Tiếng Việt · Proverb Attested

mua lầm, bán không lầm

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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.

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