Tiếng Việt · Slang Attested

cẩu lương

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

Both English Tiếng Việt

Meaning · English

“Dog food” — public displays of affection force-fed to the single people watching.

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

biểu hiện tình cảm công khai khiến người độc thân khó chịu

Machine-translated — suggest a fix

Literally: Dog rations (from Chinese 狗粮): singles are “single dogs” being fed.

How to use it

✓ Use it when

Groaning at couple content: “rải cẩu lương” = scattering dog food.

Where it’s used: Used Toàn quốc & hải ngoại · Vietnam-wide & diaspora Origin Mạng xã hội · Vietnamese internet culture

Examples

Lễ tình nhân, mở mạng lên toàn bị rải cẩu lương.Valentine’s Day online: dog food scattered everywhere.

Editorial example (illustrative, not a corpus attestation)

Sources & notes

Adapted from Vietnamese Wikipedia’s Gen-Z slang list (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-07-30). Via Chinese internet slang. Era: ~2020 – present.

Topics: Gen Z slang

Common questions

What does “cẩu lương” mean?

“Dog food” — public displays of affection force-fed to the single people watching. Literally: Dog rations (from Chinese 狗粮): singles are “single dogs” being fed.

Is “cẩu lương” formal or informal?

cẩu lương is generally informal; connotation: humorous.