buôn gánh bán bưng
In real, traceable use. Part of the curated seed collection; community review is coming.
Meaning · English
To trade from a shoulder-pole and sell from a tray — to scrape a living as a street vendor.
Literally: trade by carrying-pole, sell from a tray
Examples
Mẹ tôi buôn gánh bán bưng nuôi ba chị em ăn học.My mother peddled from a shoulder-pole to put the three of us through school.
Editorial example (VI sweep batch 040, illustrative)
Sources & notes
Discovered via Vietnamese Wiktionary, Thể loại:Thành ngữ tiếng Việt (CC BY-SA 4.0); retrieved 2026-08-01. Source: source ↗ Definition is an original editorial synthesis, not copied from the source.
Common questions
What does “buôn gánh bán bưng” mean?
To trade from a shoulder-pole and sell from a tray — to scrape a living as a street vendor. Literally: trade by carrying-pole, sell from a tray
Is “buôn gánh bán bưng” formal or informal?
No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.