Tiếng Việt · Proverb Candidate

Đất kẻ Giàm, quan kẻ Vẽ

🎙 Say it

Proposed by a contributor, not yet supported by evidence.

Both English Tiếng Việt

Meaning · English

Local officials have absolute power in their area

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

Chính quyền địa phương có quyền lực tuyệt đối

Machine-translated — suggest a fix

Literally: Land of Giàm, official of Vẽ

Examples

Tại địa phương, quan huyện như ông Vẽ, ai mà dám độngIn the local area, the district official is like Mr. Vẽ, nobody dares to touch

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 2026-08-09; pending editor spot-check.

Common questions

What does “Đất kẻ Giàm, quan kẻ Vẽ” mean?

Local officials have absolute power in their area Literally: Land of Giàm, official of Vẽ

Is “Đất kẻ Giàm, quan kẻ Vẽ” 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