How do you say “bribe” in Vietnamese?
“Bribe” in Vietnamese is hối lộ (to bribe), đút lót (to bribe), đút (to slide/slip).
Vietnamese words for “bribe”
- hối lộverbHanoi [hoj˧˦ lo˧˨ʔ] · Saigon [hoj˦˥ low˨˩˨]hối rising lộ heavy
to bribe
for “bribe” meaning: Something (usually money) given in exchange for influence or as an inducement to breaking the law.
- Sĩ quan cảnh sát đồng ý nhận hối lộ.The police officer accepted a bribe.
- đút lótverbHanoi [ʔɗut̚˧˦ lɔt̚˧˦] · Saigon [ʔɗʊk͡p̚˦˥ lɔk̚˦˥]đút rising lót rising
to bribe
for “bribe” meaning: Something (usually money) given in exchange for influence or as an inducement to breaking the law.
- đútverbHanoi [ʔɗut̚˧˦] · Saigon [ʔɗʊk͡p̚˦˥]đút rising
to slide/slip; to spoon-feed; to hand-feed
for “bribe” meaning: To give a bribe to; specifically, to ask a person to do something against their original will, in exchange for some type of reward or relief from potential trouble.