me Tây

[mɛ˧˧ təj˧˧] 🎙 Say it

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Sense 1

Meaning · English

(noun) Vietnamese woman who has French husband or lover

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

người phụ nữ Việt có chồng hoặc người yêu Pháp

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⚠ Register: derogatoryConnotation: offensive or derogatory to many

Where it’s used: Used Toàn quốc & hải ngoại · Vietnam-wide & diaspora
Sources & notes

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

Sense 2

Meaning · English

(noun) Vietnamese individual who exhibits a Western bias while also harboring anti-Vietnam sentiments

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

cá nhân Việt thể hiện thiên vị Tây phương và chống Việt Nam

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⚠ Register: derogatoryConnotation: offensive or derogatory to many

Examples

Thời Pháp thuộc, "me tây" là từ miệt thị người đàn bà lấy chồng tây hoặc "đào mỏ" tây. Thế kỷ 21, từ này chỉ bất cứ ai, nam hay nữ mà cuồng tây. Họ không biết gạn đục khơi trong, thấy tây làm gì thì đòi Việt cũng phải học theo cho văn minh.During the French colonial period, "me Tây" was a derogatory term referring to a woman who has married a Western husband or "gold dug" the Westerners. In the 21st cent., this term refers to anybody, women and men alike, who craves the West. These people can't discern between right or wrong, they ent

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Common questions

What does “me Tây” mean?

(noun) Vietnamese woman who has French husband or lover

Is “me Tây” formal or informal?

me Tây is generally derogatory; connotation: offensive or derogatory to many.

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