Ta tha` la`m quy? nu+o+'c Nam,
chu+' kho^ng the`m la`m vu+o+ng -da^'t Ba('c!
-- Tran Binh Trong, 1285
Ta tha` la`m qua^n tu+? che^.t ta.i
nha` tha(`ng che^.t mafia Ma Tuyen o+? Cho+. Lo+'n,
chu+' kho^ng the`m la`m vu+o+ng ta.i Dinh Gia Long!
-- Ngo Dinh Diem, 1963
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arrest_and_assassination_of_Ngo_Dinh_Diem
"The loyalists [Diem-Nhu] reached the home of Ma Tuyen in the Chinese
business district of Cholon. Ma Tuyen was a Chinese merchant and friend
who was reported to be Nhu's main contact with the Chinese syndicates
which controlled the opium trade. The brothers sought asylum from the
embassy of the Republic of China, but were turned down and stayed in Ma
Tuyen's house as they appealed to ARVN loyalists and attempted to
negotiate with the coup leaders."