quan sứ Nghệ, lệ Thanh-hương
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Meaning · English
officials are corrupt and law is not upheld
Literally: Nghe officials, Thanh-huong taxes
Examples
Quan sứ Nghệ, lệ Thanh-hương, dân khổ lắmWith corrupt officials and unfair taxes, people suffer greatly
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Sources & notes
Discovered via Nam ngạn chích cẩm (Phạm Quang Sán, 1918; public domain, via vi.wikisource); retrieved 2026-08-01. Source: source ↗ Attested in Nam ngạn chích cẩm (Phạm Quang Sán, 1918). Definition drafted by AI (@cf/meta/llama-3.3-70b-instruct-fp8-fast) and auto-approved by rule on 2026-08-01; pending editor spot-check.
Common questions
What does “quan sứ Nghệ, lệ Thanh-hương” mean?
officials are corrupt and law is not upheld Literally: Nghe officials, Thanh-huong taxes
Is “quan sứ Nghệ, lệ Thanh-hương” formal or informal?
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