Tiếng Việt · Proverb Attested

quan pháp vô thân

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Meaning · English

The law knows no kin — public rule admits no family discount.

Literally: official law without relatives

Examples

Xử đúng luật thôi, quan pháp vô thân.Ruled by the book — the law knows no kin.

Editorial example (VI sweep batch 040, illustrative)

Sources & notes

Discovered via Tục ngữ, cổ ngữ, gia ngôn (Huỳnh Tịnh Của, 1897; public domain, via vi.wikisource); retrieved 2026-08-01. Source: source ↗ Attested in Tục ngữ, cổ ngữ, gia ngôn (Huỳnh Tịnh Của, 1897). Definition is an original editorial synthesis, not copied from the source.

Common questions

What does “quan pháp vô thân” mean?

The law knows no kin — public rule admits no family discount. Literally: official law without relatives

Is “quan pháp vô thân” formal or informal?

No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.

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