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How do you say “disaster” in Vietnamese?

“Disaster” in Vietnamese is thảm hoạ (calamity), tai hoạ (disaster), nạn (accident).

Vietnamese words for “disaster”

  • thảm hoạnoun
    Hanoi [tʰaːm˧˩ hwaː˧˨ʔ] · Saigon [tʰaːm˨˩˦ waː˨˩˨]thảm dipping hoạ heavy

    calamity; tragedy; disaster

    for “disaster” meaning: An unexpected natural or man-made catastrophe of substantial extent causing significant physical damage or destruction, loss of life or sometimes permanent change to the natural environment.

    • Học máy có thể được dùng để dự báo và giảm thiểu thiệt hại của thảm hoạ tự nhiên.Machine learning can be used to predict and mitigate natural disasters.
  • tai hoạnoun
    Hanoi [taːj˧˧ hwaː˧˨ʔ] · Saigon [taːj˧˧ waː˨˩˨]tai level hoạ heavy

    disaster; calamity

    for “disaster” meaning: An unexpected natural or man-made catastrophe of substantial extent causing significant physical damage or destruction, loss of life or sometimes permanent change to the natural environment.

  • nạnnoun
    Hanoi [naːn˧˨ʔ] · Saigon [naːŋ˨˩˨]nạn heavy

    accident; danger; calamity

  • hoạn nạnnoun
    Hanoi [hwaːn˧˨ʔ naːn˧˨ʔ] · Saigon [waːŋ˨˩˨ naːŋ˨˩˨]hoạn heavy nạn heavy

    calamity; misfortune; disaster

Related Vietnamese words

  • hiểm hoạnoun

    danger; peril; disaster

  • tai biếnnoun

    accident; disaster; catastrophe

  • tai áchnoun

    disaster; calamity

  • tai ươngnoun

    disaster; catastrophe

  • vạnoun

    disaster; misfortune; calamity

  • ách nạnnoun

    distress; disaster

  • hoạnoun

    a painting

  • tai hạinoun

    harmful; disastrous; causing much harm and/or loss

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