Tiếng Việt · Proverb Attested

nợ lãnh là nợ mình

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In real, traceable use. Part of the curated seed collection; community review is coming.

Meaning · English

A guaranteed debt is your debt — co-sign and you've already begun repaying.

Literally: the underwritten debt is one's own

Examples

Đừng ký bảo lãnh bừa, nợ lãnh là nợ mình.Don't co-sign lightly — the guaranteed debt is yours.

Editorial example (VI sweep batch 040, illustrative)

Sources & notes

Discovered via Tục ngữ, cổ ngữ, gia ngôn (Huỳnh Tịnh Của, 1897; public domain, via vi.wikisource); retrieved 2026-08-01. Source: source ↗ Attested in Tục ngữ, cổ ngữ, gia ngôn (Huỳnh Tịnh Của, 1897). Definition is an original editorial synthesis, not copied from the source.

Common questions

What does “nợ lãnh là nợ mình” mean?

A guaranteed debt is your debt — co-sign and you've already begun repaying. Literally: the underwritten debt is one's own

Is “nợ lãnh là nợ mình” formal or informal?

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

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