Tiếng Việt · Proverb Candidate

Được mùa buôn lụa buôn vóc, mất mùa buôn thóc buôn gạo

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Meaning · English

Take advantage of opportunities when they arise

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Literally: Good harvest sell silk and fabric, bad harvest sell rice and grain

Examples

Năm nay được mùa buôn lụa buôn vóc, nông dân rất vuiThis year is a good harvest, they sell silk and fabric, the farmers are very happy

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

Common questions

What does “Được mùa buôn lụa buôn vóc, mất mùa buôn thóc buôn gạo” mean?

Take advantage of opportunities when they arise Literally: Good harvest sell silk and fabric, bad harvest sell rice and grain

Is “Được mùa buôn lụa buôn vóc, mất mùa buôn thóc buôn 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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