Vietnamese phrase
How to say “Fake lifestyle/showing off wealth” in Vietnamese
“Fake lifestyle/showing off wealth” in Vietnamese is
Phông bạt
Hear it in both accents
Vietnamese sounds noticeably different north to south. Both are recorded so you can match wherever you are.
Northern
Hanoi and the north
Southern
Saigon and the south
Used in a sentence
Đừng tin mấy tấm hình đó, anh ta chỉ đang phông bạt thôi.
Don't believe those photos, he's just faking a flashy lifestyle.
Northern
Hanoi and the north
Southern
Saigon and the south
Worth knowing
Word by word: phông (backdrop/background) + bạt (canvas/tarpaulin)
When you would use it
This line comes from the Gen Z Vietnamese Slang situation pack in XinChao (Legend) — the moments you actually run into in Việt Nam, not textbook drills.
See the survival packs