How do you say “ignorant” in Vietnamese?

“Ignorant” in Vietnamese is mù chữ (illiterate), dốt (ignorant).

Vietnamese words for “ignorant”

• mù chữListenadjective
  Hanoi [mu˨˩ t͡ɕɨ˦ˀ˥] · Saigon [mʊw˨˩ cɨ˨˩˦]mù falling chữ creaky rising

  illiterate

  for “ignorant” meaning: Unknowledgeable or uneducated; characterized by ignorance.

• dốtListenadjective
  Hanoi [zot̚˧˦] · Saigon [jok̚˦˥]dốt rising

  ignorant; slow-witted; stupid

Related Vietnamese words

• ngu muộiListenadjective

  ignorant; completely dim-headed

• vô họcListenadjective

  uneducated; uncultured; ignorant

• mítListenadjective

  jackfruit

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.