buôn vạn bán nghìn
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Meaning · English
Selling many but earning little
Literally: sell ten thousand buy thousand
Examples
Cửa hàng buôn vạn bán nghìn, khó mà tồn tại lâu đượcThe store sells a lot but earns little, it's hard to survive for long
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Sources & notes
Discovered via Nam ngạn chích cẩm (Phạm Quang Sán, 1918; public domain, via vi.wikisource); retrieved 2026-08-01. Source: source ↗ Attested in Nam ngạn chích cẩm (Phạm Quang Sán, 1918). Definition drafted by AI (@cf/meta/llama-3.3-70b-instruct-fp8-fast) and auto-approved by rule on 2026-08-01; pending editor spot-check.
Common questions
What does “buôn vạn bán nghìn” mean?
Selling many but earning little Literally: sell ten thousand buy thousand
Is “buôn vạn bán nghìn” formal or informal?
No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.