How do you say “lowly” in Vietnamese?

“Lowly” in Vietnamese is hèn (lowly or unworthy of note).

Vietnamese words for “lowly”

• hènListenadjective
  Hanoi [hɛn˨˩] · Saigon [hɛŋ˨˩]hèn falling

  lowly or unworthy of note; sleazy; dishonest or unscrupulous

Related Vietnamese words

• hàn viListenadjective

  lowly; humble

• quènListenadjective

  lowly; of no importance; unworthy of note

• tầm thườngListenadjective

  commonplace; mediocre; trivial

• hèn hạListenadjective

  vile; base; mean

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.