Tiếng Việt · Proverb Candidate

Bán nhân sâm, mua cát muộn

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Meaning · English

Suffering a loss to gain something worthless

Literally: Sell ginseng, buy late cabbage

Examples

Anh ấy bán nhân sâm, mua cát muộn khi đầu tư vào dự án đó.He suffered a loss to gain something worthless when investing in that project.

AI-drafted example auto-approved by rule (illustrative, not a corpus attestation)

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 2026-08-05; pending editor spot-check.

Common questions

What does “Bán nhân sâm, mua cát muộn” mean?

Suffering a loss to gain something worthless Literally: Sell ginseng, buy late cabbage

Is “Bán nhân sâm, mua cát muộn” formal or informal?

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

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