How do you say “squander” in Vietnamese?

“Squander” in Vietnamese is hoang phí (to waste), phung phí (to waste), lãng phí (to waste).

Vietnamese words for “squander”

• hoang phíListenverb
  Hanoi [hwaːŋ˧˧ fi˧˦] · Saigon [waːŋ˧˧ fɪj˦˥]hoang level phí rising

  to waste; to squander

• phung phíListenverb
  Hanoi [fʊwŋ͡m˧˧ fi˧˦] · Saigon [fʊwŋ͡m˧˧ fɪj˦˥]phung level phí rising

  to waste; to squander

• lãng phíListenverb
  Hanoi [laːŋ˦ˀ˥ fi˧˦] · Saigon [laːŋ˨˩˦ fɪj˦˥]lãng creaky rising phí rising

  to waste; to squander

Related Vietnamese words

• huy hoắcListenverb

  to squander; to spend wastefully

• vung tay quá tránListenverb

  to overdo something

• xài phíListenverb

  to waste; to squander; to misspend

• phíListenverb

  fee; expenses

• vungListenverb

  lid; cover

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.