Thiêu vạn binh mã mới mặc cả cho về
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Meaning · English
To sacrifice everything for a peaceful resolution
Literally: Burn ten thousand soldiers and horses to settle the price to return
Examples
Sau nhiều năm chiến tranh, hai nước đã thiêu vạn binh mã mới mặc cả cho vềAfter many years of war, the two countries sacrificed everything to negotiate a peaceful return
AI-drafted example auto-approved by rule (illustrative, not a corpus attestation)
Sources & notes
Headword listed in the vdict.com proverb dictionary index (discovery source; headword only — no source content copied). Entered as candidate 2026-08-05; definition pending editorial review. Definition drafted by AI (@cf/meta/llama-3.3-70b-instruct-fp8-fast) and auto-approved by rule on 2026-08-08; pending editor spot-check.
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Common questions
What does “Thiêu vạn binh mã mới mặc cả cho về” mean?
To sacrifice everything for a peaceful resolution Literally: Burn ten thousand soldiers and horses to settle the price to return
Is “Thiêu vạn binh mã mới mặc cả cho về” formal or informal?
No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.
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