How do you say “danger” in Vietnamese?

“Danger” in Vietnamese is nguy hiểm (dangerous), nạn (accident), hiểm nguy (danger).

Vietnamese words for “danger”

• nguy hiểmListennoun
  Hanoi [ŋwi˧˧ hiəm˧˩] · Saigon [ŋwɪj˧˧ him˨˩˦]nguy level hiểm dipping

  dangerous; hazardous

  for “danger” meaning: Exposure to likely harm; risk of death or serious injury.

  • Nó nguy hiểm lắm.It's dangerous.
• nạnListennoun
  Hanoi [naːn˧˨ʔ] · Saigon [naːŋ˨˩˨]nạn heavy

  accident; danger; calamity

• hiểm nguyListennoun
  Hanoi [hiəm˧˩ ŋwi˧˧] · Saigon [him˨˩˦ ŋwɪj˧˧]hiểm dipping nguy level

  danger

  • Có nhiều hiểm nguy phía trước.There are many dangers ahead.

Related Vietnamese words

• hiểm hoạListennoun

  danger; peril; disaster

• nguy cơListennoun

  the risk

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.