nhất quận-công nhì không lều
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Meaning · English
Being the best is not as good as being second to none
Literally: first district chief, second no hut
Examples
Cậu ấy nhất quận-công nhì không lều trong lớp về môn toán.He is the best in the class at math, with no one coming close second.
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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 “nhất quận-công nhì không lều” mean?
Being the best is not as good as being second to none Literally: first district chief, second no hut
Is “nhất quận-công nhì không lều” formal or informal?
No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.