nhát

Vietnamese

Pronunciation

Adjective

nhát

  1. shy; timid
  2. easily scared; timorous; cowardly; chicken
    nhát như thỏ đế
    cowardly like a rabbit
    • 1957, Đoàn Giỏi, Đất rừng phương Nam, Kim Đồng publishing house, chapter 3
      Nói sợ thì nó chê mình nhát, mà nói không thì không đúng.
      If I said I'm afraid, he would call me cowardly, and if I didn't it wouldn't be true.

Derived terms

Noun

nhát

  1. a stab
    Hắn đâm nạn nhân năm nhát.
    He stabbed the victim five times.
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