thành ngữ tiếng Việt (CC BY-SA 4.0); retrieved 2026-08-01. Source: source ↗ Definition is an original editorial synthesis, not copied from the source.
Common questions
What does “chờ được mạ thì má đã sưng” mean?
By the time mother comes, the cheek is already swollen — help you have to wait for arrives after the blow lands. Literally: wait for mom and the cheek's already swollen
Is “chờ được mạ thì má đã sưng” formal or informal?
No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.