Hết quan tàn dân, thu quân bán ruộng

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Meaning · English

When a war ends, soldiers return to their normal lives

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

Khi chiến tranh kết thúc, binh sĩ trở về cuộc sống bình thường

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Literally: End of officials, remnants of people, withdraw army, sell field

Examples

Sau chiến tranh, hết quan tàn dân, thu quân bán ruộngAfter the war, the officials lost power and the people suffered, the army was withdrawn and the fields were sold

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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 2026-08-06; pending editor spot-check.

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What does “Hết quan tàn dân, thu quân bán ruộng” mean?

When a war ends, soldiers return to their normal lives Literally: End of officials, remnants of people, withdraw army, sell field

Is “Hết quan tàn dân, thu quân bán ruộng” formal or informal?

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