Phụ người chẳng bõ khi người phụ ta
Proposed by a contributor, not yet supported by evidence.
Retaliating against someone who has wronged you is not worth it
Examples
AI-drafted example auto-approved by rule (illustrative, not a corpus attestation)
Sources & notes
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 2026-08-07; pending editor spot-check.
Common questions
What does “Phụ người chẳng bõ khi người phụ ta” mean?
Retaliating against someone who has wronged you is not worth it Literally: Husband of others is not enough when others are husband of us
Is “Phụ người chẳng bõ khi người phụ ta” formal or informal?
No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.