mất tiền tậu trâu chiêu
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Meaning · English
Suffering a loss to gain something more valuable
Literally: lose money to buy buffalo hire
Examples
Anh ấy mất tiền tậu trâu chiêu khi đầu tư vào cổ phiếu mới.He lost money to buy buffalo hire when investing in new stocks.
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Sources & notes
Discovered via Nam ngạn chích cẩm (Phạm Quang Sán, 1918; public domain, via vi.wikisource); retrieved 2026-08-01. Source: source ↗ Attested in Nam ngạn chích cẩm (Phạm Quang Sán, 1918). Definition drafted by AI (@cf/meta/llama-3.3-70b-instruct-fp8-fast) and auto-approved by rule on 2026-08-01; pending editor spot-check.
Common questions
What does “mất tiền tậu trâu chiêu” mean?
Suffering a loss to gain something more valuable Literally: lose money to buy buffalo hire
Is “mất tiền tậu trâu chiêu” formal or informal?
No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.