How do you say “dim” in Vietnamese?

“Dim” in Vietnamese is mờ (dim), lờ mờ (dim), mơ hồ (dim).

Vietnamese words for “dim”

• mờListenadjective
  Hanoi [məː˨˩] · Saigon [məː˨˩]mờ falling

  dim; vague; unclear

  for “dim” meaning: Not bright or colorful.

  • Cái đèn pin này ngày càng mờ.This flashlight is getting dim.
• lờ mờListenadjective
  Hanoi [ləː˨˩ məː˨˩] · Saigon [ləː˨˩ məː˨˩]lờ falling mờ falling

  dim; indistinct; vague

• mơ hồListenadjective
  Hanoi [məː˧˧ ho˨˩] · Saigon [məː˧˧ how˨˩]mơ level hồ falling

  dim; vague; ambiguous

• âm uListenadjective
  Hanoi [ʔəm˧˧ ʔu˧˧] · Saigon [ʔəm˧˧ ʔʊw˧˧]âm level u level

  gloomy; dim

Related Vietnamese words

• chập choạngListenadjective

  gloomy; dim; murky

• gà mờListenadjective

  dim; dull-witted

• mập mờListenadjective

  dim; vague

• mờ mịtListenadjective

  obscure; dim

• mờ ảoListenadjective

  dim; vague; unclear

• ngô nghêListenadjective

  silly; stupid; dim

• nhoàListenverb

  to fade; to dim

• đụcListenverb

  to carve; to chisel

• vẩnListenverb

  turbid; cloudy; muddy

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.