Tay đâm ra, tà đâm xuống
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Meaning · English
What you give out comes back to you
Literally: Hand poke out, tà poke down
Examples
Anh ấy luôn giúp đỡ mọi người vì biết rằng tay đâm ra, tà đâm xuốngHe always helps others because he knows that what you give out comes back to you
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 2026-08-08; pending editor spot-check.
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Common questions
What does “Tay đâm ra, tà đâm xuống” mean?
What you give out comes back to you Literally: Hand poke out, tà poke down
Is “Tay đâm ra, tà đâm xuống” formal or informal?
No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.
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