How do you say “spoil” in Vietnamese?

“Spoil” in Vietnamese is nuông chiều (to indulge), làm hư (to spoil), cưng (to indulge).

Vietnamese words for “spoil”

• nuông chiềuListenverb
  Hanoi [nuəŋ˧˧ t͡ɕiəw˨˩] · Saigon [nuəŋ˧˧ ciw˨˩]nuông level chiều falling

  to indulge; to pamper; to spoil

  for “spoil” meaning: To ruin the character of, by overindulgence; to coddle or pamper to excess.

• làm hưListenverb
  Hanoi [laːm˨˩ hɨ˧˧] · Saigon [laːm˨˩ hɨ˧˧]làm falling hư level

  to spoil; to damage; impair

• cưngListenverb
  Hanoi [kɨŋ˧˧] · Saigon [kɨŋ˧˧]cưng level

  to indulge; to pamper; to spoil

Related Vietnamese words

• cưng chiềuListenverb

  to indulge; to pamper; to spoil

• nuôngListenverb

  to indulge; to pamper; to spoil

• nựngListenverb

  to pamper; to spoil

• chiềuListenverb

  a dimension; the direction; course

• chiến lợi phẩmListennoun

  the spoils of war; loot; booty

• quyền lợiListennoun

  interests; rights

• tước đoạtListenverb

  to take away; to take over; to seize

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.