tiền trao cháo múc

Vietnamese

Etymology

tiền (“money”) +‎ trao (“to exchange; to change hands”) +‎ cháo (“rice congee”) +‎ múc (“to ladle”)

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [tiən˨˩ t͡ɕaːw˧˧ t͡ɕaːw˧˦ mʊwk͡p̚˧˦]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [tiəŋ˦˩ ʈaːw˧˧ t͡ɕaːw˨˩˦ mʊwk͡p̚˦˧˥]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [tiəŋ˨˩ ʈaːw˧˧ caːw˦˥ mʊwk͡p̚˦˥]

Proverb

tiền trao cháo múc

  1. (literally) rice congee upon payment
  2. (somewhat literally) cash on delivery; show me the money
  3. (figuratively) Refers to the virtues of transparency, plain dealing, and punctuality.

References

  • Hồ Ngọc Đức, editor (2003), “tiền trao cháo múc”, in Việt–Anh‎[1] (DICT), Leipzig: Free Vietnamese Dictionary Project (details), archived from the original on 12 November 2024
  • Nguyễn Thị Hậu (26 June 2024) “Tiền trao cháo múc nghĩa là gì? Mua hàng chưa trả tiền thì người bán có phải lập hóa đơn? [What does 'tiền trao cháo múc' mean? If purchasing an item without paying for it, does the seller need to give a receipt?]”, in Dân Luật‎[2], Ho Chi Minh City: Thư viện Pháp luật, retrieved 13 August 2024
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