Tiếng Việt · Slang Attested

ù té quyền

In real, traceable use. Part of the curated seed collection; community review is coming.

Both English Tiếng Việt

Meaning · English

To run away, flee, or bail out of an awkward, difficult, or dangerous situation as fast as possible — always said with a wink.

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

thoát khỏi tình huống khó khăn, nguy hiểm một cách nhanh chóng

Machine-translated — suggest a fix

Literally: The “flee-fast fist” — a mock martial-arts move name (quyền = fist technique, as in Thái Cực Quyền), jokingly framing running away as a fighting style.

How to use it

✓ Use it when

Joking about noping out: dodging chores, exes, awkward questions, or the bill.

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

Examples

Vừa thấy sếp cầm xấp báo cáo đi tới, nó lập tức tung chiêu ù té quyền.The second he saw the boss walking over with a stack of reports, he deployed the “flee-fast fist” and vanished.

Editorial example (illustrative, not a corpus attestation)

Sources & notes

Contributed by the site owner (July 2026); curated editorially. Builds on the colloquial “ù té (chạy)” (to dash off); the “quyền” twist is the joke. Register: informal; connotation: humorous.

Equivalents & related

Near equivalent head for the hills to quickly leave or escape a place English Related chạy mất dép To flee in such a panic that you leave your sandals behind — to run for it, comically fast. Tiếng Việt

Common questions

What does “ù té quyền” mean?

To run away, flee, or bail out of an awkward, difficult, or dangerous situation as fast as possible — always said with a wink. Literally: The “flee-fast fist” — a mock martial-arts move name (quyền = fist technique, as in Thái Cực Quyền), jokingly framing running away as a fighting style.

Is “ù té quyền” formal or informal?

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

What is the closest equivalent?

“head for the hills” (English) — near equivalent.