How do you say “blunt” in Vietnamese?

“Blunt” in Vietnamese is cùn (blunt), lụt (flood), thẳng thừng (blunt).

Vietnamese words for “blunt”

• cùnListenadjective
  Hanoi [kun˨˩] · Saigon [kʊwŋ͡m˨˩]cùn falling

  blunt

  for “blunt” meaning: Having a thick edge or point; not sharp.

  • Chiếc bút chì bị cùn.The pencil is blunt.
• lụtListenadjective
  Hanoi [lut̚˧˨ʔ] · Saigon [lʊk͡p̚˨˩˨]lụt heavy

  flood

• thẳng thừngListenadjective
  Hanoi [tʰaŋ˧˩ tʰɨŋ˨˩] · Saigon [tʰaŋ˨˩˦ tʰɨŋ˨˩]thẳng dipping thừng falling

  blunt; forthright; direct

Related Vietnamese words

• bộc trựcListenadjective

  frank; outspoken; blunt

• sỗListenadjective

  tactless; blunt; overly familiar

• thẳng như ruột ngựaListenphrase

  straightforward; honest; blunt

• tùListenadjective

  prison; imprisonment; confinement

• lỗ mãngListenadjective

  rash; hot-headed

• tàyListenadjective

  Tay; an ethnic group of Vietnam

• tiền mặtListennoun

  cash

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.