giá cao chém thấp
In real, traceable use. Part of the curated seed collection; community review is coming.
Meaning · English
Price held high, offer chopped low — the hatchet raised grandly that lands where it always meant to.
Literally: price high, chop low
Sources & notes
Discovered via Tục ngữ, cổ ngữ, gia ngôn (Huỳnh Tịnh Của, 1897; public domain, via vi.wikisource); retrieved 2026-08-01. Source: source ↗ Attested in Tục ngữ, cổ ngữ, gia ngôn (Huỳnh Tịnh Của, 1897). Definition is an original editorial synthesis, not copied from the source.
Common questions
What does “giá cao chém thấp” mean?
Price held high, offer chopped low — the hatchet raised grandly that lands where it always meant to. Literally: price high, chop low
Is “giá cao chém thấp” formal or informal?
No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.