Tiếng Việt · Proverb Candidate

năm quan mua người, mười quan mua nết

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Meaning · English

Money can buy people, but more money is needed to buy manners

Literally: five coins buy people, ten coins buy behavior

Examples

Tiền nhiều thì dễ năm quan mua người, mười quan mua nếtWith a lot of money, it's easy to buy people and manners

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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 “năm quan mua người, mười quan mua nết” mean?

Money can buy people, but more money is needed to buy manners Literally: five coins buy people, ten coins buy behavior

Is “năm quan mua người, mười quan mua nết” formal or informal?

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

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