How do you say “clever” in Vietnamese?

“Clever” in Vietnamese is thông minh (clever), lanh lợi (clever).

Vietnamese words for “clever”

• thông minhListenadjective
  Hanoi [tʰəwŋ͡m˧˧ mïŋ˧˧] · Saigon [tʰəwŋ͡m˧˧ mɨn˧˧]thông level minh level

  clever; intelligent; smart

  for “clever” meaning: Smart, intelligent, or witty; mentally quick or sharp.

  • Jane thông minh như những đứa bé gái khác trong lớp của nó.Jane is as clever as any girl in her class.
• lanh lợiListenadjective
  Hanoi [lajŋ̟˧˧ ləːj˧˨ʔ] · Saigon [lan˧˧ ləːj˨˩˨]lanh level lợi heavy

  clever; smart; quick-witted

Related Vietnamese words

• khôn khéoListenadjective

  clever; witty

• khôn lanhListenadjective

  clever; fast

• láu lỉnhListenadjective

  roguish; sly; clever

• mưu tríListenadjective

  resourceful; ingenious; clever

• sáng lángListenadjective

  clever; smart; bright

• khônListenadjective

  wise; smart

• cơ tríListenadjective

  quick-witted; shrewd

• khôi ngôListenadjective

  handsome; good-looking; attractive

• mảListenadjective

  tomb; grave

• giỏiListenadjective

  good; competent

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.