Tiếng Việt · Slang Attested

ảo tung chảo

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Meaning · English

So surreal the wok flips — maximum-strength "unbelievable", the cartoonish upgrade of "ảo" for things that break your sense of reality.

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Literally: illusory enough to flip the wok

Where it’s used: Origin Mạng xã hội · Vietnamese internet culture

Examples

Đồ họa game mới ảo tung chảo, nhìn như phim điện ảnh.The new game's graphics are reality-bendingly good — it looks like a feature film.

Editorial example (batch 046)

Sources & notes

Discovered via slangviet.com (headword reference only; definition and example written independently for Idiomer). Retrieved 2026-08-05. Reference page: slangviet.com/phrases/ao-tung-chao.

Topics: Gen Z slang

Common questions

What does “ảo tung chảo” mean?

So surreal the wok flips — maximum-strength "unbelievable", the cartoonish upgrade of "ảo" for things that break your sense of reality. Literally: illusory enough to flip the wok

Is “ảo tung chảo” formal or informal?

ảo tung chảo is generally informal.

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