huyện mãn nha môm không mãn
In real, traceable use. Part of the curated seed collection; community review is coming.
Meaning · English
Magistrates rotate; the yamen stays — officials come and go, the clerks and their habits are forever.
Literally: the district term ends, the yamen does not
Sources & notes
Discovered via Tục ngữ, cổ ngữ, gia ngôn (Huỳnh Tịnh Của, 1897; public domain, via vi.wikisource); retrieved 2026-08-01. Source: source ↗ Attested in Tục ngữ, cổ ngữ, gia ngôn (Huỳnh Tịnh Của, 1897). Definition is an original editorial synthesis, not copied from the source.
Common questions
What does “huyện mãn nha môm không mãn” mean?
Magistrates rotate; the yamen stays — officials come and go, the clerks and their habits are forever. Literally: the district term ends, the yamen does not
Is “huyện mãn nha môm không mãn” formal or informal?
No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.