Tiếng Việt · Word Attested

nhởi

[ɲəːj˧˩]

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

Sense 1

Both English Tiếng Việt

Meaning · English

(verb) to play

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

chơi đùa

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Where it’s used: Used Miền Trung · Central Vietnam • Wiktionary labels this sense “Central”

đi nhởito go play

Wiktionary example (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Sources & notes

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

Both English Tiếng Việt

Meaning · English

(verb) to frolic, to gambol

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

chơi nô đùa, nhảy múa

Machine-translated — suggest a fix

What does “nhởi” mean?

(verb) to play

Is “nhởi” formal or informal?

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