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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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