How do you say “contrary” in Vietnamese?

“Contrary” in Vietnamese is trái ngược (opposite), ngược (reverse).

Vietnamese words for “contrary”

• trái ngượcListenadjective
  Hanoi [t͡ɕaːj˧˦ ŋɨək̚˧˨ʔ] · Saigon [ʈaːj˦˥ ŋɨək̚˨˩˨]trái rising ngược heavy

  opposite; contrary; contradictory

  • Nhưng, sự trái ngược cũng luôn luôn có lý.And yet, the contrary is always true as well.
• ngượcListenadjective
  Hanoi [ŋɨək̚˧˨ʔ] · Saigon [ŋɨək̚˨˩˨]ngược heavy

  reverse; contrary

Related Vietnamese words

• tương phảnListenadjective

  contrary; opposite; contrastive

• đối nghịchListenadjective

  opposite; contrary

• nghịchListenadjective

  inversely proportional; "leftward"

• bướng bỉnhListenadjective

  stubborn; obstinate

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.