How do you say “premature” in Vietnamese?

“Premature” in Vietnamese is yểu (premature), non (young).

Vietnamese words for “premature”

• yểuListenadjective
  Hanoi [ʔiəw˧˩] · Saigon [ʔiw˨˩˦]yểu dipping

  premature

  for “premature” meaning: Occurring before a state of readiness or maturity has arrived.

• nonListenadjective
  Hanoi [nɔn˧˧] · Saigon [nɔŋ˧˧]non level

  young; tender; green

  for “premature” meaning: Occurring before a state of readiness or maturity has arrived.

Related Vietnamese words

• sớmListenadverb

  early; soon

• vội vàngListenadjective

  in a hurry; quick

• hấp tấpListenadjective

  hasty; hurried; rash

• vội vãListenadjective

  in a hurry; hasty; rushed

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.