Tiếng Việt · Proverb Candidate

Được vạ má sưng

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Meaning · English

To suffer the consequences of someone else's actions

Literally: get hit on the cheek and it swells

Examples

Anh ấy đã bị đuổi việc vì lỗi của đồng nghiệp, thật là được vạ má sưng.He got fired because of his colleague's mistake, what a case of being hit on the cheek and it swells.

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Sources & notes

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 2026-08-09; pending editor spot-check.

Common questions

What does “Được vạ má sưng” mean?

To suffer the consequences of someone else's actions Literally: get hit on the cheek and it swells

Is “Được vạ má sưng” formal or informal?

No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.

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