đánh giặc họ Hàn, làm quan họ Đặng

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Meaning · English

One reaps the benefit while another bears the burden

Literally: fight the enemy of the Han family, be an official of the Dang family

Examples

Anh ấy luôn đánh giặc họ Hàn, làm quan họ Đặng trong công tyHe always reaps the benefit while others bear the burden in the company

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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 “đánh giặc họ Hàn, làm quan họ Đặng” mean?

One reaps the benefit while another bears the burden Literally: fight the enemy of the Han family, be an official of the Dang family

Is “đánh giặc họ Hàn, làm quan họ Đặng” formal or informal?

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