How do you say “bold” in Vietnamese?

“Bold” in Vietnamese is dũng cảm (brave), can đảm (courageous), gan dạ (brave).

Vietnamese words for “bold”

• dũng cảmListenadjective
  Hanoi [zʊwŋ͡m˦ˀ˥ kaːm˧˩] · Saigon [jʊwŋ͡m˨˩˦ kaːm˨˩˦]dũng creaky rising cảm dipping

  brave; courageous

  for “bold” meaning: Courageous; daring.

• can đảmListenadjective
  Hanoi [kaːn˧˧ ʔɗaːm˧˩] · Saigon [kaːŋ˧˧ ʔɗaːm˨˩˦]can level đảm dipping

  courageous; brave

  for “bold” meaning: Courageous; daring.

• gan dạListenadjective
  Hanoi [ɣaːn˧˧ zaː˧˨ʔ] · Saigon [ɣaːŋ˧˧ jaː˨˩˨]gan level dạ heavy

  brave; courageous

  for “bold” meaning: Courageous; daring.

• bạo dạnListenadjective
  Hanoi [ʔɓaːw˧˨ʔ zaːn˧˨ʔ] · Saigon [ʔɓaːw˨˩˨ jaːŋ˨˩˨]bạo heavy dạn heavy

  bold; daring

• bạoListenadjective
  Hanoi [ʔɓaːw˧˨ʔ] · Saigon [ʔɓaːw˨˩˨]bạo heavy

  bold; daring; brave

• cả ganListenadjective
  Hanoi [kaː˧˩ ɣaːn˧˧] · Saigon [kaː˨˩˦ ɣaːŋ˧˧]cả dipping gan level

  bold; fearless; audacious

Related Vietnamese words

• mạnh dạnListenadjective

  bold; brave

• mạo muộiListenadjective

  taking the liberty; bold; presumptious

• ngang nhiênListenadjective

  bold; presumptuous

• tợnListenadjective

  bold; mighty

• đậm nétListenadjective

  bold

• hiểm hócListenadjective

  dangerous and challenging; rugged and unforgiving

• táo bạoListenadjective

  bold; not afraid of dangers

• trơ trẽnListenadjective

  shameless; brazen-faced

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.