How do you say “louse” in Vietnamese?

“Louse” in Vietnamese is chấy (head louse), rận (body louse), chí (will).

Vietnamese words for “louse”

• chấyListennoun
  Hanoi [t͡ɕəj˧˦] · Saigon [cəj˦˥]chấy rising

  head louse

  for “louse” meaning: A small parasitic wingless insect of the order Psocodea.

• rậnListennoun
  Hanoi [zən˧˨ʔ] · Saigon [ɹəŋ˨˩˨]rận heavy

  body louse

  for “louse” meaning: A small parasitic wingless insect of the order Psocodea.

• chíListennoun
  Hanoi [t͡ɕi˧˦] · Saigon [cɪj˦˥]chí rising

  will; resolve; volition

  for “louse” meaning: A small parasitic wingless insect of the order Psocodea.

Related Vietnamese words

• chấy rậnListennoun

  louse; lice

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.