How do you say “calamity” in Vietnamese?

“Calamity” in Vietnamese is tai hoạ (disaster), nạn (accident), hoạn nạn (calamity).

Vietnamese words for “calamity”

• tai hoạListennoun
  Hanoi [taːj˧˧ hwaː˧˨ʔ] · Saigon [taːj˧˧ waː˨˩˨]tai level hoạ heavy

  disaster; calamity

  for “calamity” meaning: An event resulting in great loss.

• nạnListennoun
  Hanoi [naːn˧˨ʔ] · Saigon [naːŋ˨˩˨]nạn heavy

  accident; danger; calamity

• hoạn nạnListennoun
  Hanoi [hwaːn˧˨ʔ naːn˧˨ʔ] · Saigon [waːŋ˨˩˨ naːŋ˨˩˨]hoạn heavy nạn heavy

  calamity; misfortune; disaster

• thảm hoạListennoun
  Hanoi [tʰaːm˧˩ hwaː˧˨ʔ] · Saigon [tʰaːm˨˩˦ waː˨˩˨]thảm dipping hoạ heavy

  calamity; tragedy; disaster

Related Vietnamese words

• tai áchListennoun

  disaster; calamity

• thảm kịchListennoun

  dreadful; fatal event; tragic event

• vạListennoun

  disaster; misfortune; calamity

• địch hoạListennoun

  destruction; devastation; calamity

• tai ươngListennoun

  disaster; catastrophe

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.