How do you say “puppet” in Vietnamese?

“Puppet” in Vietnamese is con rối (puppet), bù nhìn (scarecrow).

Vietnamese words for “puppet”

• con rốiListennoun
  Hanoi [kɔn˧˧ zoj˧˦] · Saigon [kɔŋ˧˧ ɹoj˦˥]con level rối rising

  puppet

  for “puppet” meaning: Any small model of a person or animal able to be moved by strings or rods, or in the form of a glove.

• bù nhìnListennoun
  Hanoi [ʔɓu˨˩ ɲin˨˩] · Saigon [ʔɓʊw˨˩ ɲɨn˨˩]bù falling nhìn falling

  scarecrow; puppet

  for “puppet” meaning: A person, country, etc, controlled by another.

Related Vietnamese words

• hình nhânListennoun

  doll; puppet; dummy

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.