sư nói sư phải
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Meaning · English
What the master says is always right
Literally: master says master right
Examples
Thầy nói sư phải, học trò không được tranh cãiThe teacher says what's right, the student can't argue
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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 drafted by AI (@cf/meta/llama-3.3-70b-instruct-fp8-fast) and auto-approved by rule on 2026-08-01; pending editor spot-check.
Common questions
What does “sư nói sư phải” mean?
What the master says is always right Literally: master says master right
Is “sư nói sư phải” formal or informal?
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