Quan cần, dân chưa vội, quan vội, quan lội quan đi
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When officials are slow, the people can wait, but when officials rush, they make mistakes.
Examples
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Sources & notes
Headword listed in the vdict.com proverb dictionary index (discovery source; headword only — no source content copied). Entered as candidate 2026-08-05; definition pending editorial review. Definition drafted by AI (@cf/meta/llama-3.3-70b-instruct-fp8-fast) and auto-approved by rule on 2026-08-07; pending editor spot-check.
Common questions
What does “Quan cần, dân chưa vội, quan vội, quan lội quan đi” mean?
When officials are slow, the people can wait, but when officials rush, they make mistakes. Literally: Officials slow, people not urgent, officials urgent, officials blame officials
Is “Quan cần, dân chưa vội, quan vội, quan lội quan đi” formal or informal?
No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.