How do you say “mimic” in Vietnamese?

“Mimic” in Vietnamese is bắt chước (to imitate), nhại (to mimic), nhái (tree frog).

Vietnamese words for “mimic”

• bắt chướcListenverb
  Hanoi [ʔɓat̚˧˦ t͡ɕɨək̚˧˦] · Saigon [ʔɓak̚˦˥ cɨək̚˦˥]bắt rising chước rising

  to imitate; to mimic

  for “mimic” meaning: To imitate, especially in order to ridicule.

• nhạiListenverb
  Hanoi [ɲaːj˧˨ʔ] · Saigon [ɲaːj˨˩˨]nhại heavy

  to mimic

  for “mimic” meaning: To imitate, especially in order to ridicule.

• nháiListenverb
  Hanoi [ɲaːj˧˦] · Saigon [ɲaːj˦˥]nhái rising

  tree frog; small frog

Related Vietnamese words

• rập khuônListenverb

  to ape; to copycat; to mimic

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.