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How do you say “stingy” in Vietnamese?

“Stingy” in Vietnamese is keo kiệt (stingy), bủn xỉn (stingy), keo (glue).

Vietnamese words for “stingy”

  • keo kiệtadjective
    Hanoi [kɛw˧˧ kiət̚˧˨ʔ] · Saigon [kɛw˧˧ kiək̚˨˩˨]keo level kiệt heavy

    stingy; miserly

    for “stingy” meaning: Unwilling to spend, give, or share; ungenerous; mean.

    • Bạn bảo tôi keo kiệt đúng không? Hãy rút lại mấy lời đó đi.Take back what you said about me being stingy.
  • bủn xỉnadjective
    Hanoi [ʔɓun˧˩ sin˧˩] · Saigon [ʔɓʊwŋ͡m˨˩˦ sɨn˨˩˦]bủn dipping xỉn dipping

    stingy; miserly; parsimonious

    for “stingy” meaning: Unwilling to spend, give, or share; ungenerous; mean.

  • keoadjective
    Hanoi [kɛw˧˧] · Saigon [kɛw˧˧]keo level

    glue

    for “stingy” meaning: Unwilling to spend, give, or share; ungenerous; mean.

  • hà tiệnadjective
    Hanoi [haː˨˩ tiən˧˨ʔ] · Saigon [haː˨˩ tiəŋ˨˩˨]hà falling tiện heavy

    frugal; cheap

    for “stingy” meaning: Unwilling to spend, give, or share; ungenerous; mean.

Related Vietnamese words

  • ki boadjective

    stingy

  • bẩnadjective

    dirty; unclean; filthy

  • bẩn thỉuadjective

    dirty; filthy

  • bần tiệnadjective

    poor; stingy; miserly

  • bửnadjective

    dirty; unclean; filthy

  • chi liadjective

    meticulous; particular; precise

  • chi lyadjective

    meticulous; particular; precise

  • cá gỗadjective

    wooden fish; stingy; niggardly

  • kiếtadjective

    dysentery

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.