How do you say “slippery” in Vietnamese?

“Slippery” in Vietnamese is trơn (slippery).

Vietnamese words for “slippery”

• trơnListenadjective
  Hanoi [t͡ɕəːn˧˧] · Saigon [ʈəːŋ˧˧]trơn level

  slippery; smooth

  for “slippery” meaning: Of a surface, having low friction, often due to being covered in a non-viscous liquid, and therefore hard to grip, hard to stand on without falling, etc.

  • Cẩn thận, đường trơn!Be careful, the road is slippery!

Related Vietnamese words

• trơn trượtListenadjective

  slippery; slimy

• trơn tuộtListenadjective

  slippery

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.