Tiếng Việt · Slang Attested

luật hoa quả

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

Both English Tiếng Việt

Meaning · English

The “law of fruit-ma” — karma, respelled: nhân (cause/karma) also means “kernel”, so the internet swapped in fruit.

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

nhân quả, được viết lại với từ hoa quả

Machine-translated — suggest a fix

Literally: The law of fruits (pun on luật nhân quả, the law of karma).

How to use it

✓ Use it when

Gleefully noting instant karma.

Where it’s used: Used Toàn quốc & hải ngoại · Vietnam-wide & diaspora Origin Mạng xã hội · Vietnamese internet culture

Examples

Chê người ta rớt môn, tuần sau mình rớt hai môn — luật hoa quả không chừa ai.Mocked someone for failing a class; failed two the next week — the fruit law spares no one.

Editorial example (illustrative, not a corpus attestation)

Sources & notes

Adapted from Vietnamese Wikipedia’s Gen-Z slang list (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-07-30). Era: ~2021 – present.

Topics: Food Trees & plants Gen Z slang

Common questions

What does “luật hoa quả” mean?

The “law of fruit-ma” — karma, respelled: nhân (cause/karma) also means “kernel”, so the internet swapped in fruit. Literally: The law of fruits (pun on luật nhân quả, the law of karma).

Is “luật hoa quả” formal or informal?

luật hoa quả is generally informal; connotation: humorous.