Tiếng Việt · Proverb Attested

mua trị bán loạn

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Meaning · English

Buy in order, sell in chaos — calm choosing, hasty unloading; commerce in wartime.

Literally: buy in order, sell in disorder

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 trị bán loạn” mean?

Buy in order, sell in chaos — calm choosing, hasty unloading; commerce in wartime. Literally: buy in order, sell in disorder

Is “mua trị bán loạn” formal or informal?

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

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