mọt dân hại quốc
In real, traceable use. Part of the curated seed collection; community review is coming.
Meaning · English
Termites of the people, blight of the state — officials who eat the beams they were hired to guard.
Literally: vermin to the people, harm to the nation
Sources & notes
Discovered via Vietnamese Wiktionary, Thể loại:Tục ngữ tiếng Việt (CC BY-SA 4.0); retrieved 2026-08-01. Source: source ↗ Definition is an original editorial synthesis, not copied from the source.
Common questions
What does “mọt dân hại quốc” mean?
Termites of the people, blight of the state — officials who eat the beams they were hired to guard. Literally: vermin to the people, harm to the nation
Is “mọt dân hại quốc” formal or informal?
No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.