Miệng nhà quan có gang có thép, đồ nhà khó vừa nhọ vừa thâm

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Meaning · English

Officials' families are wealthy and powerful, while ordinary people are poor and miserable

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

Gia đình quan lại giàu có, người dân thường nghèo khổ

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Literally: Mouth of the official's house has iron and steel, things of the ordinary house are both poor and dark

Examples

Gia đình ông huyện trưởng sống sung sướng, trong khi gia đình tôi thì nghèo khó, thật là miệng nhà quan có gang có thép, đồ nhà khó vừa nhọ vừa thâmThe district chief's family lives luxuriously, while my family is poor, it's true that officials' families are wealthy and powerful, while ordinary people are poor and miserable

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Headword listed in the vdict.com proverb dictionary index (discovery source; headword only — no source content copied). Entered as candidate 2026-08-05; definition pending editorial review. Definition drafted by AI (@cf/meta/llama-3.3-70b-instruct-fp8-fast) and auto-approved by rule on 2026-08-07; pending editor spot-check.

Common questions

What does “Miệng nhà quan có gang có thép, đồ nhà khó vừa nhọ vừa thâm” mean?

Officials' families are wealthy and powerful, while ordinary people are poor and miserable Literally: Mouth of the official's house has iron and steel, things of the ordinary house are both poor and dark

Is “Miệng nhà quan có gang có thép, đồ nhà khó vừa nhọ vừa thâm” formal or informal?

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