Tiếng Việt · Proverb Candidate

Mang chuông đi đấm nước người, chẳng kêu cũng đấm ba hồi cho kêu

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Meaning · English

To force someone to admit or respond

Literally: Take a bell to punch someone's water, if not ringing also punch three times to make it ring

Examples

Anh ấy mang chuông đi đấm nước người tôi, cuối cùng tôi cũng phải thừa nhậnHe forced me to admit it, so I finally had to confess

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

Common questions

What does “Mang chuông đi đấm nước người, chẳng kêu cũng đấm ba hồi cho kêu” mean?

To force someone to admit or respond Literally: Take a bell to punch someone's water, if not ringing also punch three times to make it ring

Is “Mang chuông đi đấm nước người, chẳng kêu cũng đấm ba hồi cho kêu” formal or informal?

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

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