Văn quan phủ, phú quan nghè, kinh nghĩa chỉ huy là quan hoàng giáp
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Literary officials are in charge of administration, rich officials are in charge of finance, and military officials are in charge of defense
Examples
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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 “Văn quan phủ, phú quan nghè, kinh nghĩa chỉ huy là quan hoàng giáp” mean?
Literary officials are in charge of administration, rich officials are in charge of finance, and military officials are in charge of defense Literally: Literary officials govern prefectures, rich officials govern counties, classics and morals command the imperial guards
Is “Văn quan phủ, phú quan nghè, kinh nghĩa chỉ huy là quan hoàng giáp” formal or informal?
No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.