một quan khinh kẻ chín tiền

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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.