buôn bạc

Definitions

Verb:
- To deal in foreign currencies: The act of buying and selling foreign currencies, often as a business or trade activity. This typically refers to legal currency exchange operations, though it can sometimes imply informal or unregulated trading.
- To traffic in money: Engaging in the trade of money, specifically focusing on currency as a commodity.

Usage Examples

Verb:
- Anh ấy buôn bạc ở chợ đen. (He deals in foreign currencies on the black market.)
- Công việc chính của họ là buôn bạc qua biên giới. (Their main job is to deal in foreign currencies across the border.)
- Việc buôn bạc không có giấy phép là bất hợp pháp. (Dealing in foreign currencies without a license is illegal.)

Advanced Usage

"buôn bạc lậu": to deal in foreign currencies illegally; to engage in illicit currency trafficking.
- Bọn tội phạm bị bắt vì tội buôn bạc lậu. (The criminals were arrested for the crime of dealing in foreign currencies illegally.)

Variants and Related Words

Buôn ngoại tệ (Verb): A more formal or direct synonym meaning "to trade in foreign currencies."
- Công ty có giấy phép buôn ngoại tệ. (The company has a license to trade in foreign currencies.)
Đổi tiền (Verb Phrase): To exchange money. This is a more general and common term for currency exchange, not necessarily implying trade as a business.
- Tôi cần đổi tiền Việt sang đô la Mỹ. (I need to exchange Vietnamese money for US dollars.)
Kinh doanh ngoại hối (Verb Phrase): To do forex (foreign exchange) trading/business. This is a formal, financial sector term.
- Anh ấy làm trong lĩnh vực kinh doanh ngoại hối. (He works in the field of forex trading.)

Synonyms

Related Phrases

Buôn bán ngoại tệ: This phrase is very close in meaning to "buôn bạc," with "buôn bán" emphasizing the commercial trade aspect. It means "to trade in foreign currency."
- Luật pháp quy định chặt chẽ về buôn bán ngoại tệ. (The law has strict regulations on trading in foreign currency.)