How do you say “beguile” in Vietnamese?

“Beguile” in Vietnamese is dụ dỗ (to entice), mê hoặc (to charm).

Vietnamese words for “beguile”

• dụ dỗListenverb
  Hanoi [zu˧˨ʔ zo˦ˀ˥] · Saigon [jʊw˨˩˨ jow˨˩˦]dụ heavy dỗ creaky rising

  to entice; to seduce

  for “beguile” meaning: To deceive or delude (using guile).

• mê hoặcListenverb
  Hanoi [me˧˧ hwak̚˧˨ʔ] · Saigon [mej˧˧ wak̚˨˩˨]mê level hoặc heavy

  to charm; to enchant; to bewitch

  for “beguile” meaning: To charm, delight or captivate.

Related Vietnamese words

• lừa dốiListenverb

  to deceive; to cheat

• đánh lừaListenverb

  to cheat; to dupe; to deceive

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.