chụp giựt
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Also seen as: chụp giật
Meaning · English
Grabby and opportunistic; snatching quick gains with no regard for quality or the long term (most often of business: làm ăn chụp giựt).
Literally: snatch and grab
Register: informal
Where it’s used: Southern Vietnam
Sources & notes
Southern colloquialism; collected in conganhuynh.com "Từ ngữ miền Nam" (retrieved 2026-07-31).
Common questions
What does “chụp giựt” mean?
Grabby and opportunistic; snatching quick gains with no regard for quality or the long term (most often of business: làm ăn chụp giựt). Literally: snatch and grab
Is “chụp giựt” formal or informal?
chụp giựt is generally informal.