Tiếng Việt · Word Attested

mại bản

[maːj˧˨ʔ ʔɓaːn˧˩] 🎙 Say it

In real, traceable use. Part of the curated seed collection; community review is coming.

Sense 1

Meaning · English

(noun) intermediary, mediator, broker, comprador

Where it’s used: Used Toàn quốc & hải ngoại · Vietnam-wide & diaspora

Examples

Đó là cái quầy hàng của một người mại bản Phúc Kiến trong một tiệm chuyên chở hàng hóa Trung Hoa trong đường Khổng Tử ở Chợ Lớn.That was a counter belonging to a Fujianese broker in a shop specialized in transporting Chinese merchandise on Khổng Tử street in Chợ Lớn.

[…] a prominent Hong Kong broker […][…] “a prominent foreign currency broker in Hong Kong.”

Wiktionary example (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Sources & notes

Imported from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-07-29); community review pending. source ↗

Sense 2

Meaning · English

(noun) trader (of stock), stock trader

Examples

Traders on the global oil markets have come to expect the resumption of Iraqi oil exports to be slow and subject to endless disruption, […].

Wiktionary example (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Sense 3

Meaning · English

(noun) financier, investor

Sense 4

Meaning · English

(noun, historical, derogatory) a comprador — a local agent serving colonial business interests; a heavy word in Vietnamese historical writing.

⚠ Register: derogatory

Sources & notes

Sense documented on en.wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0), definition adapted; retrieved 2026-08-05.

Common questions

What does “mại bản” mean?

(noun) intermediary, mediator, broker, comprador

Is “mại bản” formal or informal?

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

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