How do you say “shirk” in Vietnamese?

“Shirk” in Vietnamese is trốn tránh (to evade), né tránh (to avoid).

Vietnamese words for “shirk”

• trốn tránhListenverb
  Hanoi [t͡ɕon˧˦ t͡ɕajŋ̟˧˦] · Saigon [ʈoŋ˦˥ ʈan˦˥]trốn rising tránh rising

  to evade; to shirk

  for “shirk” meaning: To avoid, especially a duty, responsibility, etc.; to stay away from.

• né tránhListenverb
  Hanoi [nɛ˧˦ t͡ɕajŋ̟˧˦] · Saigon [nɛ˦˥ ʈan˦˥]né rising tránh rising

  to avoid; to shun; to shirk

Related Vietnamese words

• chểnh mảngListenverb

  to neglect; to shirk; to slack off

• trốnListenverb

  to hide oneself; to escape; to flee

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.