ăn hành
In real, traceable use. Part of the curated seed collection; community review is coming.
Meaning · English
To get wrecked, suffer, or be put through the wringer (originally gaming slang).
Literally: To eat onions — tears guaranteed.
How to use it
✓ Use it when
Describing a beating in games, work crunches, or brutal exams.
Register: informalConnotation: humorousEra: ~2013 – present (gaming)
Where it’s used:
Used
Toàn quốc & hải ngoại · Vietnam-wide & diaspora
Origin
Mạng xã hội · Vietnamese internet culture
Examples
Team mình gặp đội tuyển quốc gia, ăn hành đủ ba ván.We drew the national team and ate onions for three straight games.
Editorial example (illustrative, not a corpus attestation)
Sources & notes
Curated editorially (owner-requested humorous-slang research, July 2026). Era: ~2013 – present (gaming).
Equivalents & related
Common questions
What does “ăn hành” mean?
To get wrecked, suffer, or be put through the wringer (originally gaming slang). Literally: To eat onions — tears guaranteed.
Is “ăn hành” formal or informal?
ăn hành is generally informal; connotation: humorous.
What is the closest equivalent?
“put through the wringer” (English) — near equivalent.