Đem chuông đi đấm nước người
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Also seen as: đem chuông đi thử nước người
Meaning · English
To take unnecessary trouble
Literally: Take bell go punch water person
Where it’s used:
Used
Toàn quốc & hải ngoại · Vietnam-wide & diaspora
Examples
Anh ấy đi đòi nợ mà không cần thiết, thật là đem chuông đi đấm nước người.He went to collect debt unnecessarily, what a waste of effort.
AI-drafted example auto-approved by rule (illustrative, not a corpus attestation)
Sources & notes
Listed on Vietnamese Wikiquote “Ca dao Việt Nam” (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-07-31); definition pending editorial review. Definition drafted by AI (@cf/meta/llama-3.3-70b-instruct-fp8-fast) and auto-approved by rule on 2026-07-30; pending editor spot-check.
Common questions
What does “Đem chuông đi đấm nước người” mean?
To take unnecessary trouble Literally: Take bell go punch water person
Is “Đem chuông đi đấm nước người” formal or informal?
No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.