mua vải bán áo
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Meaning · English
Spend money on non-essential items
Literally: buy cloth sell shirt
Examples
Anh ấy mua vải bán áo quá nhiều, giờ không có tiền tiết kiệm.He spends too much on non-essential items, now he has no savings.
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Sources & notes
Discovered via Nam ngạn chích cẩm (Phạm Quang Sán, 1918; public domain, via vi.wikisource); retrieved 2026-08-01. Source: source ↗ Attested in Nam ngạn chích cẩm (Phạm Quang Sán, 1918). Definition drafted by AI (@cf/meta/llama-3.3-70b-instruct-fp8-fast) and auto-approved by rule on 2026-08-01; pending editor spot-check.
Common questions
What does “mua vải bán áo” mean?
Spend money on non-essential items Literally: buy cloth sell shirt
Is “mua vải bán áo” formal or informal?
No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.