Tiếng Việt · Proverb Candidate

Chữ tác đánh chữ tộ, chữ ngộ đánh chữ quá, qua đình thấy chữ hạ mã, đánh chữ bất yên

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Meaning · English

Those who make mistakes will be punished

Literally: Write 'tac' and hit 'to', write 'ngo' and hit 'qua', pass the temple and see 'ha ma', hit 'bat yen'

Examples

Người làm sai sẽ bị chữ tác đánh chữ tộThose who do wrong will be punished

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

Common questions

What does “Chữ tác đánh chữ tộ, chữ ngộ đánh chữ quá, qua đình thấy chữ hạ mã, đánh chữ bất yên” mean?

Those who make mistakes will be punished Literally: Write 'tac' and hit 'to', write 'ngo' and hit 'qua', pass the temple and see 'ha ma', hit 'bat yen'

Is “Chữ tác đánh chữ tộ, chữ ngộ đánh chữ quá, qua đình thấy chữ hạ mã, đánh chữ bất yên” formal or informal?

No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.

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