Đem chuông đi đấm nước người, không kêu cũng đấm ba hồi lấy danh

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Meaning · English

To force someone to acknowledge one's achievement

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

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Literally: Take a bell to hit someone's water, if not ringing also hit three times to take credit

Examples

Anh ấy đem chuông đi đấm nước người để mọi người biết đến thành tích của mìnhHe forced others to acknowledge his achievement

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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 “Đem chuông đi đấm nước người, không kêu cũng đấm ba hồi lấy danh” mean?

To force someone to acknowledge one's achievement Literally: Take a bell to hit someone's water, if not ringing also hit three times to take credit

Is “Đem chuông đi đấm nước người, không kêu cũng đấm ba hồi lấy danh” formal or informal?

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