quyền rơm vạ đá
In real, traceable use. Part of the curated seed collection; community review is coming.
Meaning · English
Straw authority, stone liability — all of power's blame with none of its weight.
Literally: rush-straw power, stone penalty
Examples
Chức trưởng thôn quyền rơm vạ đá.Village head: straw power, stone liability.
Editorial example (VI sweep batch 040, illustrative)
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 rơm vạ đá” mean?
Straw authority, stone liability — all of power's blame with none of its weight. Literally: rush-straw power, stone penalty
Is “quyền rơm vạ đá” formal or informal?
No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.