Tiếng Việt · Word Attested

lạy hồn

[laj˧˨ʔ hon˨˩]

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

Both English Tiếng Việt

Meaning · English

(interjection) Used to express frustration or perplexity: dear Lord

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

trời ơi

Machine-translated — suggest a fix

InterjectionRegister: informal

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

Lạy hồn tôi!May God give me strength to deal with this bullshit.

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 “lạy hồn” mean?

(interjection) Used to express frustration or perplexity: dear Lord

Is “lạy hồn” formal or informal?

lạy hồn is generally informal.