bạc thì dân, bất nhân thì lính
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Cruel people are suited for the military, not public service
người tàn nhẫn phù hợp với quân đội, không phải dịch vụ công
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Examples
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Sources & notes
Discovered via Nam ngạn chích cẩm (Phạm Quang Sán, 1918; public domain, via vi.wikisource); retrieved 2026-08-01. Source: source ↗ Attested in Nam ngạn chích cẩm (Phạm Quang Sán, 1918). Definition drafted by AI (@cf/meta/llama-3.3-70b-instruct-fp8-fast) and auto-approved by rule on 2026-08-01; pending editor spot-check.
Common questions
What does “bạc thì dân, bất nhân thì lính” mean?
Cruel people are suited for the military, not public service Literally: silver to the people, cruel to the soldiers
Is “bạc thì dân, bất nhân thì lính” formal or informal?
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