How do you say “greedy” in Vietnamese?

“Greedy” in Vietnamese is tham lam (greedy), tham (to covet).

Vietnamese words for “greedy”

• tham lamListenadjective
  Hanoi [tʰaːm˧˧ laːm˧˧] · Saigon [tʰaːm˧˧ laːm˧˧]tham level lam level

  greedy

  for “greedy” meaning: Having greed; consumed by selfish desires.

  • Đừng trở nên tham lam.Let's not get greedy here.
• thamListenverb
  Hanoi [tʰaːm˧˧] · Saigon [tʰaːm˧˧]tham level

  to covet; to be greedy; to lust after

  for “greedy” meaning: Having greed; consumed by selfish desires.

Related Vietnamese words

• hamListenadjective

  eager; keen

• tham ănListenadjective

  gluttonous

• hámListenverb

  to be greedy

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.