How do you say “swindle” in Vietnamese?

“Swindle” in Vietnamese is lừa đảo (to swindle), lừa tiền (to scam money).

Vietnamese words for “swindle”

• lừa đảoListenverb
  Hanoi [lɨə˨˩ ʔɗaːw˧˩] · Saigon [lɨə˨˩ ʔɗaːw˨˩˦]lừa falling đảo dipping

  to swindle; to defraud

  for “swindle” meaning: To defraud.

• lừa tiềnListenverb
  Hanoi [lɨə˨˩ tiən˨˩] · Saigon [lɨə˨˩ tiəŋ˨˩]lừa falling tiền falling

  to scam money; commit money scam

  for “swindle” meaning: To obtain (money or property) by fraudulent or deceitful methods.

Related Vietnamese words

• bịt mắtListenverb

  to blindfold; to swindle; to deceive

• bợm bãiListenverb

  deceitful; wily; cunning

• lừaListennoun

  a donkey

• bịpListenverb

  to trick; to fool

• bịp bợmListenadjective

  dishonest; tricky; swindling

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.