Tiếng Việt · Proverb Attested

làm lớn phải làm láo

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Meaning · English

To be big is to answer big — rank means carrying rank's troubles.

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

Đứng ở vị trí cao phải có trách nhiệm lớn

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Literally: being great must bear the great

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 “làm lớn phải làm láo” mean?

To be big is to answer big — rank means carrying rank's troubles. Literally: being great must bear the great

Is “làm lớn phải làm láo” formal or informal?

No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.

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