Tiếng Việt · Common phrase Candidate

nửa kí sinh

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Meaning · English

living at someone else's expense

Literally: half parasitic

Examples

Anh ấy nửa kí sinh vào bố mẹHe lives at his parents' expense

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Sources & notes

Headword listed in the vdict.com Vietnamese-English dictionary index (discovery source; headword only — no source content copied). Entered as candidate 2026-08-05; definition pending editorial review. Definition drafted by AI (@cf/meta/llama-3.3-70b-instruct-fp8-fast) and auto-approved by rule on 2026-08-15; pending editor spot-check.

Common questions

What does “nửa kí sinh” mean?

living at someone else's expense Literally: half parasitic

Is “nửa kí sinh” formal or informal?

No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.

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