Được mùa buôn vải buôn vóc, mất mùa buôn thóc buôn gạo
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Meaning · English
Take advantage of opportunities when they arise
Literally: Good harvest sell fabric and clothes, bad harvest sell rice and grains
Where it’s used:
Used
Toàn quốc & hải ngoại · Vietnam-wide & diaspora
Sources & notes
Listed on Vietnamese Wikiquote “Tục ngữ Việt Nam” (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-07-30); definition pending editorial review. Definition drafted by AI (@cf/meta/llama-3.3-70b-instruct-fp8-fast) and auto-approved by rule on 2026-07-30; pending editor spot-check.
Common questions
What does “Được mùa buôn vải buôn vóc, mất mùa buôn thóc buôn gạo” mean?
Take advantage of opportunities when they arise Literally: Good harvest sell fabric and clothes, bad harvest sell rice and grains
Is “Được mùa buôn vải 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.