How do you say “argument” in Vietnamese?

“Argument” in Vietnamese is lí lẽ (reasoning), đối số (an argument), lẽ (reason).

Vietnamese words for “argument”

• lí lẽListennoun
  Hanoi [li˧˦ lɛ˦ˀ˥] · Saigon [lɪj˦˥ lɛ˨˩˦]lí rising lẽ creaky rising

  reasoning; argument

  for “argument” meaning: A fact or statement used to support a proposition; a reason.

• đối sốListennoun
  Hanoi [ʔɗoj˧˦ so˧˦] · Saigon [ʔɗoj˦˥ ʂow˦˥]đối rising số rising

  an argument

  for “argument” meaning: A value, or a reference to a value, passed to a function.

• lẽListennoun
  Hanoi [lɛ˦ˀ˥] · Saigon [lɛ˨˩˦]lẽ creaky rising

  reason; rationale; argument

Related Vietnamese words

• luận điệuListennoun

  argument; allegation; contention

• nhẽListennoun

  reason; rationale; argument

• tranh luậnListenverb

  to debate; to argue

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.