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.