How do you say “scorn” in Vietnamese?

“Scorn” in Vietnamese is khinh miệt (to despise), khinh bỉ (to disdain).

Vietnamese words for “scorn”

• khinh miệtListenverb
  Hanoi [xïŋ˧˧ miət̚˧˨ʔ] · Saigon [kʰɨn˧˧ miək̚˨˩˨]khinh level miệt heavy

  to despise; to disdain

  for “scorn” meaning: To feel or display contempt or disdain for something or somebody; to despise.

• khinh bỉListenverb
  Hanoi [xïŋ˧˧ ʔɓi˧˩] · Saigon [kʰɨn˧˧ ʔɓɪj˨˩˦]khinh level bỉ dipping

  to disdain; to scorn; to despise

  for “scorn” meaning: To feel or display contempt or disdain for something or somebody; to despise.

Related Vietnamese words

• khinhListenverb

  to scorn

• chê tráchListenverb

  to reproach; to disparage; to deplore

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.