# cúp điện meaning in Vietnamese: power cut (A2)

> cúp điện means “power cut, power outage” in Vietnamese. Examples with audio, in Northern and Southern wording.

Source: https://vietnamesebuddy.com/words/cup-dien/ · Updated 2026-10-31

**cúp điện**: power cut

Level: A2 (our estimate)

Typed without accents: cup dien

## 1. power cut (noun)

power cut, power outage

Southern; Hà Nội says *mất điện*. Used like a verb too: *nhà tui bị cúp điện*.

- Saigon: Hôm qua cúp điện cả buổi chiều. | Hà Nội: Hôm qua mất điện cả buổi chiều. — There was a power cut all afternoon yesterday.
- Saigon: Cúp điện rồi, máy lạnh không chạy. | Hà Nội: Mất điện rồi, điều hòa không chạy. — The power's out, so the air conditioning isn't working.

Saigon only

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