đem chuông đi đấm nước người, chẳng kêu cũng đấm ba hồi lấy danh
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Meaning · English
Carrying your bell to strike in another's land — if it won't ring, strike it three times anyway for the name — persistence abroad, dignity kept.
Literally: bring the bell to beat in others' waters; if silent, still strike three peals for renown
Sources & notes
Discovered via Vietnamese Wikiquote (CC BY-SA 4.0); retrieved 2026-08-01. Source: source ↗ Definition is an original editorial synthesis, not copied from the source.
Common questions
What does “đem chuông đi đấm nước người, chẳng kêu cũng đấm ba hồi lấy danh” mean?
Carrying your bell to strike in another's land — if it won't ring, strike it three times anyway for the name — persistence abroad, dignity kept. Literally: bring the bell to beat in others' waters; if silent, still strike three peals for renown
Is “đem chuông đi đấm nước người, chẳng kêu cũng đấm ba hồi lấy danh” formal or informal?
No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.