How do you say “accuse” in Vietnamese?

“Accuse” in Vietnamese is buộc tội (to accuse), cáo buộc (to accuse), tố cáo (to accuse).

Vietnamese words for “accuse”

• buộc tộiListenverb
  Hanoi [ʔɓuək̚˧˨ʔ toj˧˨ʔ] · Saigon [ʔɓuək̚˨˩˨ toj˨˩˨]buộc heavy tội heavy

  to accuse; incriminate; charge

  • Tom bị buộc tội oan.Tom was falsely accused.
• cáo buộcListenverb
  Hanoi [kaːw˧˦ ʔɓuək̚˧˨ʔ] · Saigon [kaːw˦˥ ʔɓuək̚˨˩˨]cáo rising buộc heavy

  to accuse; to charge

• tố cáoListenverb
  Hanoi [to˧˦ kaːw˧˦] · Saigon [tow˦˥ kaːw˦˥]tố rising cáo rising

  to accuse; denounce

Related Vietnamese words

• truy cứuListenverb

  to press charges; to accuse

• tố giácListenverb

  to expose; to accuse

Translations matched from English Wiktionary (translation tables and Vietnamese entries, via kaikki.org; CC BY-SA 4.0) and the NgonNgu English–Vietnamese dictionary, reviewed and edited; examples from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR). The Listen button uses your browser's Vietnamese voice.