How do you say “futile” in Vietnamese?

“Futile” in Vietnamese is vô ích (useless), vô dụng (useless).

Vietnamese words for “futile”

• vô íchListenadjective
  Hanoi [vo˧˧ ʔïk̟̚˧˦] · Saigon [vow˧˧ ʔɨt̚˦˥]vô level ích rising

  useless; futile

  for “futile” meaning: Incapable of producing results, useless; doomed not to be successful; not worth attempting.

• vô dụngListenadjective
  Hanoi [vo˧˧ zʊwŋ͡m˧˨ʔ] · Saigon [vow˧˧ jʊwŋ͡m˨˩˨]vô level dụng heavy

  useless

  for “futile” meaning: Incapable of producing results, useless; doomed not to be successful; not worth attempting.

Related Vietnamese words

• tầm phàoListenadjective

  futile; useless

• viển vôngListenadjective

  unrealistic; impractical

• phù phiếmListennoun

  frivolous; useless; valueless

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.