Ông tha nhưng bà chẳng tha, còn sợ cái bão mồng ba tháng mười

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Meaning · English

Even if one person forgives, another may not, and there's still much to fear

Literally: Husband forgives but wife doesn't, still afraid of the storm on the third of October

Examples

Anh ấy nghĩ mình đã được ông tha nhưng bà chẳng tha, còn sợ cái bão mồng ba tháng mườiHe thought he was forgiven by his father, but not by his mother, and still feared the storm on the third of October

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Headword listed in the vdict.com proverb dictionary index (discovery source; headword only — no source content copied). Entered as candidate 2026-08-05; definition pending editorial review. Definition drafted by AI (@cf/meta/llama-3.3-70b-instruct-fp8-fast) and auto-approved by rule on 2026-08-08; pending editor spot-check.

Common questions

What does “Ông tha nhưng bà chẳng tha, còn sợ cái bão mồng ba tháng mười” mean?

Even if one person forgives, another may not, and there's still much to fear Literally: Husband forgives but wife doesn't, still afraid of the storm on the third of October

Is “Ông tha nhưng bà chẳng tha, còn sợ cái bão mồng ba tháng mười” formal or informal?

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