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How do you say “rainbow” in Vietnamese?

“Rainbow” in Vietnamese is cầu vồng (rainbow), lẹm (kind of awl).

Vietnamese words for “rainbow”

  • cầu vồngnoun
    Hanoi [kəw˨˩ vəwŋ͡m˨˩] · Saigon [kəw˨˩ vəwŋ͡m˨˩]cầu falling vồng falling

    rainbow

    for “rainbow” meaning: A multicoloured arch in the sky, produced by prismatic refraction of light within droplets of rain in the air.

    • Tôi đã ngước nhìn lên và thấy một chiếc cầu vồng trên bầu trời.I looked up and saw a rainbow in the sky.
  • lẹmnoun
    Hanoi [lɛm˧˨ʔ] · Saigon [lɛm˨˩˨]lẹm heavy

    kind of awl

    for “rainbow” meaning: A multicoloured arch in the sky, produced by prismatic refraction of light within droplets of rain in the air.

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