How do you say “disparage” in Vietnamese?

“Disparage” in Vietnamese is chê bai (to disparage), chê trách (to reproach), gièm pha (to disparage).

Vietnamese words for “disparage”

• chê baiListenverb
  Hanoi [t͡ɕe˧˧ ʔɓaːj˧˧] · Saigon [cej˧˧ ʔɓaːj˧˧]chê level bai level

  to disparage; to denounce; to deplore

• chê tráchListenverb
  Hanoi [t͡ɕe˧˧ t͡ɕajk̟̚˧˦] · Saigon [cej˧˧ ʈat̚˦˥]chê level trách rising

  to reproach; to disparage; to deplore

• gièm phaListenverb
  Hanoi [zɛm˨˩ faː˧˧] · Saigon [jɛm˨˩ faː˧˧]gièm falling pha level

  to disparage; to denigrate; to backbite

Related Vietnamese words

• kích bácListenverb

  to criticise severely; to run down; to disparage

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.