bánh sáp đi, bánh chì lại
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Meaning · English
A wax cake goes out, a lead cake comes back — trade fairly, weight for weight, or not at all.
Literally: wax cake goes, lead cake returns
Sources & notes
Discovered via Tục ngữ, cổ ngữ, gia ngôn (Huỳnh Tịnh Của, 1897; public domain, via vi.wikisource); retrieved 2026-08-01. Source: source ↗ Attested in Tục ngữ, cổ ngữ, gia ngôn (Huỳnh Tịnh Của, 1897). Definition is an original editorial synthesis, not copied from the source.
Common questions
What does “bánh sáp đi, bánh chì lại” mean?
A wax cake goes out, a lead cake comes back — trade fairly, weight for weight, or not at all. Literally: wax cake goes, lead cake returns
Is “bánh sáp đi, bánh chì lại” formal or informal?
No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.