đi chợ ăn quà, về nhà đánh con
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Meaning · English
Get rewarded outside but punished at home
Literally: go to market eat candy, come home hit child
Examples
Anh ấy đi chợ ăn quà, về nhà đánh con vì quên mua đồHe got rewarded outside but punished at home because he forgot to buy things
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Sources & notes
Discovered via Nam ngạn chích cẩm (Phạm Quang Sán, 1918; public domain, via vi.wikisource); retrieved 2026-08-01. Source: source ↗ Attested in Nam ngạn chích cẩm (Phạm Quang Sán, 1918). Definition drafted by AI (@cf/meta/llama-3.3-70b-instruct-fp8-fast) and auto-approved by rule on 2026-08-01; pending editor spot-check.
Common questions
What does “đi chợ ăn quà, về nhà đánh con” mean?
Get rewarded outside but punished at home Literally: go to market eat candy, come home hit child
Is “đi chợ ăn quà, về nhà đánh con” formal or informal?
No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.