Tiếng Việt · Proverb Candidate

Tiền trả mạ nhổ

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Meaning · English

One gets what they pay for

Literally: money pays, rice pulls

Examples

Cậu ấy mua điện thoại giá rẻ, tiền trả mạ nhổ, giờ dùng chẳng được bao lâu đã hỏng.He bought a cheap phone, and it turned out to be of poor quality, it broke after just a short time.

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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.

Common questions

What does “Tiền trả mạ nhổ” mean?

One gets what they pay for Literally: money pays, rice pulls

Is “Tiền trả mạ nhổ” formal or informal?

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

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