How do you say “weak” in Vietnamese?

“Weak” in Vietnamese is yếu (weak), yếu ớt (feeble), yếu đuối (weak).

Vietnamese words for “weak”

• yếuListenadjective
  Hanoi [ʔiəw˧˦] · Saigon [ʔiw˦˥]yếu rising

  weak; feeble

  for “weak” meaning: Lacking in force (usually strength) or ability.

  • Nó yếu quá.She is too weak.
• yếu ớtListenadjective
  Hanoi [ʔiəw˧˦ ʔəːt̚˧˦] · Saigon [ʔiw˦˥ ʔəːk̚˦˥]yếu rising ớt rising

  feeble; weak; frail

• yếu đuốiListenadjective
  Hanoi [ʔiəw˧˦ ʔɗuəj˧˦] · Saigon [ʔiw˦˥ ʔɗuj˦˥]yếu rising đuối rising

  weak; frail; weak-willed

• nhu nhượcListenadjective
  Hanoi [ɲu˧˧ ɲɨək̚˧˨ʔ] · Saigon [ɲʊw˧˧ ɲɨək̚˨˩˨]nhu level nhược heavy

  feeble; weak

Related Vietnamese words

• bạc nhượcListenadjective

  weak; feeble

• kém cỏiListenadjective

  weak; bad; inferior

• loãngListenadjective

  watery; diluted; weak

• rủnListenadjective

  weak; faint; limp

• yếu kémListenadjective

  weak; deficient

• ẻo lảListenadjective

  weak; puny; feeble

• nhạtListenadjective

  tasteless or bland; bland; lame

• lùListenadjective

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.