Lần trước bị đau, lần sau phải chừa

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Literally: Last time hurt, next time must abstain

Examples

Anh ấy đã bị lừa lần trước, nên lần này anh nói sẽ cẩn thận hơn.He was cheated last time, so this time he said he would be more careful.

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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 2026-08-07; pending editor spot-check.

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What does “Lần trước bị đau, lần sau phải chừa” mean?

Learn from past mistakes to avoid similar ones Literally: Last time hurt, next time must abstain

Is “Lần trước bị đau, lần sau phải chừa” formal or informal?

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