How do you say “blink” in Vietnamese?

“Blink” in Vietnamese is nhấp nháy (to blink), chớp mắt (to blink).

Vietnamese words for “blink”

• nhấp nháyListenverb
  Hanoi [ɲəp̚˧˦ ɲaj˧˦] · Saigon [ɲəp̚˦˥ ɲa(ː)j˦˥]nhấp rising nháy rising

  to blink

  for “blink” meaning: To close and reopen both eyes quickly.

• chớp mắtListenverb
  Hanoi [t͡ɕəːp̚˧˦ mat̚˧˦] · Saigon [cəːp̚˦˥ mak̚˦˥]chớp rising mắt rising

  to blink; to wink

  • Tôi chớp mắt.I blinked.

Related Vietnamese words

• chớpListenverb

  lightning; a flash; flicker

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.