xất bất xang bang

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

Meaning · English

Knocked every which way — battered about until there's no move left to make.

Examples

Dịch bệnh làm cả nhà xất bất xang bang.The epidemic knocked the whole family sideways.

Editorial example (VI sweep batch 040, illustrative)

Sources & notes

Discovered via Vietnamese Wiktionary, Thể loại:Thành ngữ tiếng Việt (CC BY-SA 4.0); retrieved 2026-08-01. Source: source ↗ Definition is an original editorial synthesis, not copied from the source.

Common questions

What does “xất bất xang bang” mean?

Knocked every which way — battered about until there's no move left to make.

Is “xất bất xang bang” formal or informal?

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