một quan khinh kẻ chín tiền
Proposed by a contributor, not yet supported by evidence.
Meaning · English
A minor official looks down on the poor
Literally: one official despises nine coins
Examples
Người giàu có thường một quan khinh kẻ chín tiền với những người nghèoThe rich often look down on the poor
AI-drafted example auto-approved by rule (illustrative, not a corpus attestation)
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 “một quan khinh kẻ chín tiền” mean?
A minor official looks down on the poor Literally: one official despises nine coins
Is “một quan khinh kẻ chín tiền” formal or informal?
No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.