Được kiện mười bốn quan năm, thua kiện mười lăm quan chẵn
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Meaning · English
Winning a lawsuit is not as good as losing one
Literally: Win fourteen quan of five years, lose fifteen quan flat
Where it’s used:
Used
Toàn quốc & hải ngoại · Vietnam-wide & diaspora
Sources & notes
Listed on Vietnamese Wikiquote “Tục ngữ Việt Nam” (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-07-30); definition pending editorial review. Definition drafted by AI (@cf/meta/llama-3.3-70b-instruct-fp8-fast) and auto-approved by rule on 2026-07-30; pending editor spot-check.
Common questions
What does “Được kiện mười bốn quan năm, thua kiện mười lăm quan chẵn” mean?
Winning a lawsuit is not as good as losing one Literally: Win fourteen quan of five years, lose fifteen quan flat
Is “Được kiện mười bốn quan năm, thua kiện mười lăm quan chẵn” formal or informal?
No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.