Definition

1. Verb:
   • To sell: To exchange goods or services for money.
   • To betray: To give up something valuable (like principles, loyalty, or one's country) for personal gain or under pressure.

Usage Examples

• Verb (to sell):
  • Cửa hàng này bán quần áo. (This shop sells clothes.)
  • Họ bán ngôi nhà với giá rất tốt. (They sold the house for a very good price.)
• Verb (to betray):
  • Lịch sử lên án những kẻ bán nước. (History condemns those who betray their country.)

Advanced Usage

• "bán buôn": to sell wholesale.
  • Công ty chỉ bán buôn, không bán lẻ. (The company only sells wholesale, not retail.)
• "bán lẻ": to sell retail.
  • Giá bán lẻ cao hơn giá bán buôn. (The retail price is higher than the wholesale price.)
• "bán đứng": to betray, to sell out (someone).
  • Hắn đã bán đứng đồng đội để lấy tiền. (He sold out his comrades for money.)

Variants and Related Words

• Bán hàng (v): to sell goods, to do sales.
  • Cô ấy có kỹ năng bán hàng rất tốt. (She has very good sales skills.)
• Bán rẻ (v): to sell cheaply; (figuratively) to undervalue or betray cheaply.
  • Đừng bao giờ bán rẻ lòng tự trọng của mình. (Never sell your self-respect cheaply.)
• Người bán (n): seller, vendor.
  • Người bán và người mua đã thỏa thuận giá. (The seller and the buyer agreed on a price.)

Synonyms

• Sell: to exchange for money.
• Retail: to sell in small quantities to the public.
• Wholesale: to sell in large quantities, usually to retailers.
• Betray: to be disloyal, to sell out.

Related Idioms and Expressions

• Bán sống bán chết: Literally "half-alive, half-dead"; to be in a desperate state, often used with "chạy" (to run) to mean running for one's life.
  • Họ chạy bán sống bán chết khỏi đám cháy. (They ran for their lives from the fire.)
• Bán trôn nuôi miệng: (Vulgar, archaic) Literally "to sell one's buttocks to feed one's mouth"; to be forced into prostitution to survive.
• Bán mặt cho đất, bán lưng cho trời: To work tirelessly outdoors, under the sun and sky (often referring to farmers).
• Bánh ít đi, bánh quy lại: Literally "little cake goes, cookie comes back"; a give-and-take relationship, you scratch my back and I'll scratch yours.

verb

1. To sell
   • bán hàng hóa
     To sell goods
   • giá bán buôn
     wholesale price
   • người bán buôn
     wholesaler
   • giá bán lẻ
     retail price
   • người bán lẻ
     retail dealer, retailer
   • anh mua sỉ hay mua lẻ?
     do you buy wholesale or retail?
   • giá bán và giá mua
     selling price and buying price
   • sự bán hạ giá