Tiếng Việt · Word Candidate

nửa lương

🎙 Say it

Proposed by a contributor, not yet supported by evidence.

Meaning · English

half-hearted or lacking enthusiasm

Literally: half salary

Examples

Anh ấy làm việc nửa lương vì không thích công việcHe worked half-heartedly because he didn't like the job

AI-drafted example auto-approved by rule (illustrative, not a corpus attestation)

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 lương” mean?

half-hearted or lacking enthusiasm Literally: half salary

Is “nửa lương” formal or informal?

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

👁 Views 0 today 0 past 7 days 0 this month 0 all time