người ta đánh chú, tôi chẳng tha người, chú đánh cha tôi, tôi chẳng tha chú
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Meaning · English
One injury leads to another in a cycle of revenge
Literally: people hit you, I don't spare them, you hit my father, I don't spare you
Examples
Anh ấy đã xúc phạm tôi, giờ người ta đánh chú, tôi chẳng tha người, chú đánh cha tôi, tôi chẳng tha chúHe insulted me, now people hit you, I don't spare them, you hit my father, I don't spare you
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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 “người ta đánh chú, tôi chẳng tha người, chú đánh cha tôi, tôi chẳng tha chú” mean?
One injury leads to another in a cycle of revenge Literally: people hit you, I don't spare them, you hit my father, I don't spare you
Is “người ta đánh chú, tôi chẳng tha người, chú đánh cha tôi, tôi chẳng tha chú” formal or informal?
No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.