How do you say “stale” in Vietnamese?

“Stale” in Vietnamese is thiu (stale), cũ rích (very old).

Vietnamese words for “stale”

• thiuListenadjective
  Hanoi [tʰiw˧˧] · Saigon [tʰiw˧˧]thiu level

  stale

  for “stale” meaning: Worn out, particularly due to age or over-exertion, in reference to athletes and animals in competition.

• cũ ríchListenadjective
  Hanoi [ku˦ˀ˥ zïk̟̚˧˦] · Saigon [kʊw˨˩˦ ɹɨt̚˦˥]cũ creaky rising rích rising

  very old; stale; of nothing new or innovative

Related Vietnamese words

• hẩmListenadjective

  nasty

• cũListenadjective

  old; but not ancient; compare cổ and già

• ôiListeninterjection

  oh; alas

• vữaListenadjective

  mortar

• nhạt nhẽoListenadjective

  vapid; insipid; flat

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.