How do you say “disrespectful” in Vietnamese?

“Disrespectful” in Vietnamese is vô lễ (impolite or even insolent), bất kính (disrespectful).

Vietnamese words for “disrespectful”

• vô lễListenadjective
  Hanoi [vo˧˧ le˦ˀ˥] · Saigon [vow˧˧ lej˨˩˦]vô level lễ creaky rising

  impolite or even insolent; especially with elder persons

  for “disrespectful” meaning: Lacking respect.

• bất kínhListenadjective
  Hanoi [ʔɓət̚˧˦ kïŋ˧˦] · Saigon [ʔɓək̚˦˥ kɨn˦˥]bất rising kính rising

  disrespectful; irreverent; rude

Related Vietnamese words

• khinh bạcListenadjective

  frivolous; thoughtless; disrespectful

• khinh lờnListenadjective

  disrespectful

• khinh nhờnListenadjective

  disrespectful

• ngỗ ngượcListenadjective

  insolent; defiant; disrespectful

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.