How do you say “cling” in Vietnamese?

“Cling” in Vietnamese is bám (to cling to), víu (to cling).

Vietnamese words for “cling”

• bámListenverb
  Hanoi [ʔɓaːm˧˦] · Saigon [ʔɓaːm˦˥]bám rising

  to cling to; to adhere to; to stick to

  for “cling” meaning: To hold very tightly, as to not fall off.

• víuListenverb
  Hanoi [viw˧˦] · Saigon [viw˦˥]víu rising

  to cling

Related Vietnamese words

• bíuListenverb

  to cling

• trung thànhListenadjective

  loyal; faithful; true

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.