Muốn sống sót đi ẩn rừng ẩn rú, muốn chết rũ ra làm quan triều Ngô.
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To survive, one must keep a low profile, but to gain power, one must seek to be noticed
Để sống sót, hãy giữ thấp perfil, nhưng để có quyền lực, hãy tìm cách được chú ý
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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 “Muốn sống sót đi ẩn rừng ẩn rú, muốn chết rũ ra làm quan triều Ngô.” mean?
To survive, one must keep a low profile, but to gain power, one must seek to be noticed Literally: Want to live hide in forest hide stream, want to die hang out to be an official of the Ngô court
Is “Muốn sống sót đi ẩn rừng ẩn rú, muốn chết rũ ra làm quan triều Ngô.” formal or informal?
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