How do you say “pierce” in Vietnamese?

“Pierce” in Vietnamese is xuyên qua (to go through), xuyên (to pierce), chích (to prick).

Vietnamese words for “pierce”

• xuyên quaListenverb
  Hanoi [swiən˧˧ kwaː˧˧] · Saigon [s⁽ʷ⁾iəŋ˧˧ waː˧˧]xuyên level qua level

  to go through; to pierce; to penetrate

• xuyênListenverb
  Hanoi [swiən˧˧] · Saigon [s⁽ʷ⁾iəŋ˧˧]xuyên level

  to pierce; to go through

• chíchListenverb
  Hanoi [t͡ɕïk̟̚˧˦] · Saigon [cɨt̚˦˥]chích rising

  to prick; to pierce; to puncture

Related Vietnamese words

• châmListenverb

  to sting; to prick; to pierce

• chọtListenverb

  to pierce

• đâmListenverb

  to stab; to thrust

• chọcListenverb

  to poke; to prod

• giùiListenverb

  awl

• xoiListenverb

  to poke through; to clear with a stick

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.