ong kiến còn có vua tôi, huống chi loài người
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Meaning · English
Even bees and ants keep kings and subjects — order is older than mankind; what excuse have we.
Literally: bees and ants have lord and liege, more so humankind
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 is an original editorial synthesis, not copied from the source.
Common questions
What does “ong kiến còn có vua tôi, huống chi loài người” mean?
Even bees and ants keep kings and subjects — order is older than mankind; what excuse have we. Literally: bees and ants have lord and liege, more so humankind
Is “ong kiến còn có vua tôi, huống chi loài người” formal or informal?
No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.