How do you say “sore” in Vietnamese?

“Sore” in Vietnamese is đau đớn (painful), sưng (to swell), đau (to hurt).

Vietnamese words for “sore”

• đau đớnListenadjective
  Hanoi [ʔɗaw˧˧ ʔɗəːn˧˦] · Saigon [ʔɗa(ː)w˧˧ ʔɗəːŋ˦˥]đau level đớn rising

  painful; sore

  for “sore” meaning: Causing pain or discomfort; painfully sensitive.

• sưngListenverb
  Hanoi [sɨŋ˧˧] · Saigon [ʂɨŋ˧˧]sưng level

  to swell; to become swollen

  for “sore” meaning: An injured, infected, inflamed or diseased patch of skin.

• đauListenadjective
  Hanoi [ʔɗaw˧˧] · Saigon [ʔɗa(ː)w˧˧]đau level

  to hurt; painful; sore

  • Tôi bị đau họng.I have a sore throat.

Related Vietnamese words

• toétListenadjective

  to gape; to open one's mouth wide

• tức giậnListenverb

  to be angry; to be furious

• tức tốiListenadjective

  angry; upset

• ác nghiệtListenadjective

  evil; harsh; bitter

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.