How do you say “unfortunate” in Vietnamese?

“Unfortunate” in Vietnamese is đáng tiếc (unfortunate), rủi ro (risky), bất hạnh (unfortunate).

Vietnamese words for “unfortunate”

• đáng tiếcListenadjective
  Hanoi [ʔɗaːŋ˧˦ tiək̚˧˦] · Saigon [ʔɗaːŋ˦˥ tiək̚˦˥]đáng rising tiếc rising

  unfortunate; regrettable

  for “unfortunate” meaning: Not favored by fortune.

• rủi roListenadjective
  Hanoi [zuj˧˩ zɔ˧˧] · Saigon [ɹuj˨˩˦ ɹɔ˧˧]rủi dipping ro level

  risky; hazardous; unfortunate

• bất hạnhListenadjective
  Hanoi [ʔɓət̚˧˦ hajŋ̟˧˨ʔ] · Saigon [ʔɓək̚˦˥ han˨˩˨]bất rising hạnh heavy

  unfortunate; unlucky; ill-fated

• gởListenadjective
  Hanoi [ɣəː˧˩] · Saigon [ɣəː˨˩˦]gở dipping

  unlucky; unfortunate

Related Vietnamese words

• cực khổListenadjective

  hard; unhappy; unfortunate

• rủiListenadjective

  unlucky; unfortunate

• vô phướcListenadjective

  unhappy; unfortunate

• xúiListenadjective

  unlucky; untoward; unfortunate

• xấu sốListenadjective

  unlucky; ill-fated; unfortunate

• đenListenadjective

  of the color black; dark; swarthy

• đen đủiListenadjective

  dark and ugly; unlucky; unfortunate

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.