How do you say “broken” in Vietnamese?

Q: How do you say "broken" in Vietnamese?

"Broken" in Vietnamese is hỏng (broken), bể (some small water bodies), vỡ (to break into pieces).

“Broken” in Vietnamese is hỏng (broken), bể (some small water bodies), vỡ (to break into pieces).

Vietnamese words for “broken”

hỏngadjective
Hanoi [hawŋ͡m˧˩] · Saigon [hawŋ͡m˨˩˦]hỏng dipping
broken; out of order
for “broken” meaning: Fragmented; in separate pieces.
- TV bị hỏng.The TV is broken.
bểnoun
Hanoi [ʔɓe˧˩] · Saigon [ʔɓej˨˩˦]bể dipping
some small water bodies; reserves or containers; a lake
for “broken” meaning: Fragmented; in separate pieces.
- Thứ gì đó đã bị vỡ/bể.Something's broken.
vỡverb
Hanoi [vəː˦ˀ˥] · Saigon [vəː˨˩˦]vỡ creaky rising
to break into pieces
for “broken” meaning: Fragmented; in separate pieces.
- Thứ gì đó đã bị vỡ/bể.Something's broken.
gãyadjective
Hanoi [ɣaj˦ˀ˥] · Saigon [ɣa(ː)j˨˩˦]gãy creaky rising
broken; fractured
- Mũi của anh ấy đã bị gãy hai lần.His nose has been broken twice.
tấmnoun
Hanoi [təm˧˦] · Saigon [təm˦˥]tấm rising
broken or fractured rice grains
hư hỏngadjective
Hanoi [hɨ˧˧ hawŋ͡m˧˩] · Saigon [hɨ˧˧ hawŋ͡m˨˩˦]hư level hỏng dipping
broken; damaged

Related Vietnamese words

vỡ tanadjective
to break; to break down; to shatter
chếtadjective
to die; to decease; to perish
chớtadjective
to die; to decease; to perish

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.