How do you say “abstain” in Vietnamese?

“Abstain” in Vietnamese is kiêng (to avoid), cấm kỵ (to avoid).

Vietnamese words for “abstain”

• kiêngListenverb
  Hanoi [kiəŋ˧˧] · Saigon [kiəŋ˧˧]kiêng level

  to avoid; to refrain; to abstain

• cấm kỵListenverb
  cấm rising kỵ heavy

  to avoid; to abstain; to refrain

Related Vietnamese words

• cấm kịListenverb

  to avoid; to abstain; to refrain

• huý kịListenverb

  to avoid; to abstain; to refrain

• kiêng kịListenverb

  to avoid; to abstain; to refrain

• kiêng kỵListenverb

  to avoid; to abstain; to refrain

• kiêng khemListenverb

  to abstain from unhealthy foods

• kịListenverb

  a great-great-grandparent

• kỵListenverb

  a great-great-grandparent

Translations matched from English Wiktionary (translation tables and Vietnamese entries, via kaikki.org; CC BY-SA 4.0) and the NgonNgu English–Vietnamese dictionary, reviewed and edited; examples from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR). The Listen button uses your browser's Vietnamese voice.