Tiếng Việt · Proverb Candidate

Mình làm mình chịu chẳng có ông tổ ông tiên nào làm

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Meaning · English

One has to bear the consequences of their own actions

Literally: Oneself does oneself suffers, there is no ancestor or god doing it

Examples

Anh ấy đã uống rượu quá nhiều, mình làm mình chịu chẳng có ông tổ ông tiên nào làm.He drank too much alcohol, one has to bear the consequences of their own actions

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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 “Mình làm mình chịu chẳng có ông tổ ông tiên nào làm” mean?

One has to bear the consequences of their own actions Literally: Oneself does oneself suffers, there is no ancestor or god doing it

Is “Mình làm mình chịu chẳng có ông tổ ông tiên nào làm” formal or informal?

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

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