Tiếng Việt · Word Attested

hơi bị

[həːj˧˧ ʔɓi˧˨ʔ]

In real, traceable use. Part of the curated seed collection; community review is coming.

Both English Tiếng Việt

Meaning · English

(adverb) mighty; damn; freaking; frigging; compare English quite which means both "fairly" and "very"

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

rất là

Machine-translated — suggest a fix

AdverbRegister: informal

Where it’s used: Used Miền Nam · Southern Vietnam • Wiktionary labels this sense “Southern”

Phim hơi bị hay đó!That movie/show is so-o-o good!

Thằng đó hơi bị ngu.He's a friggin' idiot.

Wiktionary example (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Sources & notes

Imported from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-07-29); community review pending. source ↗

Common questions

What does “hơi bị” mean?

(adverb) mighty; damn; freaking; frigging; compare English quite which means both "fairly" and "very"

Is “hơi bị” formal or informal?

hơi bị is generally informal.