Tiếng Việt · Word Attested

ăn hàng

[ʔan˧˧ haːŋ˨˩]

In real, traceable use. Part of the curated seed collection; community review is coming.

Sense 1

Both English Tiếng Việt

Meaning · English

(verb) to eat between meals; to snack (when outside)

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

ăn vặt khi ở ngoài

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Where it’s used: Used Miền Trung · Central Vietnam Used Miền Nam · Southern Vietnam • Wiktionary labels this sense “Central” • Wiktionary labels this sense “Southern”

Sources & notes

Imported from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-07-29); community review pending. source ↗

Sense 2

Both English Tiếng Việt

Meaning · English

(verb) to rob (a shop)

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

cướp (một cửa hàng)

Machine-translated — suggest a fix

Where it’s used: Used Miền Nam · Southern Vietnam • Wiktionary labels this sense “Southern”

Common questions

What does “ăn hàng” mean?

(verb) to eat between meals; to snack (when outside)

Is “ăn hàng” formal or informal?

No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.