How do you say “timid” in Vietnamese?

“Timid” in Vietnamese is rụt rè (shy), nhút nhát (shy), nhát (shy).

Vietnamese words for “timid”

• rụt rèListenadjective
  Hanoi [zut̚˧˨ʔ zɛ˨˩] · Saigon [ɹʊk͡p̚˨˩˨ ɹɛ˨˩]rụt heavy rè falling

  shy; timid; coy

  for “timid” meaning: Lacking in courage or confidence.

• nhút nhátListenadjective
  Hanoi [ɲut̚˧˦ ɲaːt̚˧˦] · Saigon [ɲʊk͡p̚˦˥ ɲaːk̚˦˥]nhút rising nhát rising

  shy; timid

• nhátListenadjective
  Hanoi [ɲaːt̚˧˦] · Saigon [ɲaːk̚˦˥]nhát rising

  shy; timid

Related Vietnamese words

• bẽn lẽnListenadjective

  shy; timid; bashful

• khiếp nhượcListenadjective

  cowardly; spineless; timid

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.