How do you say “collapse” in Vietnamese?

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

"Collapse" in Vietnamese is sập (to collapse), đổ (to pour), sụp đổ (to collapse).

“Collapse” in Vietnamese is sập (to collapse), đổ (to pour), sụp đổ (to collapse).

Vietnamese words for “collapse”

sậpverb
Hanoi [səp̚˧˨ʔ] · Saigon [ʂəp̚˨˩˨]sập heavy
to collapse; to fall down
for “collapse” meaning: To break apart and fall down suddenly; to cave in.
- Căn nhà sập xuống.The house collapsed.
đổverb
Hanoi [ʔɗo˧˩] · Saigon [ʔɗow˨˩˦]đổ dipping
to pour; to fall in love; usually one-sidedly
for “collapse” meaning: To break apart and fall down suddenly; to cave in.
sụp đổverb
Hanoi [sup̚˧˨ʔ ʔɗo˧˩] · Saigon [ʂʊp̚˨˩˨ ʔɗow˨˩˦]sụp heavy đổ dipping
to collapse; to tumble
for “collapse” meaning: To cease to function due to a sudden breakdown; to fail suddenly and completely.
- Ngôi nhà sụp đổ.The house collapsed.

Related Vietnamese words

rụiverb
to fall down; collapse; slump
sụmverb
to fall; drop; collapse
sụpverb
to collapse; to fall down
đổ sậpverb
to collapse; to fall
đổ vỡverb
to collapse; to fail; to break down
sụtverb
to fall; go down; drop

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.