Tiếng Việt · Slang Attested

sân si

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Meaning · English

Petty and score-keeping — from the Buddhist trio tham-sân-si (greed, anger, delusion), repurposed for people who cannot let the smallest slight go.

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Literally: anger and delusion (Buddhist)

Examples

Thôi bỏ đi, sân si với antifan làm gì cho mệt.Let it go — why waste energy feuding with antifans?

Editorial example (batch 046)

Sources & notes

Discovered via slangviet.com (headword reference only; definition and example written independently for Idiomer). Retrieved 2026-08-05. Reference page: slangviet.com/phrases/san-si.

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Common questions

What does “sân si” mean?

Petty and score-keeping — from the Buddhist trio tham-sân-si (greed, anger, delusion), repurposed for people who cannot let the smallest slight go. Literally: anger and delusion (Buddhist)

Is “sân si” formal or informal?

sân si is generally informal.

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