Tiếng Việt · Word Attested

xà bần

[saː˨˩ ʔɓən˨˩] 🎙 Say it

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

Sense 1

Both English Tiếng Việt

Meaning · English

(noun) debris, rubble (of a structure after demolition)

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

đá và gạch vụn

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Where it’s used: Used Miền Trung · Central Vietnam Used Miền Nam · Southern Vietnam • Wiktionary labels this sense “Central” • Wiktionary labels this sense “Southern”

Examples

Nhưng trước nhà vẫn còn ngổn ngang những xà bần, gạch ngói cũ và con đường chưa mở rộng nên còn những vũng nước lầy lội vì mưa ngày hôm qua.But in front of the house, there are still scattered rubble, old bricks and tiles, and the road has not yet been widened, so there are still muddy puddles from yesterday's rain.

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Sources & notes

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

Sense 2

Both English Tiếng Việt

Meaning · English

(noun) kind of potpourri dish prepared from leftover food

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

món ăn làm từ thức ăn thừa

Machine-translated — suggest a fix

Where it’s used: Used Miền Nam · Southern Vietnam • Wiktionary labels this sense “Southern”

Common questions

What does “xà bần” mean?

(noun) debris, rubble (of a structure after demolition)

Is “xà bần” formal or informal?

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

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