mua tận gốc, bán tận ngọn
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Meaning · English
To control the entire process from start to finish
Literally: buy from the root, sell to the tip
Where it’s used:
Used
Toàn quốc & hải ngoại · Vietnam-wide & diaspora
Examples
Công ty này mua tận gốc, bán tận ngọn để tối ưu hóa lợi nhuậnThis company buys from the root and sells to the tip to optimize profits
AI-drafted example auto-approved by rule (illustrative, not a corpus attestation)
Sources & notes
Listed on Vietnamese Wikiquote “Thành ngữ Việt Nam” (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-07-31); definition pending editorial review. Definition drafted by AI (@cf/meta/llama-3.3-70b-instruct-fp8-fast) and auto-approved by rule on 2026-07-30; pending editor spot-check.
Common questions
What does “mua tận gốc, bán tận ngọn” mean?
To control the entire process from start to finish Literally: buy from the root, sell to the tip
Is “mua tận gốc, bán tận ngọn” formal or informal?
No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.