How do you say “zombie” in Vietnamese?

Q: How do you say "zombie" in Vietnamese?

"Zombie" in Vietnamese is thây ma (zombie).

“Zombie” in Vietnamese is thây ma (zombie).

Vietnamese words for “zombie”

thây manoun
Hanoi [tʰəj˧˧ maː˧˧] · Saigon [tʰəj˧˧ maː˧˧]thây level ma level
zombie; undead
for “zombie” meaning: A person, usually undead, animated by unnatural forces (such as magic), with no soul or will of his or her own, typically being slow, obedient, and harmless unless directed to be harmful.

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