Tiếng Việt · Idiom Attested

rượu mời không uống, muốn uống rượu phạt

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Meaning · English

to be forced to do something after initially turning down a request to do that thing

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

bị ép làm điều gì sau khi ban đầu từ chối

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Where it’s used: Used Toàn quốc & hải ngoại · Vietnam-wide & diaspora

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Imported from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-07-29); community review pending. source ↗

Common questions

What does “rượu mời không uống, muốn uống rượu phạt” mean?

to be forced to do something after initially turning down a request to do that thing

Is “rượu mời không uống, muốn uống rượu phạt” formal or informal?

No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.

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