Quan có cách giữ của quan thì dân cũng có cách giữ của dân
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Officials have ways to keep their power, and citizens have ways to protect their rights.
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 có cách giữ của quan thì dân cũng có cách giữ của dân” mean?
Officials have ways to keep their power, and citizens have ways to protect their rights. Literally: Officials have ways to keep officials' property, then citizens also have ways to keep citizens' property
Is “Quan có cách giữ của quan thì dân cũng có cách giữ của dân” formal or informal?
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