Tiếng Việt · Proverb Attested

oan oan tương báo

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Meaning · English

Wrong answering wrong forever — vengeance signing its own next invoice.

Literally: grievance and grievance repay each other

Examples

Thôi dừng lại, oan oan tương báo bao giờ mới hết.Stop the cycle — wrong repaying wrong never ends.

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 “oan oan tương báo” mean?

Wrong answering wrong forever — vengeance signing its own next invoice. Literally: grievance and grievance repay each other

Is “oan oan tương báo” formal or informal?

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

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