How do you say “fault” in Vietnamese?

“Fault” in Vietnamese is lỗi (mistake), lỗi lầm (mistake).

Vietnamese words for “fault”

• lỗiListennoun
  Hanoi [loj˦ˀ˥] · Saigon [loj˨˩˦]lỗi creaky rising

  mistake; fault; error

  • Đấy là lỗi của tôi á?Is it my fault?
• lỗi lầmListennoun
  Hanoi [loj˦ˀ˥ ləm˨˩] · Saigon [loj˨˩˦ ləm˨˩]lỗi creaky rising lầm falling

  mistake; error; fault

  • Tôi yêu cô ấy mặc dù cô ấy có nhiều lỗi lầm.I cannot help loving her in spite of her many faults.

Related Vietnamese words

• đứt gãyListennoun

  fault

• khuyết điểmListennoun

  shortcoming; defect; weakness

• bất hợp líListennoun

  unreasonable; irrational; illogical

• bất hợp lýListennoun

  unreasonable; irrational; illogical

• sai phạmListennoun

  to violate regulations

• bới mócListenverb

  to find faults in others; to denounce

• chê tráchListenverb

  to reproach; to disparage; to deplore

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.