ba chớp ba nhảng
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Also seen as: ba chớp ba nháng · ba chớp ba sáng
Meaning · English
Careless and inattentive; doing things in a sloppy, half-focused way that invites mistakes.
Register: informal
Where it’s used: Southern Vietnam
Sources & notes
Southern colloquialism; collected in conganhuynh.com "Từ ngữ miền Nam" (retrieved 2026-07-31).
Common questions
What does “ba chớp ba nhảng” mean?
Careless and inattentive; doing things in a sloppy, half-focused way that invites mistakes.
Is “ba chớp ba nhảng” formal or informal?
ba chớp ba nhảng is generally informal.