How do you say “scold” in Vietnamese?

Q: How do you say "scold" in Vietnamese?

"Scold" in Vietnamese is mắng (to scold), chửi (to insult), trách mắng (to scold).

“Scold” in Vietnamese is mắng (to scold), chửi (to insult), trách mắng (to scold).

Vietnamese words for “scold”

mắngverb
Hanoi [maŋ˧˦] · Saigon [maŋ˦˥]mắng rising
to scold; to chide
for “scold” meaning: To rebuke angrily.
- Bạn bị giáo viên mắng à?Were you scolded by your teacher?
chửiverb
Hanoi [t͡ɕɨj˧˩] · Saigon [cɨj˨˩˦]chửi dipping
to insult; to abuse; to curse
for “scold” meaning: To rebuke angrily.
trách mắngverb
Hanoi [t͡ɕajk̟̚˧˦ maŋ˧˦] · Saigon [ʈat̚˦˥ maŋ˦˥]trách rising mắng rising
to scold; to reprimand
la mắngverb
Hanoi [laː˧˧ maŋ˧˦] · Saigon [laː˧˧ maŋ˦˥]la level mắng rising
to scold
- Chẳng có lý do gì mà cô ấy la mắng bạn.There is no reason for her to scold you.
gắtverb
Hanoi [ɣat̚˧˦] · Saigon [ɣak̚˦˥]gắt rising
to scold; to chide

Related Vietnamese words

bà cônoun
termagant; scold
chửi mắngverb
to verbally abuse; to scold
kìnhverb
to scold; to chide
mắng mỏverb
to scold
quát tháoverb
to shout angrily; to scold
quởverb
to chide; scold; reprimand
rầyverb
to chide; to rebuke; to scold
sạcverb
to scold
cựverb
to oppose; to resist

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.