mới có ván đã bán thuyền
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Meaning · English
Spend money before receiving it
Literally: have plank already sell boat
Examples
Anh ấy mới có ván đã bán thuyền, giờ không có tiền trả nợ.He spent money before receiving it, now he has no money to pay debt.
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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 “mới có ván đã bán thuyền” mean?
Spend money before receiving it Literally: have plank already sell boat
Is “mới có ván đã bán thuyền” formal or informal?
No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.