Tiếng Việt · Word Attested

đánh đòn

[ʔɗajŋ̟˧˦ ʔɗɔn˨˩] 🎙 Say it

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Meaning · English

(verb) to cane, to whip

Where it’s used: Used Toàn quốc & hải ngoại · Vietnam-wide & diaspora

Tại Singapre, có môt cách để trừng phạt tội phạm là đánh đòn.In Singapore, one way to punish criminals is to whip them.

Tatoeba sentence #3537898 (CC BY 2.0 FR, tatoeba.org, retrieved 2026-07-31)

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Meaning · English

(verb) to spank

Meaning · English

(verb) to punish

What does “đánh đòn” mean?

(verb) to cane, to whip

Is “đánh đòn” formal or informal?

đánh đòn is generally informal.

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