rẻ tiền mặt, mắt tiền chịu
In real, traceable use. Part of the curated seed collection; community review is coming.
Meaning · English
Cheap for cash, dear on credit — the two prices every stall really keeps.
Literally: cheap: ready money; dear: deferred money
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 “rẻ tiền mặt, mắt tiền chịu” mean?
Cheap for cash, dear on credit — the two prices every stall really keeps. Literally: cheap: ready money; dear: deferred money
Is “rẻ tiền mặt, mắt tiền chịu” formal or informal?
No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.