How do you say “zip” in Vietnamese?

“Zip” in Vietnamese is rít (to shriek), vèo (to dash off).

Vietnamese words for “zip”

• rítListenverb
  Hanoi [zit̚˧˦] · Saigon [ɹɨt̚˦˥]rít rising

  to shriek; screech; howl

  for “zip” meaning: The high-pitched sound of a small object moving rapidly through air.

• vèoListenverb
  Hanoi [vɛw˨˩] · Saigon [vɛw˨˩]vèo falling

  to dash off

  for “zip” meaning: The high-pitched sound of a small object moving rapidly through air.

Related Vietnamese words

• phéc mơ tuyaListennoun

  zipper; zip; zip fastener

• nghị lựcListennoun

  willpower

• khoá kéoListennoun

  zipper; zip fastener

• sức sốngListennoun

  vitality; vigour

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.