trăm kẻ bán chán-vạn người mua
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Meaning · English
Many people want to sell, but few want to buy.
Literally: a hundred sellers are bored - ten thousand people buy
Examples
Trên thị trường hiện nay, trăm kẻ bán chán-vạn người mua.In the current market, many people want to sell, but few want to buy.
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Sources & notes
Discovered via Nam ngạn chích cẩm (Phạm Quang Sán, 1918; public domain, via vi.wikisource); retrieved 2026-08-01. Source: source ↗ Attested in Nam ngạn chích cẩm (Phạm Quang Sán, 1918). Definition drafted by AI (@cf/meta/llama-3.3-70b-instruct-fp8-fast) and auto-approved by rule on 2026-08-01; pending editor spot-check.
Common questions
What does “trăm kẻ bán chán-vạn người mua” mean?
Many people want to sell, but few want to buy. Literally: a hundred sellers are bored - ten thousand people buy
Is “trăm kẻ bán chán-vạn người mua” formal or informal?
No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.