bán lỗ trôn nuôi lỗ miệng
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Meaning · English
Sacrifice material wealth to maintain social relationships
Literally: sell at a loss to fill the mouth at a loss
Examples
Anh ấy bán lỗ trôn nuôi lỗ miệng để giữ mối quan hệ với đối tácHe sacrificed profits to maintain a relationship with his partners
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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 “bán lỗ trôn nuôi lỗ miệng” mean?
Sacrifice material wealth to maintain social relationships Literally: sell at a loss to fill the mouth at a loss
Is “bán lỗ trôn nuôi lỗ miệng” formal or informal?
No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.