Tiếng Việt · Proverb Attested

rẻ tiền mặt, mắt tiền chịu

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Both English Tiếng Việt

Meaning · English

Cheap for cash, dear on credit — the two prices every stall really keeps.

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

Mua bằng tiền mặt thì rẻ, mua bằng tín dụng thì đắt

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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.

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