tiền nào của đó

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Meaning · English

Close to the English saying: “If you buy cheaply, you pay dearly.”.

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

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Machine-translated — suggest a fix

Literally: You get what you paid for.
Where it’s used: Used Toàn quốc & hải ngoại · Vietnam-wide & diaspora
Sources & notes

Imported from Wikiquote: Vietnamese proverbs (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-07-29), pending review. Sources cited there: Một giá hai giá hay vô giá?: một số bài phóng sự, ký sự và ghi chép (2000).

Common questions

What does “tiền nào của đó” mean?

Close to the English saying: “If you buy cheaply, you pay dearly.”. Literally: You get what you paid for.

Is “tiền nào của đó” formal or informal?

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