cóc chết có minh-tinh, nằm đình có chống canh
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Meaning · English
Even the lowest can have a sense of dignity
Literally: toad dies has tomb, lies temple has door god
Examples
Người nghèo cũng cóc chết có minh-tinh, nằm đình có chống canhEven the poor have a sense of dignity
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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 “cóc chết có minh-tinh, nằm đình có chống canh” mean?
Even the lowest can have a sense of dignity Literally: toad dies has tomb, lies temple has door god
Is “cóc chết có minh-tinh, nằm đình có chống canh” formal or informal?
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