How do you say “reluctant” in Vietnamese?

“Reluctant” in Vietnamese is miễn cưỡng (unwilling).

Vietnamese words for “reluctant”

• miễn cưỡngListenadjective
  Hanoi [miən˦ˀ˥ kɨəŋ˦ˀ˥] · Saigon [miəŋ˨˩˦ kɨəŋ˨˩˦]miễn creaky rising cưỡng creaky rising

  unwilling; reluctant

  for “reluctant” meaning: Not wanting to take some action; unwilling to do something.

  • Tôi miễn cưỡng đồng ý.I reluctantly agreed.

Related Vietnamese words

• chàng ràngListenadjective

  reluctant; nagging

• bất đắc dĩListenadverb
• chống lạiListenverb

  to resist; to oppose; to be against

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.