Quan Trầm Hoác, cờ bạc khoá Nhu

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Meaning · English

Officials are corrupt, gamblers are locked up

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

Quan chức tham nhũng, người đánh bạc bị giam giữ

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Literally: Mandarin Trầm gambles, Nhu locks up gamblers

Examples

Chính quyền quá tham nhũng, nên dân chúng nói Quan Trầm Hoác, cờ bạc khoá NhuThe government is too corrupt, so people say Quan Trầm Hoác, cờ bạc khoá Nhu

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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.

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What does “Quan Trầm Hoác, cờ bạc khoá Nhu” mean?

Officials are corrupt, gamblers are locked up Literally: Mandarin Trầm gambles, Nhu locks up gamblers

Is “Quan Trầm Hoác, cờ bạc khoá Nhu” formal or informal?

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