How do you say “shelter” in Vietnamese?

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

"Shelter" in Vietnamese is che chở (to protect), che (to cover), trú ẩn (to shelter).

“Shelter” in Vietnamese is che chở (to protect), che (to cover), trú ẩn (to shelter).

Vietnamese words for “shelter”

che chởverb
Hanoi [t͡ɕɛ˧˧ t͡ɕəː˧˩] · Saigon [cɛ˧˧ cəː˨˩˦]che level chở dipping
to protect; to embrace; to defend
for “shelter” meaning: To provide cover from damage or harassment; to shield; to protect.
cheverb
Hanoi [t͡ɕɛ˧˧] · Saigon [cɛ˧˧]che level
to cover; to take shelter
for “shelter” meaning: To provide cover from damage or harassment; to shield; to protect.
trú ẩnverb
Hanoi [t͡ɕu˧˦ ʔən˧˩] · Saigon [ʈʊw˦˥ ʔəŋ˨˩˦]trú rising ẩn dipping
to shelter; to take shelter
for “shelter” meaning: To take cover.
bảo vệverb
Hanoi [ʔɓaːw˧˩ ve˧˨ʔ] · Saigon [ʔɓaːw˨˩˦ vej˨˩˨]bảo dipping vệ heavy
to protect; to defend
for “shelter” meaning: To provide cover from damage or harassment; to shield; to protect.
trốnverb
Hanoi [t͡ɕon˧˦] · Saigon [ʈoŋ˦˥]trốn rising
to hide oneself; to escape; to flee
for “shelter” meaning: To take cover.
ẩnadjective
Hanoi [ʔən˧˩] · Saigon [ʔəŋ˨˩˦]ẩn dipping
latent; hidden
for “shelter” meaning: To take cover.
núpverb
Hanoi [nup̚˧˦] · Saigon [nʊp̚˦˥]núp rising
to hide oneself behind something
for “shelter” meaning: To take cover.
nấpverb
Hanoi [nəp̚˧˦] · Saigon [nəp̚˦˥]nấp rising
to hide oneself behind something
for “shelter” meaning: To take cover.
trúverb
Hanoi [t͡ɕu˧˦] · Saigon [ʈʊw˦˥]trú rising
to take shelter
for “shelter” meaning: To take cover.

Related Vietnamese words

phù trìverb
to shelter; to support
chứaverb
to contain; to hold
lầunoun
floor/storey
chòinoun
hut; shack; shed

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.