Quan làng Chiên, tiền làng Than

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Meaning · English

Officials take all the profit, leaving the people with all the trouble

Literally: Village official Chiên, village money Than

Examples

Quan làng Chiên, tiền làng Than, vậy mà dân còn khổThe officials take all the profit, leaving the people with all the trouble, and yet the people still suffer

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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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What does “Quan làng Chiên, tiền làng Than” mean?

Officials take all the profit, leaving the people with all the trouble Literally: Village official Chiên, village money Than

Is “Quan làng Chiên, tiền làng Than” formal or informal?

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