How do you say “crazy” in Vietnamese?

Q: How do you say "crazy" in Vietnamese?

"Crazy" in Vietnamese is điên rồ (crazy), cuồng (crazy), khùng (crazy).

“Crazy” in Vietnamese is điên rồ (crazy), cuồng (crazy), khùng (crazy).

Vietnamese words for “crazy”

điên rồadjective
Hanoi [ʔɗiən˧˧ zo˨˩] · Saigon [ʔɗiəŋ˧˧ ɹow˨˩]điên level rồ falling
crazy; mad; insane
for “crazy” meaning: Of unsound mind; insane; demented.
- Tôi không nghĩ đó là một ý tưởng điên rồ.I don't think it's such a crazy thought.
cuồngadjective
Hanoi [kuəŋ˨˩] · Saigon [kuəŋ˨˩]cuồng falling
crazy; mad; bonkers
for “crazy” meaning: Of unsound mind; insane; demented.
khùngadjective
Hanoi [xʊwŋ͡m˨˩] · Saigon [kʰʊwŋ͡m˨˩]khùng falling
crazy; mad
for “crazy” meaning: Of unsound mind; insane; demented.
điênadjective
Hanoi [ʔɗiən˧˧] · Saigon [ʔɗiəŋ˧˧]điên level
rabid; insane; mad
for “crazy” meaning: Of unsound mind; insane; demented.
- Điên à!Are you crazy?!
điên dạiadjective
Hanoi [ʔɗiən˧˧ zaːj˧˨ʔ] · Saigon [ʔɗiəŋ˧˧ jaːj˨˩˨]điên level dại heavy
crazy; insane; mad

Related Vietnamese words

man dạiadjective
wild; crazy; savage
ngông cuồngadjective
wild; eccentric; crazy
dạiadjective
wild; rabid
thần kinhadjective
mental or nervous; crazy; nuts
tâm thầnadjective
mental; mind; spirit
bựaadjective
smegma
mất tríverb
to lose one's mind; to go crazy
rồadjective
to go mad; to go crazy; to become insane
điên cuồngadjective
demented; mad; insane

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.