quân lệnh như sơn
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Meaning · English
Military orders stand like mountains — a command once given cannot be moved.
Literally: army orders like a mountain
Examples
Quân lệnh như sơn, cứ thế mà làm.Orders are a mountain — carry them out.
Editorial example (VI sweep batch 040, illustrative)
Sources & notes
Discovered via Vietnamese Wiktionary, Thể loại:Thành ngữ tiếng Việt (CC BY-SA 4.0); retrieved 2026-08-01. Source: source ↗ Definition is an original editorial synthesis, not copied from the source.
Common questions
What does “quân lệnh như sơn” mean?
Military orders stand like mountains — a command once given cannot be moved. Literally: army orders like a mountain
Is “quân lệnh như sơn” formal or informal?
No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.