Quan trẩy rồi, thợ ngôi cũng tếch, còn cô chiêu lếch xếch theo sau
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When someone powerful or important does something, others follow suit
Khi người có quyền lực hoặc quan trọng làm điều gì, người khác sẽ làm theo
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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 trẩy rồi, thợ ngôi cũng tếch, còn cô chiêu lếch xếch theo sau” mean?
When someone powerful or important does something, others follow suit Literally: The mandarin walks, the artisan's wife also walks tilted, the wife of the soldier walks slantedly behind
Is “Quan trẩy rồi, thợ ngôi cũng tếch, còn cô chiêu lếch xếch theo sau” formal or informal?
No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.