nhất tội nhì nợ
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Meaning · English
First in crime, second in debt
Literally: first crime, second debt
Examples
Anh ta nhất tội nhì nợ, không ai dám gầnHe is first in crime, second in debt, nobody dares to get close to him
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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 tội nhì nợ” mean?
First in crime, second in debt Literally: first crime, second debt
Is “nhất tội nhì nợ” formal or informal?
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