How do you say “shameful” in Vietnamese?

“Shameful” in Vietnamese is hổ thẹn (ashamed).

Vietnamese words for “shameful”

• hổ thẹnListenadjective
  Hanoi [ho˧˩ tʰɛn˧˨ʔ] · Saigon [how˨˩˦ tʰɛŋ˨˩˨]hổ dipping thẹn heavy

  ashamed; guilty; embarrassed

  for “shameful” meaning: Causing or meriting shame or disgrace; disgraceful

Related Vietnamese words

• nhục nhãListenadjective

  disgraceful; shameful

• bêuListenadjective

  to expose to shame; to pillory

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.