How do you say “tiptoe” in Vietnamese?

“Tiptoe” in Vietnamese is nhón (to stand on tiptoe), nhón chân (to tiptoe).

Vietnamese words for “tiptoe”

• nhónListenverb
  Hanoi [ɲɔn˧˦] · Saigon [ɲɔŋ˦˥]nhón rising

  to stand on tiptoe; tiptoe

  for “tiptoe” meaning: To walk quietly with only the tips of the toes touching the ground.

• nhón chânListenverb
  Hanoi [ɲɔn˧˦ t͡ɕən˧˧] · Saigon [ɲɔŋ˦˥ cəŋ˧˧]nhón rising chân level

  to tiptoe

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.