How do you say “guilty” in Vietnamese?

“Guilty” in Vietnamese is phạm tội (guilty), tội lỗi (a wrongful deed), hổ thẹn (ashamed).

Vietnamese words for “guilty”

• phạm tộiListenadjective
  Hanoi [faːm˧˨ʔ toj˧˨ʔ] · Saigon [faːm˨˩˨ toj˨˩˨]phạm heavy tội heavy

  guilty; culpable

  for “guilty” meaning: Responsible for a dishonest act.

• tội lỗiListennoun
  Hanoi [toj˧˨ʔ loj˦ˀ˥] · Saigon [toj˨˩˨ loj˨˩˦]tội heavy lỗi creaky rising

  a wrongful deed; a terrible mistake; a crime

  for “guilty” meaning: Responsible for a dishonest act.

• hổ thẹnListenadjective
  Hanoi [ho˧˩ tʰɛn˧˨ʔ] · Saigon [how˨˩˦ tʰɛŋ˨˩˨]hổ dipping thẹn heavy

  ashamed; guilty; embarrassed

Related Vietnamese words

• chột dạListenadjective

  startled; flustered; panicked

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.