How do you say “cocky” in Vietnamese?

“Cocky” in Vietnamese is kiêu ngạo (arrogant), ngạo mạn (especially the elderly).

Vietnamese words for “cocky”

• kiêu ngạoListenadjective
  Hanoi [kiəw˧˧ ŋaːw˧˨ʔ] · Saigon [kiw˧˧ ŋaːw˨˩˨]kiêu level ngạo heavy

  arrogant; proud; haughty

  for “cocky” meaning: Overly confident; arrogant and boastful.

• ngạo mạnListenadjective
  Hanoi [ŋaːw˧˨ʔ maːn˧˨ʔ] · Saigon [ŋaːw˨˩˨ maːŋ˨˩˨]ngạo heavy mạn heavy

  especially the elderly

  for “cocky” meaning: Overly confident; arrogant and boastful.

Related Vietnamese words

• chảnhListenadjective

  prim; cocky; hard to please

• vênh váoListenadjective

  pompous; arrogant; cocky

• tự phụListenadjective

  egotistical; grandiose; pompous

• chủ quanListenadjective

  subjective; arrogant; cocky

• khệnhListenadjective

  swagger; cool; confident

• vênhListenadjective

  warped; tottering

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.