vua biết mặt, chúa biết tên
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Meaning · English
Everyone has their own role and responsibility
Literally: kings know faces, lords know names
Examples
Mỗi người có vai trò của mình, vua biết mặt, chúa biết tênEach person has their own role, kings know faces, lords know names
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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 “vua biết mặt, chúa biết tên” mean?
Everyone has their own role and responsibility Literally: kings know faces, lords know names
Is “vua biết mặt, chúa biết tên” formal or informal?
No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.