Tiếng Việt · Slang Attested

đứng tim

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Meaning · English

Heart-stopping — that split second of freeze when a scare or a reveal lands; also for cliffhangers and penalty kicks.

Literally: heart stands still

Examples

Pha cứu thua phút chín mươi làm cả sân đứng tim.That 90th-minute save stopped every heart in the stadium.

Editorial example (batch 046)

Sources & notes

Discovered via slangviet.com (headword reference only; definition and example written independently for Idiomer). Retrieved 2026-08-05. Reference page: slangviet.com/phrases/dung-tim.

Common questions

What does “đứng tim” mean?

Heart-stopping — that split second of freeze when a scare or a reveal lands; also for cliffhangers and penalty kicks. Literally: heart stands still

Is “đứng tim” formal or informal?

đứng tim is generally informal.

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