Tiếng Việt · Proverb Candidate

Khi xưa ăn những gạo vay, bây giờ ngó đến cái chày giả hơi

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Meaning · English

Past debts will eventually catch up

Literally: When in the past eating borrowed rice, now looking at the mortar pretending to be angry

Examples

Anh ấy sống xa hoa khi còn trẻ, nhưng bây giờ ngó đến cái chày giả hơi vì nợ nầnHe lived luxuriously when he was young, but now he is facing the consequences of his past debts

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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.

Common questions

What does “Khi xưa ăn những gạo vay, bây giờ ngó đến cái chày giả hơi” mean?

Past debts will eventually catch up Literally: When in the past eating borrowed rice, now looking at the mortar pretending to be angry

Is “Khi xưa ăn những gạo vay, bây giờ ngó đến cái chày giả hơi” formal or informal?

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