Tiếng Việt · Proverb Candidate

Được mùa bán vải bán vóc, mất mùa bán thóc bán gạo

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Meaning · English

Selling everything when times are bad

Literally: Sell cloth and sell body when having a good harvest, sell rice when having a bad harvest

Examples

Gia đình tôi phải bán vải bán vóc để lo cuộc sốngMy family had to sell everything to make a living

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Sources & notes

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

Common questions

What does “Được mùa bán vải bán vóc, mất mùa bán thóc bán gạo” mean?

Selling everything when times are bad Literally: Sell cloth and sell body when having a good harvest, sell rice when having a bad harvest

Is “Được mùa bán vải bán vóc, mất mùa bán thóc bán gạo” formal or informal?

No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.

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