chưởng bạ
Proposed by a contributor, not yet supported by evidence.
Meaning · English
to dominate or control someone
Literally: to grasp or hold a tray
Examples
Anh ấy chưởng bạ cả công tyHe dominates the whole company
AI-drafted example auto-approved by rule (illustrative, not a corpus attestation)
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.
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Common questions
What does “chưởng bạ” mean?
to dominate or control someone Literally: to grasp or hold a tray
Is “chưởng bạ” formal or informal?
No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.
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