thôi quan hoàn dân
In real, traceable use. Part of the curated seed collection; community review is coming.
Meaning · English
Office resigned, return to the village — power set down where it was first picked up.
Literally: quit the mandarinate, return to the people
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 “thôi quan hoàn dân” mean?
Office resigned, return to the village — power set down where it was first picked up. Literally: quit the mandarinate, return to the people
Is “thôi quan hoàn dân” formal or informal?
No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.