Tiếng Việt · Proverb Candidate

Mua danh ba vạn, bán danh ba đồng

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Proposed by a contributor, not yet supported by evidence.

Both English Tiếng Việt

Meaning · English

It's expensive to gain a good reputation but easy to lose it

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

Uy tín dễ mất mà khó có

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Literally: Buy reputation three thousand, sell reputation three coins

Examples

Anh ấy đã mất danh dự chỉ vì một hành động thiếu suy nghĩ, mua danh ba vạn, bán danh ba đồng thậtHe lost his reputation because of one thoughtless action, it's true that it's expensive to gain a good reputation but easy to lose it

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Sources & notes

Headword listed in the vdict.com proverb dictionary index (discovery source; headword only — no source content copied). Entered as candidate 2026-08-05; definition pending editorial review. Definition drafted by AI (@cf/meta/llama-3.3-70b-instruct-fp8-fast) and auto-approved by rule on 2026-08-07; pending editor spot-check.

Common questions

What does “Mua danh ba vạn, bán danh ba đồng” mean?

It's expensive to gain a good reputation but easy to lose it Literally: Buy reputation three thousand, sell reputation three coins

Is “Mua danh ba vạn, bán danh ba đồng” formal or informal?

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

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