How do you say “precarious” in Vietnamese?

“Precarious” in Vietnamese is bấp bênh (precarious).

Vietnamese words for “precarious”

• bấp bênhListenadjective
  Hanoi [ʔɓəp̚˧˦ ʔɓəjŋ̟˧˧] · Saigon [ʔɓəp̚˦˥ ʔɓəːn˧˧]bấp rising bênh level

  precarious; uncertain

Related Vietnamese words

• ngàn cân treo sợi tócListenphrase

  precarious; on thin ice

• tạm thờiListenadjective

  temporary

• tạmListenadjective

  temporary; not bad; so-so

• chập chùngListenadjective

  wavy; rolling; rippling

• trập trùngListenadjective

  wavy; rolling; rippling

• nổi nênhListenadjective

  to float

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.