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.