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How do you say “crouch” in Vietnamese?

“Crouch” in Vietnamese is né (to avoid), núp (to hide oneself behind something), cúi (to bend).

Vietnamese words for “crouch”

  • néverb
    Hanoi [nɛ˧˦] · Saigon [nɛ˦˥]né rising

    to avoid; to dodge

    for “crouch” meaning: To bend down; to stoop low; to stand close to the ground with legs bent, like an animal when waiting for prey, or someone in fear.

  • núpverb
    Hanoi [nup̚˧˦] · Saigon [nʊp̚˦˥]núp rising

    to hide oneself behind something

    for “crouch” meaning: To bend down; to stoop low; to stand close to the ground with legs bent, like an animal when waiting for prey, or someone in fear.

  • cúiverb
    Hanoi [kuj˧˦] · Saigon [kuj˦˥]cúi rising

    to bend

    for “crouch” meaning: To bend down; to stoop low; to stand close to the ground with legs bent, like an animal when waiting for prey, or someone in fear.

Related Vietnamese words

  • khomverb

    to crouch; to bend

  • khumverb

    to crouch; to bend

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.