Chồng trước đánh đau, chồng sau mau đánh

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Meaning · English

The first husband is strict, the next one will be even stricter

Literally: First husband hits painfully, later husband hits quickly

Examples

Sau ly hôn, cô ấy than thở rằng chồng trước đánh đau, chồng sau mau đánh.After the divorce, she complained that her first husband was strict, her next one was even stricter.

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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 “Chồng trước đánh đau, chồng sau mau đánh” mean?

The first husband is strict, the next one will be even stricter Literally: First husband hits painfully, later husband hits quickly

Is “Chồng trước đánh đau, chồng sau mau đánh” formal or informal?

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