How do you say “lazy” in Vietnamese?

“Lazy” in Vietnamese is lười biếng (lazy), lười (lazy), biếng nhác (lazy).

Vietnamese words for “lazy”

• lười biếngListenadjective
  Hanoi [lɨəj˨˩ ʔɓiəŋ˧˦] · Saigon [lɨj˨˩ ʔɓiəŋ˦˥]lười falling biếng rising

  lazy; slack; idle

  for “lazy” meaning: Unwilling to do work or make an effort; disinclined to exertion.

  • Cô ấy thật lười biếng.She is really lazy.
• lườiListenadjective
  Hanoi [lɨəj˨˩] · Saigon [lɨj˨˩]lười falling

  lazy; slothful

  for “lazy” meaning: Unwilling to do work or make an effort; disinclined to exertion.

  • Tôi lười.I'm lazy.
• biếng nhácListenadjective
  Hanoi [ʔɓiəŋ˧˦ ɲaːk̚˧˦] · Saigon [ʔɓiəŋ˦˥ ɲaːk̚˦˥]biếng rising nhác rising

  lazy

Related Vietnamese words

• trây lườiListenadjective

  lazy; idle; bone-lazy

• biếngListenadjective

  disinclined; losing interest in

• thườn thượtListenadjective

  lengthy; lazy; idle

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.