bàn tay vô hình
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Meaning · English
(noun) invisible hand (a metaphor for the principle that in a free market, an individual pursuing their own self-interest also tends to promote the good of their community as a whole)
Noun
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Used
Toàn quốc & hải ngoại · Vietnam-wide & diaspora
Examples
Hiện nay, người ta vẫn phải dùng đến nhà nước là "bàn tay hữu hình" thông qua luật pháp, thuế và các chính sách kinh tế để điều chỉnh nền kinh tế xã hội kết hợp với cơ chế tự điều chỉnh theo thuyết bàn tay vô hình để thúc đẩy sự phát triển về kinh tế xã hội của đất nước.Nowadays, the state must still be used as a "visible hand", through laws, taxation, and economic policies, to regulate the economy and society in tandem with the [market's] self-regulation mechanism, according to the invisible hand theory, to promote the country's socio-economic development.
Wiktionary example (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Sources & notes
Imported from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-07-29); community review pending. source ↗
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Common questions
What does “bàn tay vô hình” mean?
(noun) invisible hand (a metaphor for the principle that in a free market, an individual pursuing their own self-interest also tends to promote the good of their community as a whole)
Is “bàn tay vô hình” formal or informal?
No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.
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