Quan huyện phải gai
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Meaning · English
A low-ranking official has to endure many hardships
Literally: District official must have thorns
Examples
Ông quan huyện phải gai khi đối mặt với công việcThe district official had to endure hardships when facing his job
AI-drafted example auto-approved by rule (illustrative, not a corpus attestation)
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.
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Common questions
What does “Quan huyện phải gai” mean?
A low-ranking official has to endure many hardships Literally: District official must have thorns
Is “Quan huyện phải gai” formal or informal?
No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.
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