Tiếng Việt · Proverb Candidate

Quả báo ăn cháo gẫy răng, ăn cơm gẫy đũa xỉa răng gẫy chày

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Meaning · English

Suffering consequences of one's actions

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

Trải qua hậu quả của hành động của mình

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Literally: Eating porridge breaks teeth, eating rice breaks toothpick and breaks mortar

Examples

Anh ấy đã ăn cháo gẫy răng, ăn cơm gẫy đũa xỉa răng gẫy chày khi lừa đảo bạn bèHe suffered consequences when he cheated his friends

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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 “Quả báo ăn cháo gẫy răng, ăn cơm gẫy đũa xỉa răng gẫy chày” mean?

Suffering consequences of one's actions Literally: Eating porridge breaks teeth, eating rice breaks toothpick and breaks mortar

Is “Quả báo ăn cháo gẫy răng, ăn cơm gẫy đũa xỉa răng gẫy chày” formal or informal?

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