Cầm mất lãi chẳng bằng bán vãi ngay đi

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Meaning · English

It's better to sell something at a low price than to hold on and risk losing more

Literally: Holding to lose interest is not as good as selling scatteredly away

Examples

Cầm mất lãi chẳng bằng bán vãi ngay đi, tôi quyết định bán chiếc xe cũ đóI decided to sell that old car

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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 2026-08-06; pending editor spot-check.

Common questions

What does “Cầm mất lãi chẳng bằng bán vãi ngay đi” mean?

It's better to sell something at a low price than to hold on and risk losing more Literally: Holding to lose interest is not as good as selling scatteredly away

Is “Cầm mất lãi chẳng bằng bán vãi ngay đi” formal or informal?

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