Tiếng Việt · Proverb Candidate

Bán trâu non mua trâu đồ

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Meaning · English

Spend money foolishly on something unnecessary

Literally: Sell young buffalo to buy pottery buffalo

Examples

Anh ấy bán trâu non mua trâu đồ khi mua chiếc xe đắt tiền mà không cần thiếtHe sold young buffalo to buy pottery buffalo when he bought the expensive car that was not necessary

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 trâu non mua trâu đồ” mean?

Spend money foolishly on something unnecessary Literally: Sell young buffalo to buy pottery buffalo

Is “Bán trâu non mua trâu đồ” formal or informal?

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

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