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How do you say “reverse” in Vietnamese?

“Reverse” in Vietnamese is ngược (reverse), đảo ngược (to reverse), hoán đổi (to swap).

Vietnamese words for “reverse”

  • ngượcadjective
    Hanoi [ŋɨək̚˧˨ʔ] · Saigon [ŋɨək̚˨˩˨]ngược heavy

    reverse; contrary

    for “reverse” meaning: Turned upside down; greatly disturbed.

    • Hãy lật ngược đồng xu lại.Let's reverse the coin.
  • đảo ngượcverb
    Hanoi [ʔɗaːw˧˩ ŋɨək̚˧˨ʔ] · Saigon [ʔɗaːw˨˩˦ ŋɨək̚˨˩˨]đảo dipping ngược heavy

    to reverse

    • Chữ viết bị đảo ngược lại trong gương.Writing is reversed in a mirror.
  • hoán đổiverb
    Hanoi [hwaːn˧˦ ʔɗoj˧˩] · Saigon [waːŋ˦˥ ʔɗoj˨˩˦]hoán rising đổi dipping

    to swap; to switch

    for “reverse” meaning: To transpose the positions of two things.

  • mặt tráinoun
    Hanoi [mat̚˧˨ʔ t͡ɕaːj˧˦] · Saigon [mak̚˨˩˨ ʈaːj˦˥]mặt heavy trái rising

    reverse; flip side; backside

  • tráoverb
    Hanoi [t͡ɕaːw˧˦] · Saigon [ʈaːw˦˥]tráo rising

    to swap; to switch

    for “reverse” meaning: To transpose the positions of two things.

Related Vietnamese words

  • quànhverb

    to whirl; to reverse; to turn back

  • đảo lộnverb

    to turn over; to reverse; to upset

  • tráiadjective

    left; reverse

  • quayverb

    to turn; to revolve; to swivel

  • đảonoun

    island

  • nghịchadjective

    inversely proportional; "leftward"

  • giáiadjective

    left; reverse

  • trấyadjective

    left; reverse

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.