Quan tiền nặng, quan tiền chìm, bù nhìn nhẹ, bù nhìn nổi
Proposed by a contributor, not yet supported by evidence.
People with power and money are often corrupt and sink, while those without are innocent and float
Người có quyền lực và tiền bạc thường tham nhũng và sa ngã, trong khi những người không có thì trong sạch và vững vàng
Machine-translated — suggest a fix
Examples
AI-drafted example auto-approved by rule (illustrative, not a corpus attestation)
Sources & notes
Headword listed in the vdict.com proverb dictionary index (discovery source; headword only — no source content copied). Entered as candidate 2026-08-05; definition pending editorial review. Definition drafted by AI (@cf/meta/llama-3.3-70b-instruct-fp8-fast) and auto-approved by rule on 2026-08-07; pending editor spot-check.
Common questions
What does “Quan tiền nặng, quan tiền chìm, bù nhìn nhẹ, bù nhìn nổi” mean?
People with power and money are often corrupt and sink, while those without are innocent and float Literally: Heavy official sinks, light puppet floats
Is “Quan tiền nặng, quan tiền chìm, bù nhìn nhẹ, bù nhìn nổi” formal or informal?
No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.