How do you say “rotten” in Vietnamese?

“Rotten” in Vietnamese is mục (rotten), mục nát (decayed), rữa (to decompose).

Vietnamese words for “rotten”

• mụcListenadjective
  Hanoi [mʊwk͡p̚˧˨ʔ] · Saigon [mʊwk͡p̚˨˩˨]mục heavy

  rotten; decaying; decayed

  for “rotten” meaning: In a state of decay.

• mục nátListenadjective
  Hanoi [mʊwk͡p̚˧˨ʔ naːt̚˧˦] · Saigon [mʊwk͡p̚˨˩˨ naːk̚˦˥]mục heavy nát rising

  decayed; rotten; corrupt

• rữaListenverb
  Hanoi [zɨə˦ˀ˥] · Saigon [ɹɨə˨˩˦]rữa creaky rising

  to decompose

  for “rotten” meaning: In a state of decay.

• hưListenadjective
  Hanoi [hɨ˧˧] · Saigon [hɨ˧˧]hư level

  corrupt; decayed; rotten

  • Trái táo này bị hư rồi.This apple is rotten.

Related Vietnamese words

• nẫuListenadjective

  overripe; rotten

• thúiListenadjective

  rotten; fetid; putrid

• ungListenadjective

  addled; rotten

• thốiListenadjective

  fetid; putrid; stinking

• thúnListenadjective

  kind of black algae

• thối nátListenadjective

  corrupt; degenerate; despicable

• sa đoạListenadjective

  depraved; libertine; debauched

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.