đi buôn nói ngay, bằng đi cầy nói dối
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Meaning · English
Honesty is better than dishonesty
Literally: going to trade speak truth, better than going to plow speak lies
Examples
Anh ấy luôn đi buôn nói ngay, bằng đi cầy nói dối để giữ uy tínHe always goes trading with honesty, rather than plowing with lies to keep his reputation
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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 “đi buôn nói ngay, bằng đi cầy nói dối” mean?
Honesty is better than dishonesty Literally: going to trade speak truth, better than going to plow speak lies
Is “đi buôn nói ngay, bằng đi cầy nói dối” formal or informal?
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