Tiếng Việt · Proverb Candidate

Thừa quan rồi mới đến dân, thừa nha môn tuần mới đến sãi đò đưa

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Meaning · English

Officials get priority over ordinary people

Literally: First the mandarin, then the people, first the gate guard, then the monk who ferries

Examples

Thừa quan rồi mới đến dân, thừa nha môn tuần mới đến sãi đò đưa trong việc phân phối thực phẩmFirst the officials, then the people, first the gate guards, then the monks who ferry, in food distribution

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Sources & notes

Headword listed in the vdict.com proverb dictionary index (discovery source; headword only — no source content copied). Entered as candidate 2026-08-05; definition pending editorial review. Definition drafted by AI (@cf/meta/llama-3.3-70b-instruct-fp8-fast) and auto-approved by rule on 2026-08-08; pending editor spot-check.

Common questions

What does “Thừa quan rồi mới đến dân, thừa nha môn tuần mới đến sãi đò đưa” mean?

Officials get priority over ordinary people Literally: First the mandarin, then the people, first the gate guard, then the monk who ferries

Is “Thừa quan rồi mới đến dân, thừa nha môn tuần mới đến sãi đò đưa” formal or informal?

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