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Definition
Vietnamese
Tiền, nói vui hoặc thân mật.
English
Money — a playful, casual slang term; common in informal Southern Vietnamese speech.
How it's used: Usually playful or humorous in context.
Example
Vietnamese
“Tháng này hơi túng, hẹn đi chơi khi có xiền nha.”
English
“Money's tight this month — let's hang out when I have some cash.”
Usage & Context
Notes
Phát âm lái từ 'tiền', phổ biến trong meme và nói chơi.
Tone & Vibe
Humorous · Dialect · South.
Cultural & Linguistic Detail
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- country or origin scope
- vietnam
- macro region
- south
- cultural subregion
- Nam Bộ
- origin certainty
- likely
- slang types
- expression
- speaker group
- online_community, workers
- age group
- millennials
- community context
- regional_dialect
- register
- informal
- intensity
- medium
- connotation
- funny, playful
- context of use
- everyday_speech, street_conversation
- literal or figurative
- figurative
- source type
- heard_in_real_life
- current usage status
- current
- commonness
- somewhat_common
- heard from detail
- Thường nghe trong giao tiếp hàng ngày ở miền Nam.
- accent note
- Phát âm theo giọng Nam; thường nhanh hơn và nhẹ hơn giọng Bắc.
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