người làm quan nhất tự cách chùng
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Meaning · English
Those in power often become corrupt and abusive
Literally: the person who becomes an official first becomes corrupt
Examples
Người làm quan nhất tự cách chùng, không ai có thể tin tưởngThose in power often become corrupt and abusive, no one can be trusted
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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 “người làm quan nhất tự cách chùng” mean?
Those in power often become corrupt and abusive Literally: the person who becomes an official first becomes corrupt
Is “người làm quan nhất tự cách chùng” formal or informal?
No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.