How do you say “bitter” in Vietnamese?

“Bitter” in Vietnamese is đắng (bitter), cay đắng (bitter).

Vietnamese words for “bitter”

• đắngListenadjective
  Hanoi [ʔɗaŋ˧˦] · Saigon [ʔɗaŋ˦˥]đắng rising

  bitter

  for “bitter” meaning: Having an acrid taste (usually from a basic substance).

  • Nó đắng.It's bitter.
• cay đắngListenadjective
  Hanoi [kaj˧˧ ʔɗaŋ˧˦] · Saigon [ka(ː)j˧˧ ʔɗaŋ˦˥]cay level đắng rising

  bitter; painful; miserable

Related Vietnamese words

• chua chátListenadjective

  bitter; acerbic; acrid

• sâu cayListenadjective

  painful; bitter; profound

• ác nghiệtListenadjective

  evil; harsh; bitter

• đắng lòngListenadjective

  bitter; unpleasant to accept; heartbreaking

• cayListenadjective

  burning

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.