ông thông bà phán
In real, traceable use. Part of the curated seed collection; community review is coming.
Also seen as: ông kí ông phán
Meaning · English
The clerk and the madam commissioner — the petty officialdom that swaggers around an office.
Literally: Mr. Secretary and Mrs. Commissioner
Sources & notes
Discovered via Vietnamese Wiktionary, Thể loại:Thành ngữ tiếng Việt (CC BY-SA 4.0); retrieved 2026-08-01. Source: source ↗ Definition is an original editorial synthesis, not copied from the source.
Common questions
What does “ông thông bà phán” mean?
The clerk and the madam commissioner — the petty officialdom that swaggers around an office. Literally: Mr. Secretary and Mrs. Commissioner
Is “ông thông bà phán” formal or informal?
No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.