quả báo ăn cháo gẫy răng, ăn cơm gẫy đũa
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Meaning · English
Suffering consequences of one's actions
Literally: eat porridge break teeth, eat rice break chopsticks
Examples
Anh ấy quả báo ăn cháo gẫy răng, ăn cơm gẫy đũa vì đã lừa đảo bạn bèHe suffered consequences of his actions, for he had cheated his friends
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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 “quả báo ăn cháo gẫy răng, ăn cơm gẫy đũa” mean?
Suffering consequences of one's actions Literally: eat porridge break teeth, eat rice break chopsticks
Is “quả báo ăn cháo gẫy răng, ăn cơm gẫy đũa” formal or informal?
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