Tiếng Việt · Proverb Candidate

Triều đình dị, hương đảng nan

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Both English Tiếng Việt

Meaning · English

It's difficult to please both the government and the people.

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

Khó làm hài lòng cả chính phủ và dân

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Literally: The court is different, the village party is difficult

Examples

Cán bộ phải cân nhắc kỹ lưỡng để không rơi vào trường hợp triều đình dị, hương đảng nan.The official had to consider carefully to avoid falling into the situation of pleasing neither the government nor the people.

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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 “Triều đình dị, hương đảng nan” mean?

It's difficult to please both the government and the people. Literally: The court is different, the village party is difficult

Is “Triều đình dị, hương đảng nan” formal or informal?

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

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