Tiếng Việt · Slang Attested

vãi chưởng

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Meaning · English

A martial-arts-flavored "holy smokes" — "chưởng" (palm strike, from kung-fu novels) turns the crude intensifier "vãi" into cartoonish amazement.

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

từ cảm thán giống như một chiêu thức võ thuật

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Literally: spill a palm-strike

Where it’s used: More common Miền Bắc · Northern Vietnam

Examples

Vãi chưởng, mới học lớp 9 mà giải được đề đại học.Holy smokes — a ninth-grader solving a university exam.

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/vai-chuong.

Topics: Gen Z slang

Common questions

What does “vãi chưởng” mean?

A martial-arts-flavored "holy smokes" — "chưởng" (palm strike, from kung-fu novels) turns the crude intensifier "vãi" into cartoonish amazement. Literally: spill a palm-strike

Is “vãi chưởng” formal or informal?

vãi chưởng is generally informal.

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