How do you say “ashamed” in Vietnamese?

“Ashamed” in Vietnamese is hổ thẹn (ashamed), hổ (tiger).

Vietnamese words for “ashamed”

• hổ thẹnListenadjective
  Hanoi [ho˧˩ tʰɛn˧˨ʔ] · Saigon [how˨˩˦ tʰɛŋ˨˩˨]hổ dipping thẹn heavy

  ashamed; guilty; embarrassed

• hổListenadjective
  Hanoi [ho˧˩] · Saigon [how˨˩˦]hổ dipping

  tiger

Related Vietnamese words

• bẽ bàngListenadjective

  ashamed; confused

• dại mặtListenadjective

  ashamed; embarrassed; losing face

• giạy mặtListenadjective

  ashamed; embarrassed; losing face

• ốt dộtListenadjective

  ashamed; shy

• xấu hổListenverb

  to be ashamed; to be embarrassed

• chẽnListenadjective

  short and tight-fitting; shy; ashamed

• rầyListenadjective

  to chide; to rebuke; to scold

• ê chềListenadjective

  ashamed

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.