How do you say “corrupt” in Vietnamese?

“Corrupt” in Vietnamese is tham nhũng (corruption), thối nát (corrupt), hư (corrupt).

Vietnamese words for “corrupt”

• tham nhũngListennoun
  Hanoi [tʰaːm˧˧ ɲʊwŋ͡m˦ˀ˥] · Saigon [tʰaːm˧˧ ɲʊwŋ͡m˨˩˦]tham level nhũng creaky rising

  corruption

  for “corrupt” meaning: In a depraved state; debased; perverted; morally degenerate; weak in morals.

  • Quyền lực mang đến tham nhũng.Power brings corruption.
• thối nátListenadjective
  Hanoi [tʰoj˧˦ naːt̚˧˦] · Saigon [tʰoj˦˥ naːk̚˦˥]thối rising nát rising

  corrupt; degenerate; despicable

• hưListenadjective
  Hanoi [hɨ˧˧] · Saigon [hɨ˧˧]hư level

  corrupt; decayed; rotten

Related Vietnamese words

• hủ bạiListenadjective

  depraved; corrupt

• mục nátListenadjective

  decayed; rotten; corrupt

• sa ngãListenadjective

  depraved; corrupt; debauched

• hỏngListenadjective

  broken; out of order

• hư hỏngListenadjective

  broken; damaged

• biến chấtListenadjective

  corruption; degeneracy; deterioration

• hắc ámListenadjective

  dark; unlighted

• mua chuộcListenverb

  to bribe; to buy off

• đút lótListenverb

  to bribe

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.