Tiếng Việt · Word Attested

dở

[zəː˧˩]

In real, traceable use. Part of the curated seed collection; community review is coming.

Sense 1

Both English Tiếng Việt

Meaning · English

(adjective) unfinished

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

chưa hoàn thành

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Where it’s used: Used Toàn quốc & hải ngoại · Vietnam-wide & diaspora

Sources & notes

Imported from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-07-29); community review pending. source ↗

Both English Tiếng Việt

Meaning · English

(adjective) bad, uninteresting

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

kém, không thú vị

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Both English Tiếng Việt

Meaning · English

(adverb) half

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

một nửa

Machine-translated — suggest a fix

dở khóc dở cườicrying and laughing at the same time

Wiktionary example (CC BY-SA 4.0)

What does “dở” mean?

(adjective) unfinished

Is “dở” formal or informal?

No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.