How do you say “grumpy” in Vietnamese?

“Grumpy” in Vietnamese is cáu kỉnh (irritable).

Vietnamese words for “grumpy”

• cáu kỉnhListenadjective
  Hanoi [kaw˧˦ kïŋ˧˩] · Saigon [ka(ː)w˦˥ kɨn˨˩˦]cáu rising kỉnh dipping

  irritable; grumpy; surly

Related Vietnamese words

• cáu bẳnListenadjective

  grumpy; cranky; grouchy

• cục cằnListenadjective

  irritable and rude; grumpy and uncouth; having a bad temper

• gắt gỏngListenadjective

  churlish; grouchy; bad-tempered

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.