Tiếng Việt · Proverb Candidate

Quan cần dân trễ

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Meaning · English

Officials are diligent when people are negligent

Literally: officials urgent people slow

Examples

Khi người dân không làm tròn trách nhiệm của mình thì quan cần dân trễWhen people do not fulfill their responsibilities, officials are diligent while people are slow

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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 trễ” mean?

Officials are diligent when people are negligent Literally: officials urgent people slow

Is “Quan cần dân trễ” formal or informal?

No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.

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