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