How do you say “embroider” in Vietnamese?

“Embroider” in Vietnamese is thêm mắm thêm muối (to add flair or pizzazz), thêu (to embroider).

Vietnamese words for “embroider”

• thêm mắm thêm muốiListenverb
  Hanoi [tʰem˧˧ mam˧˦ tʰem˧˧ muəj˧˦] · Saigon [tʰem˧˧ mam˦˥ tʰem˧˧ muj˦˥]thêm level mắm rising thêm level muối rising

  to add flair or pizzazz; to embellish; embroider

  for “embroider” meaning: To add imaginary detail to a narrative to make it more interesting or acceptable.

• thêuListenverb
  Hanoi [tʰew˧˧] · Saigon [tʰew˧˧]thêu level

  to embroider

Related Vietnamese words

• dệt gấm thêu hoaListenphrase

  to embellish; to embroider

• thêu hoa dệt gấmListenphrase

  to embellish; to embroider

• thêu thùaListenverb

  to embroider

• thêu dệtListenverb

  to make textile arts; to fabricate; to embellish

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.