How do you say “lament” in Vietnamese?

“Lament” in Vietnamese is than vãn (to lament).

Vietnamese words for “lament”

• than vãnListenverb
  Hanoi [tʰaːn˧˧ vaːn˦ˀ˥] · Saigon [tʰaːŋ˧˧ vaːŋ˨˩˦]than level vãn creaky rising

  to lament; to complain; to moan

Related Vietnamese words

• khóc thanListenverb

  to lament; to weep; to mourn

• rên siếtListenverb

  to lament; to groan; to writhe

• rên xiếtListenverb

  to lament; to groan; to writhe

• than khócListenverb

  to lament; to weep; to mourn

• than thởListenverb

  to sigh; to lament

• tủiListenverb

  to deplore; to lament; to grieve

• rênListenverb

  to groan; moan

• thương xótListenverb

  to feel compassion for; to pity

• xót xaListenadjective

  wretched; regretful

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.