làm quan sang cả họ

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Meaning · English

When one person succeeds, the whole family benefits

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

Khi một người thành công, cả gia đình đều được lợi

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Literally: doing official work benefits the whole family

Examples

Anh ấy vừa được thăng chức, làm quan sang cả họHe just got promoted, and it benefits his whole family

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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 sang cả họ” mean?

When one person succeeds, the whole family benefits Literally: doing official work benefits the whole family

Is “làm quan sang cả họ” formal or informal?

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