How do you say “disperse” in Vietnamese?

“Disperse” in Vietnamese is rải rác (scattered), phân tán (to disperse), xua tan (to dispel).

Vietnamese words for “disperse”

• rải rácListenadjective
  Hanoi [zaːj˧˩ zaːk̚˧˦] · Saigon [ɹaːj˨˩˦ ɹaːk̚˦˥]rải dipping rác rising

  scattered

  for “disperse” meaning: To scatter in different directions.

• phân tánListenverb
  Hanoi [fən˧˧ taːn˧˦] · Saigon [fəŋ˧˧ taːŋ˦˥]phân level tán rising

  to disperse; to scatter

• xua tanListenverb
  Hanoi [suə˧˧ taːn˧˧] · Saigon [suə˧˧ taːŋ˧˧]xua level tan level

  to dispel; to disperse

Related Vietnamese words

• giải tánListenverb

  to disband; to dissolve; to dismiss

• tảnListenverb

  to be dispersed; to disperse

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.