Tiếng Việt · Proverb Candidate

Trời quả báo, ăn cháo gẫy răng, ăn cơm gẫy đũa, xỉa răng gẫy chày

🎙 Say it

Proposed by a contributor, not yet supported by evidence.

Meaning · English

Suffering consequences for one's actions

Literally: Heaven retaliates, eat porridge break teeth, eat rice break chopsticks, pick teeth break pestle

Examples

Anh ấy đã bị trời quả báo khi mất hết tài sảnHe suffered consequences for his actions when he lost all his assets

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.

Common questions

What does “Trời quả báo, ăn cháo gẫy răng, ăn cơm gẫy đũa, xỉa răng gẫy chày” mean?

Suffering consequences for one's actions Literally: Heaven retaliates, eat porridge break teeth, eat rice break chopsticks, pick teeth break pestle

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

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

👁 Views 0 today 0 past 7 days 0 this month 0 all time