How do you say “drip” in Vietnamese?

“Drip” in Vietnamese is nhỏ (small), rỉ (rusty), rò rỉ (to leak).

Vietnamese words for “drip”

• nhỏListenverb
  Hanoi [ɲɔ˧˩] · Saigon [ɲɔ˨˩˦]nhỏ dipping

  small; little

  for “drip” meaning: To fall one drop at a time.

• rỉListenverb
  Hanoi [zi˧˩] · Saigon [ɹɪj˨˩˦]rỉ dipping

  rusty; rusted

  for “drip” meaning: To leak slowly.

• rò rỉListenverb
  Hanoi [zɔ˨˩ zi˧˩] · Saigon [ɹɔ˨˩ ɹɪj˨˩˦]rò falling rỉ dipping

  to leak; to drip

Related Vietnamese words

• nho nhỏListenverb

  small; little

• vãListenverb

  to throw on one's face; to moisten

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.