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How do you say “tease” in Vietnamese?

“Tease” in Vietnamese is chọc (to poke), đùa (to joke), trêu (to tease).

Vietnamese words for “tease”

  • chọcverb
    Hanoi [t͡ɕawk͡p̚˧˨ʔ] · Saigon [cawk͡p̚˨˩˨]chọc heavy

    to poke; to prod

    for “tease” meaning: To poke fun at, either cruelly or affectionately in a playful way.

  • đùaverb
    Hanoi [ʔɗuə˨˩] · Saigon [ʔɗuə˨˩]đùa falling

    to joke; to jest; to tease

  • trêuverb
    Hanoi [t͡ɕew˧˧] · Saigon [ʈew˧˧]trêu level

    to tease; to poke fun

    • Cô ấy cứ trêu anh ấy suốt thôi.She teased him endlessly.

Related Vietnamese words

  • bông đùaverb

    to joke; to jest; to tease

  • châm chọcverb

    to taunt; to sneer; to tease

  • chòngverb

    to tease; to bother

  • kháyverb

    to tease; to provoke; to ridicule

  • trêu chọcverb

    to tease; to mock; to provoke

  • trêu ghẹoverb

    to tease

  • chọc ghẹoverb

    to tease; to taunt; to make fun of

  • cà khịaverb

    to quarrel; pick fights; incite conflict

  • ghẹoverb

    to tease; to provoke; to poke fun at

  • khịaverb

    to quarrel; pick fights; incite conflict

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.