How do you say “beggar” in Vietnamese?

“Beggar” in Vietnamese is ăn mày (beggar), ăn xin (to beg), bị gậy (begger).

Vietnamese words for “beggar”

• ăn màyListennoun
  Hanoi [ʔan˧˧ maj˨˩] · Saigon [ʔaŋ˧˧ ma(ː)j˨˩]ăn level mày falling

  beggar

  for “beggar” meaning: A person who begs.

• ăn xinListennoun
  Hanoi [ʔan˧˧ sin˧˧] · Saigon [ʔaŋ˧˧ sɨn˧˧]ăn level xin level

  to beg

  for “beggar” meaning: A person who begs.

• bị gậyListennoun
  Hanoi [ʔɓi˧˨ʔ ɣəj˧˨ʔ] · Saigon [ʔɓɪj˨˩˨ ɣəj˨˩˨]bị heavy gậy heavy

  begger

  for “beggar” meaning: A person who begs.

Related Vietnamese words

• thằngListenclassifier

  indicates male people; character; personality

• gãListennoun

  lad; bloke

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.