How do you say “fake” in Vietnamese?

“Fake” in Vietnamese is giả (fake), nhái (tree frog), gian lận.

Vietnamese words for “fake”

• giảListenadjective
  Hanoi [zaː˧˩] · Saigon [jaː˨˩˦]giả dipping

  fake; false

  for “fake” meaning: Not real; false, fraudulent.

• nháiListennoun
  Hanoi [ɲaːj˧˦] · Saigon [ɲaːj˦˥]nhái rising

  tree frog; small frog

  for “fake” meaning: Not real; false, fraudulent.

• gian lậnListenverb
  Hanoi [zaːn˧˧ lən˧˨ʔ] · Saigon [jaːŋ˧˧ ləŋ˨˩˨]gian level lận heavy

  for “fake” meaning: To cheat; to swindle; to steal; to rob.

• giả tạoListenadjective
  Hanoi [zaː˧˩ taːw˧˨ʔ] · Saigon [jaː˨˩˦ taːw˨˩˨]giả dipping tạo heavy

  fake; artificial; affected

Related Vietnamese words

• dỏmListenadjective

  fake

• dởmListenadjective

  fake; false; bad

• giả mạoListenverb

  to fake; to forge; to falsify

• nguỵ tạoListenadjective

  fake

• rởmListenadjective

  grotesque; ludicrous; ridiculous

• cuộnListenverb

  to coil; to whirl; to flutter

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.