Tiếng Việt · Idiom Attested

quyền cao chức trọng

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Meaning · English

Fixing a sandal in the melon field — innocence in the exact posture of theft.

Literally: mend the sandal amid the melons

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 is an original editorial synthesis, not copied from the source.

Common questions

What does “quyền cao chức trọng” mean?

Fixing a sandal in the melon field — innocence in the exact posture of theft. Literally: mend the sandal amid the melons

Is “quyền cao chức trọng” formal or informal?

No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.

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