Tiếng Việt · Proverb Attested

thâu đa nạp thiểu

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Meaning · English

Collect much, remit little — the village-clerk's arithmetic, skimming between the taking and the passing on.

Literally: receive much, deliver little

Sources & notes

Discovered via Tục ngữ, cổ ngữ, gia ngôn (Huỳnh Tịnh Của, 1897; public domain, via vi.wikisource); retrieved 2026-08-01. Source: source ↗ Attested in Tục ngữ, cổ ngữ, gia ngôn (Huỳnh Tịnh Của, 1897). Definition is an original editorial synthesis, not copied from the source.

Common questions

What does “thâu đa nạp thiểu” mean?

Collect much, remit little — the village-clerk's arithmetic, skimming between the taking and the passing on. Literally: receive much, deliver little

Is “thâu đa nạp thiểu” formal or informal?

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

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