How do you say “coy” in Vietnamese?

“Coy” in Vietnamese is rụt rè (shy).

Vietnamese words for “coy”

• rụt rèListenadjective
  Hanoi [zut̚˧˨ʔ zɛ˨˩] · Saigon [ɹʊk͡p̚˨˩˨ ɹɛ˨˩]rụt heavy rè falling

  shy; timid; coy

Related Vietnamese words

• e lệListenadjective

  coy; shy; bashful

• thẹn thùngListenadjective

  abashed; shy; coy

• xấu hổListenverb

  to be ashamed; to be embarrassed

• bẽn lẽnListenadjective

  shy; timid; bashful

• dỗListenverb

  to soothe or appease

• vuốt veListenverb

  to gently caress

• xoa dịuListenverb

  to appease; to placate; to calm

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.