How do you say “evil” in Vietnamese?

“Evil” in Vietnamese is ác (cruel), tồi tệ (bad), độc ác (wicked).

Vietnamese words for “evil”

• ácListenadjective
  Hanoi [ʔaːk̚˧˦] · Saigon [ʔaːk̚˦˥]ác rising

  cruel; evil; inhumane

  for “evil” meaning: Intending to harm; malevolent.

  • Cái ác tự huỷ.Evil destroys itself.
• tồi tệListenadjective
  Hanoi [toj˨˩ te˧˨ʔ] · Saigon [toj˨˩ tej˨˩˨]tồi falling tệ heavy

  bad; evil; terrible

• độc ácListenadjective
  Hanoi [ʔɗəwk͡p̚˧˨ʔ ʔaːk̚˧˦] · Saigon [ʔɗəwk͡p̚˨˩˨ ʔaːk̚˦˥]độc heavy ác rising

  wicked; evil; cruel

Related Vietnamese words

• nanh nọcListenadjective

  evil; viperish

• tà pháiListennoun

  an evil or shady sect

• xấu xaListenadjective

  bad; evil; immoral

• ác nghiệtListenadjective

  evil; harsh; bitter

• xấuListenadjective

  ugly; hideous

• gianListenadjective

  compartment; room

• hắc ámListenadjective

  dark; unlighted

• ma côListenadjective

  pimp; pander

• tàListennoun

  crooked; wicked; dishonest

• vạyListenadjective

  crooked; wicked; evil

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.