làm quan có mả, kẻ cả có dòng
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Meaning · English
Everyone has their own strengths and weaknesses
Literally: officials have tombs, bandits have lineages
Examples
Mỗi người đều có điểm mạnh và điểm yếu, làm quan có mả, kẻ cả có dòngEveryone has their own strengths and weaknesses, officials have tombs, bandits have lineages
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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 “làm quan có mả, kẻ cả có dòng” mean?
Everyone has their own strengths and weaknesses Literally: officials have tombs, bandits have lineages
Is “làm quan có mả, kẻ cả có dòng” formal or informal?
No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.