Tiếng Việt · Proverb Attested

đánh cho chết nết không chừa

🎙 Say it

In real, traceable use. Part of the curated seed collection; community review is coming.

Meaning · English

Beat him to death, the habit survives — some natures outlast any correction.

Literally: beat till dead, the trait unchanged

Examples

Nói mãi không sửa, đánh cho chết nết không chừa.Warned forever, never changed — the habit outlives the beating.

Editorial example (VI sweep batch 040, illustrative)

Sources & notes

Discovered via Tục ngữ, cổ ngữ, gia ngôn (Huỳnh Tịnh Của, 1897; public domain, via vi.wikisource); retrieved 2026-08-01. Source: source ↗ Attested in Tục ngữ, cổ ngữ, gia ngôn (Huỳnh Tịnh Của, 1897). Definition is an original editorial synthesis, not copied from the source.

Common questions

What does “đánh cho chết nết không chừa” mean?

Beat him to death, the habit survives — some natures outlast any correction. Literally: beat till dead, the trait unchanged

Is “đánh cho chết nết không chừa” formal or informal?

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

👁 Views 0 today 0 past 7 days 0 this month 0 all time