How do you say “pity” in Vietnamese?

“Pity” in Vietnamese is tội (a crime), tội nghiệp (poor).

Vietnamese words for “pity”

• tộiListennoun
  Hanoi [toj˧˨ʔ] · Saigon [toj˨˩˨]tội heavy

  a crime; a sin; a naughty deed

  for “pity” meaning: To feel pity for (someone or something).

• tội nghiệpListenadjective
  Hanoi [toj˧˨ʔ ŋiəp̚˧˨ʔ] · Saigon [toj˨˩˨ ŋip̚˨˩˨]tội heavy nghiệp heavy

  poor; pathetic; pitiful

  for “pity” meaning: To feel pity for (someone or something).

Related Vietnamese words

• bi tâmListennoun

  compassion; pity

• ngậm ngùiListenverb

  to be grieved; to feel sorry; to pity

• thương hạiListenverb

  to feel sorry for someone; to pity; to show compassion to

• thương xótListenverb

  to feel compassion for; to pity

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.