đi buôn có bạn, bán một mình
Proposed by a contributor, not yet supported by evidence.
Meaning · English
Partnerships are formed during difficult times
Literally: go trading have friend, sell alone
Examples
Khi khó khăn thì mới biết đi buôn có bạn, bán một mình.It's only during hard times that you realize who your true friends are.
AI-drafted example auto-approved by rule (illustrative, not a corpus attestation)
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 “đi buôn có bạn, bán một mình” mean?
Partnerships are formed during difficult times Literally: go trading have friend, sell alone
Is “đi buôn có bạn, bán một mình” formal or informal?
No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.