How do you say “efficacious” in Vietnamese?

“Efficacious” in Vietnamese is ép phê (efficacious), hữu hiệu (effective).

Vietnamese words for “efficacious”

• ép phêListenadjective
  Hanoi [ʔɛp̚˧˦ fe˧˧] · Saigon [ʔɛp̚˦˥ fej˧˧]ép rising phê level

  efficacious; effectual; potent

  for “efficacious” meaning: Effective; possessing efficacy.

• hữu hiệuListenadjective
  Hanoi [hiw˦ˀ˥ hiəw˧˨ʔ] · Saigon [hɨw˨˩˦ hiw˨˩˨]hữu creaky rising hiệu heavy

  effective

  for “efficacious” meaning: Effective; possessing efficacy.

Related Vietnamese words

• hiệu dụngListenadjective

  efficacious

• hiệu quảListenadjective

  positive effect or result

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.