How do you say “provoke” in Vietnamese?

“Provoke” in Vietnamese is khích (to provoke), khiêu khích (to provoke), trêu chọc (to tease).

Vietnamese words for “provoke”

• khíchListenverb
  Hanoi [xïk̟̚˧˦] · Saigon [kʰɨt̚˦˥]khích rising

  to provoke; to irritate; to annoy

• khiêu khíchListenverb
  Hanoi [xiəw˧˧ xïk̟̚˧˦] · Saigon [kʰiw˧˧ kʰɨt̚˦˥]khiêu level khích rising

  to provoke; to incite

• trêu chọcListenverb
  Hanoi [t͡ɕew˧˧ t͡ɕawk͡p̚˧˨ʔ] · Saigon [ʈew˧˧ cawk͡p̚˨˩˨]trêu level chọc heavy

  to tease; to mock; to provoke

Related Vietnamese words

• chọc giậnListenverb

  to infuriate; to enrage; to provoke

• chọc tứcListenverb

  to infuriate; to enrage; to provoke

• kháyListenverb

  to tease; to provoke; to ridicule

• chọcListenverb

  to poke; to prod

• xúi giụcListenverb

  to incite; to instigate; to abet

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.