How do you say “vile” in Vietnamese?

“Vile” in Vietnamese is hèn hạ (vile), đê hèn (vile), khốn nạn (base).

Vietnamese words for “vile”

• hèn hạListenadjective
  Hanoi [hɛn˨˩ haː˧˨ʔ] · Saigon [hɛŋ˨˩ haː˨˩˨]hèn falling hạ heavy

  vile; base; mean

• đê hènListenadjective
  Hanoi [ʔɗe˧˧ hɛn˨˩] · Saigon [ʔɗej˧˧ hɛŋ˨˩]đê level hèn falling

  vile; abject; despicable

• khốn nạnListenadjective
  Hanoi [xon˧˦ naːn˧˨ʔ] · Saigon [kʰoŋ˦˥ naːŋ˨˩˨]khốn rising nạn heavy

  base; vile; villainous

Related Vietnamese words

• kémListenadjective

  less; lesser

• tồiListenadjective

  poor; bad; mediocre

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.