How do you say “avenge” in Vietnamese?

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

"Avenge" in Vietnamese is trả thù (to avenge), phục thù (to avenge).

“Avenge” in Vietnamese is trả thù (to avenge), phục thù (to avenge).

Vietnamese words for “avenge”

trả thùverb
Hanoi [t͡ɕaː˧˩ tʰu˨˩] · Saigon [ʈaː˨˩˦ tʰʊw˨˩]trả dipping thù falling
to avenge; to take revenge
for “avenge” meaning: To take vengeance (for); to exact satisfaction for by punishing the injuring party; to vindicate by inflicting pain or evil on a wrongdoer.
phục thùverb
Hanoi [fʊwk͡p̚˧˨ʔ tʰu˨˩] · Saigon [fʊwk͡p̚˨˩˨ tʰʊw˨˩]phục heavy thù falling
to avenge; to take revenge
for “avenge” meaning: To take vengeance (for); to exact satisfaction for by punishing the injuring party; to vindicate by inflicting pain or evil on a wrongdoer.

Related Vietnamese words

báo thùverb
to avenge; to take revenge upon

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.