How do you say “melancholy” in Vietnamese?

“Melancholy” in Vietnamese is trầm cảm (depressed), sầu muộn (melancholy), phiền muộn (sorrowful).

Vietnamese words for “melancholy”

• trầm cảmListenadjective
  Hanoi [t͡ɕəm˨˩ kaːm˧˩] · Saigon [ʈəm˨˩ kaːm˨˩˦]trầm falling cảm dipping

  depressed

  for “melancholy” meaning: Great sadness or depression, especially of a thoughtful or introspective nature.

• sầu muộnListenadjective
  Hanoi [səw˨˩ muən˧˨ʔ] · Saigon [ʂəw˨˩ muəŋ˨˩˨]sầu falling muộn heavy

  melancholy

• phiền muộnListenadjective
  Hanoi [fiən˨˩ muən˧˨ʔ] · Saigon [fiəŋ˨˩ muəŋ˨˩˨]phiền falling muộn heavy

  sorrowful; sad; melancholy

• buồn rầuListenadjective
  Hanoi [ʔɓuən˨˩ zəw˨˩] · Saigon [ʔɓuəŋ˨˩ ɹəw˨˩]buồn falling rầu falling

  sad; melancholy

Related Vietnamese words

• buồn bãListenadjective

  sad; melancholy

• bùi ngùiListenadjective

  sad; melancholy

• rầuListenadjective

  gloomy; melancholy; grieved

• sầu biListenadjective

  sad; melancholy

• âu sầuListenadjective

  sad; sorrowful; melancholy

• ủ dộtListenadjective

  somber; gloomy; melancholy

• ủ rũListenadjective

  sullen; gloomy; melancholy

• buồnListenadjective

  sad

• u sầuListenadjective

  sorrowful

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.