How do you say “austere” in Vietnamese?

“Austere” in Vietnamese is khắt khe (harsh).

Vietnamese words for “austere”

• khắt kheListenadjective
  Hanoi [xat̚˧˦ xɛ˧˧] · Saigon [kʰak̚˦˥ kʰɛ˧˧]khắt rising khe level

  harsh; austere; strict

Related Vietnamese words

• nghiêm khắcListenadjective

  severe; stern; harsh

• chân phươngListenadjective

  orderly; proper; neat and tidy

• mộc mạcListenadjective

  simple; plain; unadorned

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.