Tiếng Việt · Word Attested

hoảng hồn

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Meaning · English

Soul-startled — the jolt of fright that hits before thought does; standard Vietnamese for being badly spooked.

Literally: startled soul

Examples

Tiếng nổ lốp xe giữa đêm làm cả xóm hoảng hồn.A tire blowing in the night gave the whole neighborhood a fright.

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/hoang-hon.

Common questions

What does “hoảng hồn” mean?

Soul-startled — the jolt of fright that hits before thought does; standard Vietnamese for being badly spooked. Literally: startled soul

Is “hoảng hồn” formal or informal?

hoảng hồn is generally informal.

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