khó huyện-quan bằng giầu tư-vụ
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Meaning · English
It's harder to deal with local authorities than to be rich
Literally: harder than district official with rich clerk
Examples
Khó huyện-quan bằng giầu tư-vụ khi xây nhà mớiIt's harder to deal with local authorities than to be rich when building a new house
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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 “khó huyện-quan bằng giầu tư-vụ” mean?
It's harder to deal with local authorities than to be rich Literally: harder than district official with rich clerk
Is “khó huyện-quan bằng giầu tư-vụ” formal or informal?
No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.