How do you say “squint” in Vietnamese?

“Squint” in Vietnamese is nheo (to squint).

Vietnamese words for “squint”

• nheoListenverb
  Hanoi [ɲɛw˧˧] · Saigon [ɲɛw˧˧]nheo level

  to squint

  for “squint” meaning: To look with the eyes partly closed, as in bright sunlight, or as a threatening expression.

Related Vietnamese words

• lácListennoun

  sedge

• liếcListenverb

  to whet a blade

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