How do you say “taunt” in Vietnamese?

“Taunt” in Vietnamese is chế giễu (to ridicule).

Vietnamese words for “taunt”

• chế giễuListenverb
  Hanoi [t͡ɕe˧˦ ziəw˦ˀ˥] · Saigon [cej˦˥ jiw˨˩˦]chế rising giễu creaky rising

  to ridicule; to mock; to deride

  for “taunt” meaning: To make fun of (someone); to goad (a person) into responding, often in an aggressive manner.

Related Vietnamese words

• châm chọcListenverb

  to taunt; to sneer; to tease

• châm chíchListenverb

  to prick; to sting; to puncture

• quở tráchListenverb

  to rebuke

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.