Tiếng Việt · Word Attested

sống ảo

[səwŋ͡m˧˦ ʔaːw˧˩] 🎙 Say it

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Meaning · English

(verb) to live vainly in the virtual world (i.e. the Internet)

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

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

Meaning · English

Living for the feed — curating a glamorous online life detached from reality.

Literally: To live virtually.

Teasing over-produced selfies and vacation photos taken purely for posting.

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

Đi cà phê 5 phút, chỉnh ảnh sống ảo 2 tiếng.Five minutes at the café, two hours editing photos for the virtual life.

Editorial example (illustrative, not a corpus attestation)

Sources & notes

Curated editorially (owner-requested humorous-slang research, July 2026). Era: ~2015 – present.

What does “sống ảo” mean?

(verb) to live vainly in the virtual world (i.e. the Internet)

Is “sống ảo” formal or informal?

sống ảo is generally informal.

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