nay tát đầm mai tát đìa, ngày kia giỗ hậu
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Meaning · English
Punishing someone today and another tomorrow
Literally: today hit the pond, tomorrow hit the dike, the other day worship the emperor
Examples
Chủ tịch công ty áp dụng quy tắc nay tát đầm mai tát đìa, ngày kia giỗ hậuThe company's president applies the rule of punishing someone today and another tomorrow
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Sources & notes
Discovered via Nam ngạn chích cẩm (Phạm Quang Sán, 1918; public domain, via vi.wikisource); retrieved 2026-08-01. Source: source ↗ Attested in Nam ngạn chích cẩm (Phạm Quang Sán, 1918). Definition drafted by AI (@cf/meta/llama-3.3-70b-instruct-fp8-fast) and auto-approved by rule on 2026-08-01; pending editor spot-check.
Common questions
What does “nay tát đầm mai tát đìa, ngày kia giỗ hậu” mean?
Punishing someone today and another tomorrow Literally: today hit the pond, tomorrow hit the dike, the other day worship the emperor
Is “nay tát đầm mai tát đìa, ngày kia giỗ hậu” formal or informal?
No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.