How do you say “envy” in Vietnamese?

“Envy” in Vietnamese is ghen tị (to envy), ghen ghét (to envy).

Vietnamese words for “envy”

• ghen tịListenverb
  Hanoi [ɣɛn˧˧ ti˧˨ʔ] · Saigon [ɣɛŋ˧˧ tɪj˨˩˨]ghen level tị heavy

  to envy

  • Nhiều người ghen tị với sự thành công của Tom.Many people envy Tom's success.
• ghen ghétListenverb
  Hanoi [ɣɛn˧˧ ɣɛt̚˧˦] · Saigon [ɣɛŋ˧˧ ɣɛk̚˦˥]ghen level ghét rising

  to envy; to begrudge

Related Vietnamese words

• ganhListenverb

  to envy; to be jealous

• ganh tịListenverb

  to envy; to be jealous

• kèn cựaListenverb

  to envy

• tính toánListenverb

  to calculate

• thèm muốnListenverb

  to thirst; to crave; to hunger

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.