How do you say “embezzle” in Vietnamese?

“Embezzle” in Vietnamese is biển thủ (to embezzle), tham ô (to embezzle).

Vietnamese words for “embezzle”

• biển thủListenverb
  Hanoi [ʔɓiən˧˩ tʰu˧˩] · Saigon [ʔɓiəŋ˨˩˦ tʰʊw˨˩˦]biển dipping thủ dipping

  to embezzle; or to defalcate

• tham ôListenverb
  Hanoi [tʰaːm˧˧ ʔo˧˧] · Saigon [tʰaːm˧˧ ʔow˧˧]tham level ô level

  to embezzle; to be corrupt

Related Vietnamese words

• chiếm dụngListenverb

  to misappropriate; to embezzle; to take

• đút túiListenverb

  to embezzle; to defalcate

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.