Tiếng Việt idioms & proverbs (159 entries)

lemỏn

Stuck-up, “extra” — chảnh spelled as citrus: lemon + a Vietnamese hook mark, because chảnh sounds like chanh (lemon).

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luật hoa quả

The “law of fruit-ma” — karma, respelled: nhân (cause/karma) also means “kernel”, so the internet swapped in fruit.

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lên xu hướng

To hit the trending tab — when a clip or topic breaks into the platform's trending list and the numbers go vertical.

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lặn mất tăm

To vanish without a trace — go silent, ghost everyone, disappear from the group chat.

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mai đẹt ti ni

“My destiny” — fated love, pronounced the way a Thai drama made famous.

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mlem mlem

Yum — for delicious food or a delicious-looking someone; “kiwi kiwi” is the fruitier sequel.

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ms

Texting shortcut for “mới” — just / new. “ms về” = just got home.

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mãi mận

Forever wonderful; unbreakably tight — mận puns on mặn mà (charming), keo means glue-tight.

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mười điểm không có nhưng

A perfect ten, no “buts” — flawless, full marks.

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mất mạng rồi

"The internet's down" — deliciously, "mạng" means both network and life, so this also reads "I've lost my life": accurate.

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nc

Texting shortcut for “nói chuyện” (to chat) — or “nước” (water); context decides.

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ng

Texting shortcut for “người” — person.

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ngáo giá

Price-delusional — asking or expecting a price wildly detached from reality, as if high on the number itself; born in the property market and now applied to any overpriced listing.

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nhân vật chính

Main-character status — living (or posing) like the story revolves around you; admiring or ironic depending on who is filming.

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nx

Texting shortcut for “nữa” — more / also. “j nx” = what else?

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oki

Cutesy “OK” — agreement with sprinkles.

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pass wifi là gì

The first question of the connected age: "what's the wifi password?" — asked before the menu in half of Vietnam's cafés.

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phím hàng

To tip a stock — whisper a “sure thing” ticker to someone; the tip may be honest research, recycled rumor, or the first step of a lure.

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phông bạt

All facade — flexing a lifestyle or generosity that’s pure backdrop, no substance.

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qtqđ

Texting shortcut for “quá trời quá đất” — an awful lot; extremely (Southern-flavored exclamation).

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quá uy tín

Ironically "so trustworthy" — praise for flawless follow-through, or a wink at someone whose promises historically expire; tone does the work.

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ra dẻ

Acting like it; putting on airs — pretending to a role you haven’t earned.

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rep ib

Shop-speak for "replying in your DMs" — "rep" (reply) + "ib" (inbox); where the price talk moves when the comments get crowded.

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sml

Vulgar “get wrecked / worked to the bone” — initialism of “sấp mặt l*”: face-down exhausted or utterly defeated.

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sn

Texting shortcut for “sinh nhật” — birthday. “cmsn” = chúc mừng sinh nhật (happy birthday).

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stt

Texting shortcut for “status” — a social-media post. “lên stt” = to post about it.

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sít rịt

Uncannily lucky or unlucky — a “secret”-tier coincidence (from English “secret”).

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thánh soi

The saint of scrutiny — the commenter who finds the typo, the continuity error, the ex's like, the pixel out of place.

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thả care

To drop the Facebook "care" react (the hugging heart) — a one-tap gesture of sympathy, sincere or performative.

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thả haha

To hit the "haha" react — sometimes real laughter, often the internet's driest form of mockery; context decides which.

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tks

Borrowed “thanks” — thank you, keyboard-sized.

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trc

Texting shortcut for “trước” — before / first. “đi trc nha” = heading out first.

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trẻ trâu

An immature, attention-seeking person (originally a young teen) who acts loud, reckless, or edgy, especially online.

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tấu hề

Clowning for the crowd — deliberately (or obliviously) turning yourself into the comedy act of the moment.

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tổng tài

The domineering CEO archetype from C-drama and web novels — impossibly rich, cold to everyone, soft for exactly one person; used teasingly for bossy boyfriends and alpha posturing.

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tới công chuyện

“Now it’s on” — trouble (or serious business) has officially arrived; also “going all out”.

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vl

initialism of vãi lồn

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vx

Texting shortcut for “vẫn” — still. “vx ổn” = still fine.

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về bờ

Back to shore — climbing out of a losing position to break even at last; the swimmer’s metaphor every underwater investor lives by («còn hàng là còn hy vọng về bờ»).

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Back to the pig trough — every gain (or the whole windfall) evaporates and you are exactly where you began; from the fisherman’s-wife fairy tale, where greed returns the old woman to her broken trough.

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xl

Texting shortcut for “xin lỗi” — sorry.

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xu cà na

Unlucky; doomed-day energy — “xu” from xui (unlucky) plus a fruity flourish.

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xà lơ

Talking nonsense, wildly off the mark — the viral Southern pronunciation of "sai lơ" (dead wrong), immortalized by the "nói xà lơ" clip.

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xả hàng

To dump the goods — unload a position hard and fast, flooding the market; what the big players do the moment the hype peaks.

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xỉu ngang

Fainting sideways — collapsing theatrically from shock, cuteness, or a price tag; often doubled as "xỉu ngang xỉu dọc" (fainting in every direction).

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xỉu up xỉu down

Fainting up AND down — the Vietnamese-English mashup for being repeatedly, comprehensively overwhelmed.

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xịt keo

Frozen in place — so stunned you’re hairspray-set where you stand.

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ykr

Texting shortcut for “ý kiến riêng” — just my personal opinion (IMO).

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z

Southern-flavored texting shortcut for “vậy” — so / like that. “sao z?” = what’s wrong / how come?

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ét ô ét

“S.O.S!” — mock distress call for funny emergencies.

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ôm hàng

Left hugging the goods — stuck holding a position, usually bought near the top and often on someone else’s urging; bag-holding, Vietnamese edition.

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úp bô

To dump the potty on someone — hype a stock (or any scheme) until followers pile in, then sell into their buying and leave them the loss; the betrayal move of pump-and-dump culture, now used for any bait-and-dump.

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ăn hành

To get wrecked, suffer, or be put through the wringer (originally gaming slang).

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ăn nói xà lơ

Talking nonsense; saying something totally off — “xà lơ” is a playful take on “sai lơ” (dead wrong).

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đi đường quyền

To "throw hands" — respond with (usually imaginary) martial-arts fury; internet shorthand for escalating from words to theatrical combat.

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đu fame

To cling to someone else's fame — riding a trending name or scandal for reflected attention.

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đu sóng

Riding the wave — jumping onto a price run already in motion, hoping to surf a little further; one mistimed hop and you have graduated to «đu đỉnh» (bag-holding at the very top).

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đu trend

To hop on a trend — joining the viral dance, sound, or meme of the week; "đu" (to swing/cling) makes the chase physical.

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đơ như cây cơ

Frozen stiff — stunned into a blank stare, buffering like a crashed app.

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đẹp không góc chết

Beautiful with "no dead angle" — flawless from every camera position; the photography term promoted into everyday praise.

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Tiếng Việt · Online slang 159

lemỏn

luật hoa quả

lên xu hướng

lặn mất tăm

mai đẹt ti ni

mlem mlem

ms

mãi mận

mười điểm không có nhưng

mất mạng rồi

nc

ng

ngáo giá

nhân vật chính

nx

oki

pass wifi là gì

phím hàng

phông bạt

qtqđ

quá uy tín

ra dẻ

rep ib

sml

sn

stt

sít rịt

thánh soi

thả care

thả haha

tks

trc

trẻ trâu

tấu hề

tổng tài

tới công chuyện

vl

vx

về bờ

về máng lợn

xl

xu cà na

xà lơ

xả hàng

xỉu ngang

xỉu up xỉu down

xịt keo

ykr

z

ét ô ét

ôm hàng

úp bô

ăn hành

ăn nói xà lơ

đi đường quyền

đu fame

đu sóng

đu trend

đơ như cây cơ

đẹp không góc chết