cho xin hai chữ bình yên

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Also seen as: cho tôi xin hai chữ bình yên · cho em xin hai chữ bình yên · xin hai chữ bình yên

Sense 1

Meaning · English

A weary "just give me some peace" — half-plea, half-snark asking someone to stop bothering you; the Vietnamese "give me a break".

Literally: please give (me) the two words "peace"

Register: informal

Where it’s used: Used Toàn quốc & hải ngoại · Vietnam-wide & diaspora
Sources & notes

Imported from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-07-29); community review pending. source ↗ Headword de-templated + definition rewritten from the en.wiktionary Category:Vietnamese slang (retrieved 2026-08-06) re-diff; definition original.

Sense 2

Meaning · English

give me a break

Register: informal

Examples

Thôi bà nội ơi! Cho con/tôi/tao/tớ/mình xin hai chữ "bình yên"!Oh puh-lease, sista! Gimme a break, will ya?

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Common questions

What does “cho xin hai chữ bình yên” mean?

A weary "just give me some peace" — half-plea, half-snark asking someone to stop bothering you; the Vietnamese "give me a break". Literally: please give (me) the two words "peace"

Is “cho xin hai chữ bình yên” formal or informal?

cho xin hai chữ bình yên is generally informal.

What is the closest equivalent?

“give me a break” (English) — near equivalent.

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