nhạt

Etymology
From. See also and.

Adjective

 * 1)  tasteless or bland
 * 2)  bland; lame; weak; feeble
 * 3)  light; pale
 * 1)  light; pale
 * 1)  light; pale

Usage notes

 * In Northern Vietnamese, nhạt is used for all three senses. In Central and Southern Vietnamese, the variant lạt is only used to refer to the lack of flavor, while nhạt is for "bland, boring, lame". For "light, pale (of color)", Central and Southern Vietnamese use nhạt and lợt, Northern Vietnamese uses nhạt and nhợt.