Definition

1. Verb phrase:
   • To receive a beating; to be beaten: To be subjected to physical punishment, typically involving blows or strikes.
   • To take the hit; to bear the brunt: To endure the consequences, punishment, or negative impact of a situation, often metaphorically.

Usage Examples

• Literal meaning (to receive a beating):

  • Thằng bé hư nên phải chịu đòn. (The naughty boy had to receive a beating.)
  • Nó không chịu đòn nổi và bỏ chạy. (He couldn't bear the beating and ran away.)

• Figurative meaning (to bear the brunt/consequences):

  • Công ty phá sản, và các cổ đông nhỏ là người chịu đòn. (The company went bankrupt, and the small shareholders were the ones who took the hit.)
  • Anh ấy đã chịu đòn thay cho cả nhóm. (He bore the brunt [of the punishment] for the whole group.)

Advanced Usage

• "Chịu đòn thay": To take the punishment/fall for someone else.

  • Anh ta là người chịu đòn thay cho cả băng đảng. (He was the one who took the fall for the whole gang.)

• "Chuẩn bị tinh thần chịu đòn": To mentally prepare oneself to face punishment or negative consequences.

  • Sau sai lầm đó, anh ấy đã chuẩn bị tinh thần chịu đòn. (After that mistake, he mentally prepared himself to face the music.)

Variants and Related Words

• Chịu (verb): To bear, to endure, to suffer, to accept.

  • Chịu trách nhiệm: To take responsibility.
  • Chịu đựng: To endure, to tolerate.

• Đòn (noun): A blow, a strike; (figuratively) a move, a trick, a measure.

  • Đòn phép: A magic spell/strike.
  • Đòn tâm lý: A psychological blow/tactic.

Synonyms

• Bị đánh đập: To be beaten/hit.
• Gánh chịu hậu quả: To bear/suffer the consequences.
• Lãnh đủ: To get one's full share (of punishment/trouble).

Related Phrases

• Ăn đòn: To get a beating (more colloquial and active than ).
  • Nó ăn đòn vì tội nói dối. (He got a beating for lying.)

Related Idioms

• Chịu trận: To endure a battle/situation; to put up with a difficult circumstance.

  • Thị trường khó khăn, các doanh nghiệp nhỏ phải cố gắng chịu trận. (The market is tough; small businesses have to try to endure it.)

• Chuột sa chĩnh gạo: Literally "a mouse falling into a rice jar" – meaning to find oneself in a fortunate, often undeserved, situation (sometimes used ironically in contrast to chịu đòn).

  • Nó hư thế mà chẳng bao giờ phải chịu đòn, đúng là chuột sa chĩnh gạo. (He's so naughty but never gets punished, he's really landed in clover.)