Con thím xã đánh nhả cơm ra, con ông bà thì tha không đánh
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The poor are punished more harshly than the wealthy
Examples
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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 “Con thím xã đánh nhả cơm ra, con ông bà thì tha không đánh” mean?
The poor are punished more harshly than the wealthy Literally: The son of the village chief gets rice from sparing the beating, the son of the lord is spared from beating
Is “Con thím xã đánh nhả cơm ra, con ông bà thì tha không đánh” formal or informal?
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