Tiếng Việt · Word Attested

yêu sách

[ʔiəw˧˧ sajk̟̚˧˦]

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

Sense 1

Both English Tiếng Việt

Meaning · English

(verb) to make a high demand that is reasonably considered unreasonable

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

đặt yêu cầu cao không hợp lý

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

Thằng này yêu sách nhỉ?Who the hell do you think you are [making such unreasonable demands]?

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Sources & notes

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

Both English Tiếng Việt

Meaning · English

(noun) a high demand that is reasonably considered unreasonable

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

yêu cầu cao không hợp lý

Machine-translated — suggest a fix

Yêu sách của nhân dân An NamThe Demands of the Annamites

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What does “yêu sách” mean?

(verb) to make a high demand that is reasonably considered unreasonable

Is “yêu sách” formal or informal?

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