How do you say “pathetic” in Vietnamese?

Q: How do you say "pathetic" in Vietnamese?

"Pathetic" in Vietnamese is tội nghiệp (poor).

“Pathetic” in Vietnamese is tội nghiệp (poor).

Vietnamese words for “pathetic”

tội nghiệpadjective
Hanoi [toj˧˨ʔ ŋiəp̚˧˨ʔ] · Saigon [toj˨˩˨ ŋip̚˨˩˨]tội heavy nghiệp heavy
poor; pathetic; pitiful

Related Vietnamese words

phếadjective
incompetent; pathetic
thống thiếtadjective
pathetic
cảm độngadjective
emotionally touching; moving or inspiring; evocative
thảm hạiadjective
pitiful; wretched

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.