em chã
A pampered man-child — from cậu Phước, the overgrown spoiled toddler in Vũ Trọng Phụng’s 1936 satire «Số đỏ» whose only line is a simpering «em chã» (“I won’t!”); revived by meme culture for anyone babied far past the age for it.
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Where will you be? Anywhere Hà Nội & the NorthHuế / Đà Nẵng & the CenterSài Gòn & the SouthOnline slang Bắc ↔ Nam words
Sayings you’ll hear in the North — distinctly Northern usage first, then nationwide staples.
A pampered man-child — from cậu Phước, the overgrown spoiled toddler in Vũ Trọng Phụng’s 1936 satire «Số đỏ» whose only line is a simpering «em chã» (“I won’t!”); revived by meme culture for anyone babied far past the age for it.
Texting-cute spelling of “em yêu” — darling (to a woman), keyboard-softened.
I love you (woman to man)
“S.O.S!” — mock distress call for funny emergencies.
Someone with a narrow worldview who mistakes their limited experience for the whole world.
A young and innocent person
Good things come after a period of difficulties
Vietnamese proverb; English definition pending editorial review.
One should not force relationships or romance