Tiếng Việt · Common phrase Candidate

chập chà chập choạng

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Both English Tiếng Việt

Meaning · English

to stumble or move unsteadily

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

vấp ngã hoặc di chuyển không chắc chắn

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Literally: stumble stumble dawn dusk

Examples

Cô ấy đi chập chà chập choạng trên đường vì quá tốiShe walked unsteadily on the road because it was too dark

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Sources & notes

Headword listed in the vdict.com Vietnamese-English dictionary index (discovery source; headword only — no source content copied). Entered as candidate 2026-08-05; definition pending editorial review. Definition drafted by AI (@cf/meta/llama-3.3-70b-instruct-fp8-fast) and auto-approved by rule on 2026-08-09; pending editor spot-check.

Common questions

What does “chập chà chập choạng” mean?

to stumble or move unsteadily Literally: stumble stumble dawn dusk

Is “chập chà chập choạng” formal or informal?

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

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