Tiếng Việt · Word Attested

chơi chữ

[t͡ɕəːj˧˧ t͡ɕɨ˦ˀ˥] 🎙 Say it

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Both English Tiếng Việt

Meaning · English

(verb) to play on words; to make wordplay; to skillfully make puns

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

đùa với từ ngữ

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

Đó là một cách chơi chữ.This is a pun.

Tatoeba sentence #9559499 (CC BY 2.0 FR, tatoeba.org, retrieved 2026-07-31)

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Imported from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-07-29); community review pending. source ↗

Both English Tiếng Việt

Meaning · English

(noun) wordplay

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

trò đùa với từ ngữ

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What does “chơi chữ” mean?

(verb) to play on words; to make wordplay; to skillfully make puns

Is “chơi chữ” formal or informal?

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

What is the closest equivalent?

“play on words” (English) — near equivalent.

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