How do you say “cowardly” in Vietnamese?

“Cowardly” in Vietnamese is nhút nhát (shy), hèn nhát (cowardly).

Vietnamese words for “cowardly”

• nhút nhátListenadjective
  Hanoi [ɲut̚˧˦ ɲaːt̚˧˦] · Saigon [ɲʊk͡p̚˦˥ ɲaːk̚˦˥]nhút rising nhát rising

  shy; timid

• hèn nhátListenadjective
  Hanoi [hɛn˨˩ ɲaːt̚˧˦] · Saigon [hɛŋ˨˩ ɲaːk̚˦˥]hèn falling nhát rising

  cowardly

Related Vietnamese words

• khiếp nhượcListenadjective

  cowardly; spineless; timid

• nhátListenadjective

  shy; timid

• hènListenadjective

  lowly or unworthy of note; sleazy; dishonest or unscrupulous

• nhát ganListenadjective

  weak-hearted; gutless

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.