tiền trao ra gà bắt lấy
In real, traceable use. Part of the curated seed collection; community review is coming.
Cash across, chicken in hand — payment and goods exchanged in the same motion, credit extended to no one.
Examples
Editorial example (VI sweep batch 040, illustrative)
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 “tiền trao ra gà bắt lấy” mean?
Cash across, chicken in hand — payment and goods exchanged in the same motion, credit extended to no one. Literally: money handed out, chicken taken hold
Is “tiền trao ra gà bắt lấy” formal or informal?
No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.