đấu tranh thì biết tránh đâu
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Also seen as: đấu tranh tránh đâu
Meaning · English
If you fight the system, where will you hide? — a resigned joke built on the lái pair "đấu tranh" (to struggle) ↔ "tránh đâu" (hide where); attributed to the Bút Tre folk-verse tradition.
Literally: struggle, then dodge where?
Register: humorous
Sources & notes
Lexicalized nói lái (Vietnamese spoonerism) expression; see /noilai for the mechanics.
Common questions
What does “đấu tranh thì biết tránh đâu” mean?
If you fight the system, where will you hide? — a resigned joke built on the lái pair "đấu tranh" (to struggle) ↔ "tránh đâu" (hide where); attributed to the Bút Tre folk-verse tradition. Literally: struggle, then dodge where?
Is “đấu tranh thì biết tránh đâu” formal or informal?
đấu tranh thì biết tránh đâu is generally humorous.