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How do you say “die” in Vietnamese?

“Die” in Vietnamese is chết (to die), băng hà (to die), thăng thiên (to die).

Vietnamese words for “die”

  • chếtverb
    Hanoi [t͡ɕet̚˧˦] · Saigon [cəːt̚˦˥]chết rising

    to die; to decease; to perish

    for “die” meaning: To stop living; to become dead; to undergo death.

    • Chết đi!Die!
  • băng hàverb
    Hanoi [ʔɓaŋ˧˧ haː˨˩] · Saigon [ʔɓaŋ˧˧ haː˨˩]băng level hà falling

    to die

    for “die” meaning: To stop living; to become dead; to undergo death.

  • thăng thiênverb
    Hanoi [tʰaŋ˧˧ tʰiən˧˧] · Saigon [tʰaŋ˧˧ tʰiəŋ˧˧]thăng level thiên level

    to die; to ascend to heaven

    for “die” meaning: To stop living; to become dead; to undergo death.

  • xuống lỗverb
    Hanoi [suəŋ˧˦ lo˦ˀ˥] · Saigon [suəŋ˦˥ low˨˩˦]xuống rising lỗ creaky rising

    to die

    for “die” meaning: To stop living; to become dead; to undergo death.

  • hi sinhverb
    Hanoi [hi˧˧ sïŋ˧˧] · Saigon [hɪj˧˧ ʂɨn˧˧]hi level sinh level

    to sacrifice; to die

    for “die” meaning: To stop living; to become dead; to undergo death.

    • Tom đã hi sinh để cứu tất cả chúng ta.Tom died to save all of us.
  • hy sinhverb
    hy level sinh level

    to sacrifice; to die

    for “die” meaning: To stop living; to become dead; to undergo death.

    • Anh ấy hy sinh như một anh hùng.He died a hero.
  • mấtverb
    Hanoi [mət̚˧˦] · Saigon [mək̚˦˥]mất rising

    to lose; to take (time); to die

    for “die” meaning: To stop living; to become dead; to undergo death.

    • Anh ấy mất được 10 năm rồi.It has been ten years since he died.
  • qua đờiverb
    Hanoi [kwaː˧˧ ʔɗəːj˨˩] · Saigon [waː˧˧ ʔɗəːj˨˩]qua level đời falling

    to pass away; to decease

    for “die” meaning: To stop living; to become dead; to undergo death.

    • Tom qua đời năm ngoái.Tom died last year.
  • vĩnh biệtinterjection
    Hanoi [vïŋ˦ˀ˥ ʔɓiət̚˧˨ʔ] · Saigon [vɨn˨˩˦ ʔɓiək̚˨˩˨]vĩnh creaky rising biệt heavy

    goodbye forever; see you never; good riddance forever

    for “die” meaning: To stop living; to become dead; to undergo death.

  • khuất bóngverb
    Hanoi [xwət̚˧˦ ʔɓawŋ͡m˧˦] · Saigon [kʰwək̚˦˥ ʔɓawŋ͡m˦˥]khuất rising bóng rising

    to be in the shade; to set

    for “die” meaning: To stop living; to become dead; to undergo death.

  • lìa đờiverb
    Hanoi [liə˨˩ ʔɗəːj˨˩] · Saigon [liə˨˩ ʔɗəːj˨˩]lìa falling đời falling

    to pass away

    for “die” meaning: To stop living; to become dead; to undergo death.

  • từ trầnverb
    Hanoi [tɨ˨˩ t͡ɕən˨˩] · Saigon [tɨ˨˩ ʈəŋ˨˩]từ falling trần falling

    to pass away

    for “die” meaning: To stop living; to become dead; to undergo death.

  • viên tịchverb
    Hanoi [viən˧˧ tïk̟̚˧˨ʔ] · Saigon [viəŋ˧˧ tɨt̚˨˩˨]viên level tịch heavy

    to pass away

    for “die” meaning: To stop living; to become dead; to undergo death.

  • xí ngầunoun
    Hanoi [si˧˦ ŋəw˨˩] · Saigon [sɪj˦˥ ŋəw˨˩]xí rising ngầu falling

    dice

    for “die” meaning: An isohedral polyhedron, usually a cube, with numbers or symbols on each side and thrown in games of chance.

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