How do you say “pinch” in Vietnamese?

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

"Pinch" in Vietnamese is véo (to pinch), nhéo (to pinch), béo (fat).

“Pinch” in Vietnamese is véo (to pinch), nhéo (to pinch), béo (fat).

Vietnamese words for “pinch”

véoverb
Hanoi [vɛw˧˦] · Saigon [vɛw˦˥]véo rising
to pinch
for “pinch” meaning: To squeeze a small amount of a person's skin and flesh, making it hurt.
nhéoverb
Hanoi [ɲɛw˧˦] · Saigon [ɲɛw˦˥]nhéo rising
to pinch
for “pinch” meaning: To squeeze a small amount of a person's skin and flesh, making it hurt.
béoadjective
Hanoi [ʔɓɛw˧˦] · Saigon [ʔɓɛw˦˥]béo rising
fat; fatty
for “pinch” meaning: To squeeze a small amount of a person's skin and flesh, making it hurt.

Related Vietnamese words

bẹoverb
to pinch
cấuverb
to pinch; to pick off; pluck out
cấu chíverb
to pinch; to pluck; to nip
kẹpverb
nippers; clamp; clip
bấuverb
to grip; to grab
nhónverb
to stand on tiptoe; tiptoe
nhúmnoun
a small amount; a pinch of five fingertips

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.