quan sứ Nghệ, lệ Thanh-hương

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Meaning · English

officials are corrupt and law is not upheld

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

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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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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.

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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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