con vua thì lại làm vua Con sải ở chùa thì quét lá đa
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Meaning · English
The king's child becomes king; the temple novice's child sweeps banyan leaves — station inherited, verse-form; the twin of the mandarin version.
Literally: king's child: king again; the sexton's child at the pagoda sweeps banyan leaves
Sources & notes
Discovered via Vietnamese Wikiquote (CC BY-SA 4.0); retrieved 2026-08-01. Source: source ↗ Definition is an original editorial synthesis, not copied from the source.
Common questions
What does “con vua thì lại làm vua Con sải ở chùa thì quét lá đa” mean?
The king's child becomes king; the temple novice's child sweeps banyan leaves — station inherited, verse-form; the twin of the mandarin version. Literally: king's child: king again; the sexton's child at the pagoda sweeps banyan leaves
Is “con vua thì lại làm vua Con sải ở chùa thì quét lá đa” formal or informal?
No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.