How do you say “taciturn” in Vietnamese?

“Taciturn” in Vietnamese is lầm lì (taciturn), ít nói (uncommunicative).

Vietnamese words for “taciturn”

• lầm lìListenadjective
  Hanoi [ləm˨˩ li˨˩] · Saigon [ləm˨˩ lɪj˨˩]lầm falling lì falling

  taciturn; withdrawn

• ít nóiListenadjective
  Hanoi [ʔit̚˧˦ nɔj˧˦] · Saigon [ʔɨt̚˦˥ nɔj˦˥]ít rising nói rising

  uncommunicative; taciturn; silent

Related Vietnamese words

• lặng thầmListenadjective

  silent; mute; taciturn

• thầm lặngListenadjective

  silent; mute; taciturn

• trầm lặngListenadjective

  quiet; taciturn

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.