How do you say “selfish” in Vietnamese?

“Selfish” in Vietnamese is ích kỷ (selfish), ích kỉ (selfish).

Vietnamese words for “selfish”

• ích kỷListenadjective
  ích rising kỷ dipping

  selfish

  for “selfish” meaning: Having excessive or exclusive regard and concern for one's own well-being, profit or pleasure, with little or no consideration for others.

  • Tôi không có ý định ích kỷ đâu.I don't intend to be selfish.
• ích kỉListenadjective
  Hanoi [ʔïk̟̚˧˦ ki˧˩] · Saigon [ʔɨt̚˦˥ kɪj˨˩˦]ích rising kỉ dipping

  selfish

  • Đừng ích kỉ như thế!Don't be so selfish!

Related Vietnamese words

• vị kỉListenadjective

  selfish

• vị ngãListenadjective

  selfish; self-centered; egoistical

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.