How do you say “fierce” in Vietnamese?

“Fierce” in Vietnamese is hung dữ (ferocious), dữ tợn (cruel), dữ dội (fierce).

Vietnamese words for “fierce”

• hung dữListenadjective
  Hanoi [hʊwŋ͡m˧˧ zɨ˦ˀ˥] · Saigon [hʊwŋ͡m˧˧ jɨ˨˩˦]hung level dữ creaky rising

  ferocious; fierce

• dữ tợnListenadjective
  Hanoi [zɨ˦ˀ˥ təːn˧˨ʔ] · Saigon [jɨ˨˩˦ təːŋ˨˩˨]dữ creaky rising tợn heavy

  cruel; brutal; ferocious

• dữ dộiListenadjective
  Hanoi [zɨ˦ˀ˥ zoj˧˨ʔ] · Saigon [jɨ˨˩˦ joj˨˩˨]dữ creaky rising dội heavy

  fierce; violent; raging

• mãnh liệtListenadjective
  Hanoi [majŋ̟˦ˀ˥ liət̚˧˨ʔ] · Saigon [man˨˩˦ liək̚˨˩˨]mãnh creaky rising liệt heavy

  violent; fierce

Related Vietnamese words

• cuồng bạoListenadjective

  violent; fierce

• dữ dằnListenadjective

  fierce; ferocious

• gắt gaoListenadverb

  sharp; fierce; severe

• hổ báoListenadjective

  fierce

• khốc liệtListenadjective

  violent; fierce; ruthless

• ác liệtListenadjective

  fierce; violent

• gấuListenadjective

  bear; date; romantic partner

• hiểm hócListenadjective

  dangerous and challenging; rugged and unforgiving

• kịch liệtListenadjective

  intensely; fiercely; severely

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.