How do you say “dregs” in Vietnamese?

Q: How do you say "dregs" in Vietnamese?

"Dregs" in Vietnamese is cặn (dregs), cặn bã (scum).

“Dregs” in Vietnamese is cặn (dregs), cặn bã (scum).

Vietnamese words for “dregs”

cặnnoun
Hanoi [kan˧˨ʔ] · Saigon [kaŋ˨˩˨]cặn heavy
dregs; lees; sediment
for “dregs” meaning: The sediment settled at the bottom of a liquid; the lees in a container of unfiltered wine.
cặn bãnoun
Hanoi [kan˧˨ʔ ʔɓaː˦ˀ˥] · Saigon [kaŋ˨˩˨ ʔɓaː˨˩˦]cặn heavy bã creaky rising
scum; dregs; trash
for “dregs” meaning: The worst and lowest part of something.

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