Hoài hơi mà đấm bị bông, đấm được bên nọ, nó phồng bên kia
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Meaning · English
Solving one problem creates another
Literally: Breathing to punch the swollen, punching one side, it swells the other
Examples
Anh ấy cố giải quyết vấn đề này, nhưng lại gặp phải vấn đề khác, thật là hoài hơi mà đấm bị bông, đấm được bên nọ, nó phồng bên kiaHe tried to solve this problem, but encountered another, it's like breathing to punch the swollen, punching one side, it swells the other
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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 2026-08-06; pending editor spot-check.
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Common questions
What does “Hoài hơi mà đấm bị bông, đấm được bên nọ, nó phồng bên kia” mean?
Solving one problem creates another Literally: Breathing to punch the swollen, punching one side, it swells the other
Is “Hoài hơi mà đấm bị bông, đấm được bên nọ, nó phồng bên kia” formal or informal?
No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.
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