How do you say “chief” in Vietnamese?

“Chief” in Vietnamese is chính (main), sếp (chief).

Vietnamese words for “chief”

• chínhListenadjective
  Hanoi [t͡ɕïŋ˧˦] · Saigon [cɨn˦˥]chính rising

  main; major; chief

• sếpListennoun
  Hanoi [sep̚˧˦] · Saigon [ʂep̚˦˥]sếp rising

  chief; boss

  • Xin chào sếp!Hello, Chief!

Related Vietnamese words

• chủ nhiệmListennoun

  chief

• lãnh tụListennoun

  such as a Supreme Leader; Supreme Leader

• thủ lĩnhListennoun

  chieftain; leader; head

• trưởngListennoun

  head; leader

• trọng yếuListenadjective

  important; vital

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.