Tiếng Việt · Proverb Candidate

Một quan tiền công, không bằng một đồng tiền thưởng

🎙 Say it

Proposed by a contributor, not yet supported by evidence.

Meaning · English

Official salary is not as valuable as personal reward

Literally: One official salary, not equal to one reward money

Examples

Anh ấy nhận rằng một quan tiền công, không bằng một đồng tiền thưởng khi làm việc tự doHe believes that an official salary is not as valuable as the money he earns from working freelance

AI-drafted example auto-approved by rule (illustrative, not a corpus attestation)

Sources & notes

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 “Một quan tiền công, không bằng một đồng tiền thưởng” mean?

Official salary is not as valuable as personal reward Literally: One official salary, not equal to one reward money

Is “Một quan tiền công, không bằng một đồng tiền thưởng” formal or informal?

No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.

👁 Views 0 today 0 past 7 days 0 this month 0 all time