Tiếng Việt · Proverb Candidate

Đánh con kể tội

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Both English Tiếng Việt

Meaning · English

Punish someone to make them confess their mistakes

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

Trừng phạt ai đó để họ thừa nhận sai lầm

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Literally: Hit to tell the crime

Examples

Bố đánh con kể tội vì nó trộm cắpThe father hit his child to make them confess because they stole

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

Common questions

What does “Đánh con kể tội” mean?

Punish someone to make them confess their mistakes Literally: Hit to tell the crime

Is “Đánh con kể tội” formal or informal?

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

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