trẫm chết Trạng cũng già
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Meaning · English
When the king dies, his mandarin also ages
Literally: king dies, Trạng also old
Examples
Khi chủ tịch công ty nghỉ hưu, trẫm chết Trạng cũng giàWhen the company's chairman retires, the whole management team also retires
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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 “trẫm chết Trạng cũng già” mean?
When the king dies, his mandarin also ages Literally: king dies, Trạng also old
Is “trẫm chết Trạng cũng già” formal or informal?
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