Tiếng Việt · Common phrase Candidate

chi chi chành chành

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Both English Tiếng Việt

Meaning · English

Doing something slowly and lazily

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

làm việc chậm chạp và lười biếng

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Literally: slow slow walk walk

Examples

Anh ấy làm việc chi chi chành chành nên không kịp deadlineHe worked slowly and lazily, so he missed the deadline

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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 “chi chi chành chành” mean?

Doing something slowly and lazily Literally: slow slow walk walk

Is “chi chi chành chành” formal or informal?

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

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