How do you say “grumble” in Vietnamese?

“Grumble” in Vietnamese is lẩm bẩm (to mumble), càu nhàu (to grumble), cằn nhằn (to grumble).

Vietnamese words for “grumble”

• lẩm bẩmListenverb
  Hanoi [ləm˧˩ ʔɓəm˧˩] · Saigon [ləm˨˩˦ ʔɓəm˨˩˦]lẩm dipping bẩm dipping

  to mumble; to mutter; especially angrily or indignantly

  for “grumble” meaning: To complain; to murmur or mutter with discontent; to make ill-natured complaints in a low voice and a surly manner.

• càu nhàuListenverb
  Hanoi [kaw˨˩ ɲaw˨˩] · Saigon [ka(ː)w˨˩ ɲa(ː)w˨˩]càu falling nhàu falling

  to grumble; to grunt; to complain

• cằn nhằnListenverb
  Hanoi [kan˨˩ ɲan˨˩] · Saigon [kaŋ˨˩ ɲaŋ˨˩]cằn falling nhằn falling

  to grumble; to complain; to nag

Related Vietnamese words

• kêu caListenverb

  to complain; to grumble

• làu bàuListenverb

  to grumble

• đayListenverb

  jute

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.