How do you say “dictatorial” in Vietnamese?

“Dictatorial” in Vietnamese is độc tài (dictatorial), chuyên chế (cruel).

Vietnamese words for “dictatorial”

• độc tàiListenadjective
  Hanoi [ʔɗəwk͡p̚˧˨ʔ taːj˨˩] · Saigon [ʔɗəwk͡p̚˨˩˨ taːj˨˩]độc heavy tài falling

  dictatorial; authoritarian

• chuyên chếListenadjective
  Hanoi [t͡ɕwiən˧˧ t͡ɕe˧˦] · Saigon [c⁽ʷ⁾iəŋ˧˧ cej˦˥]chuyên level chế rising

  cruel; tyrannical; dictatorial

Related Vietnamese words

• chuyên chínhListenadjective

  dictatorship; autocracy

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.