How do you say “gentle” in Vietnamese?

“Gentle” in Vietnamese is nhẹ nhàng (light), dịu dàng (sweet), hiền lành (good-natured).

Vietnamese words for “gentle”

• nhẹ nhàngListenadjective
  Hanoi [ɲɛ˧˨ʔ ɲaːŋ˨˩] · Saigon [ɲɛ˨˩˨ ɲaːŋ˨˩]nhẹ heavy nhàng falling

  light; gentle; soft

  for “gentle” meaning: Soft and mild rather than hard or severe.

• dịu dàngListenadjective
  Hanoi [ziw˧˨ʔ zaːŋ˨˩] · Saigon [jiw˨˩˨ jaːŋ˨˩]dịu heavy dàng falling

  sweet; tender; gentle

• hiền lànhListenadjective
  Hanoi [hiən˨˩ lajŋ̟˨˩] · Saigon [hiəŋ˨˩ lan˨˩]hiền falling lành falling

  good-natured; gentle

Related Vietnamese words

• hiền hoàListenadjective

  mild; gentle; meek and affable

• khẽListenadjective

  gentle; soft

• nhuListenadjective

  soft; gentle

• nhu mìListenadjective

  soft; gentle

• nhũn nhặnListenadjective

  gentle; humble; pleasant

• thoai thoảiListenadjective

  gentle; rolling

• thoảiListenadjective

  gentle; rolling

• thuận hòaListenadjective

  gentle; amiable; harmonious

• thuỳ mịListenadjective

  graceful; gentle

• êm dịuListenadjective

  sweet; gentle; soothing

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.