mua lầm, bán không lầm
In real, traceable use. Part of the curated seed collection; community review is coming.
Meaning · English
The buyer errs; the seller never does — one side of the counter always knows the goods better.
Literally: buying mistaken, selling not mistaken
Examples
Cứ trả giá mạnh vào, mua lầm bán không lầm.Bargain hard — buyers err, sellers never do.
Editorial example (VI sweep batch 040, illustrative)
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 “mua lầm, bán không lầm” mean?
The buyer errs; the seller never does — one side of the counter always knows the goods better. Literally: buying mistaken, selling not mistaken
Is “mua lầm, bán không lầm” formal or informal?
No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.