How do you say “break off” in Vietnamese?

Q: How do you say "break off" in Vietnamese?

"Break off" in Vietnamese is rời (to break off), sút (to break off), cắt đứt (to sever).

“Break off” in Vietnamese is rời (to break off), sút (to break off), cắt đứt (to sever).

Vietnamese words for “break off”

rờiverb
Hanoi [zəːj˨˩] · Saigon [ɹəːj˨˩]rời falling
to break off; to break loose; to leave
sútverb
Hanoi [sut̚˧˦] · Saigon [ʂʊk͡p̚˦˥]sút rising
to break off; to slip
cắt đứtverb
Hanoi [kat̚˧˦ ʔɗɨt̚˧˦] · Saigon [kak̚˦˥ ʔɗɨk̚˦˥]cắt rising đứt rising
to sever; to break off

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.