phải ai tai người ấy
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Meaning · English
One has to endure the consequences of their own actions
Literally: whose ear is whose person
Examples
Anh ấy phải chịu trách nhiệm về hành động của mình, phải ai tai người ấyHe has to take responsibility for his actions, whose ear is whose person
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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 “phải ai tai người ấy” mean?
One has to endure the consequences of their own actions Literally: whose ear is whose person
Is “phải ai tai người ấy” formal or informal?
No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.