How do you say “authoritarian” in Vietnamese?

Q: How do you say "authoritarian" in Vietnamese?

"Authoritarian" in Vietnamese is chuyên chế (cruel), quyền uy (power and prestige).

“Authoritarian” in Vietnamese is chuyên chế (cruel), quyền uy (power and prestige).

Vietnamese words for “authoritarian”

chuyên chếadjective
Hanoi [t͡ɕwiən˧˧ t͡ɕe˧˦] · Saigon [c⁽ʷ⁾iəŋ˧˧ cej˦˥]chuyên level chế rising
cruel; tyrannical; dictatorial
for “authoritarian” meaning: Of, or relating to, or exhibiting strict obedience to an authority; favoring authoritarianism over civic and individual liberties.
quyền uynoun
Hanoi [kwiən˨˩ ʔwi˧˧] · Saigon [wiəŋ˨˩ (ʔ)wɪj˧˧]quyền falling uy level
power and prestige; authority
for “authoritarian” meaning: Demanding obedience to authority; marked by authoritarianism; dictatorial, tyrannical.

Related Vietnamese words

cửa quyềnadjective
power-tripping; authoritarian
độc đoánadjective
arbitrary; authoritarian; domineering
độc tàiadjective
dictatorial; authoritarian

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.