Tiếng Việt · Proverb Candidate

Ban ngày quan lớn như thần, ban đêm quan lớn tần mẫn như ma

Proposed by a contributor, not yet supported by evidence.

Meaning · English

Officials are powerful by day but cruel by night

Literally: By day officials are large like gods, by night officials are careful like ghosts

Examples

Ban ngày quan lớn như thần, ban đêm quan lớn tần mẫn như ma, nên người dân phải cẩn thậnBy day officials are large like gods, by night officials are careful like ghosts, so people have to be careful

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 2026-08-05; pending editor spot-check.

Common questions

What does “Ban ngày quan lớn như thần, ban đêm quan lớn tần mẫn như ma” mean?

Officials are powerful by day but cruel by night Literally: By day officials are large like gods, by night officials are careful like ghosts

Is “Ban ngày quan lớn như thần, ban đêm quan lớn tần mẫn như ma” 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