How do you say “forefathers” in Vietnamese?

“Forefathers” in Vietnamese is tổ tiên (ancestor), ông cha (ancestors).

Vietnamese words for “forefathers”

• tổ tiênListennoun
  Hanoi [to˧˩ tiən˧˧] · Saigon [tow˨˩˦ tiəŋ˧˧]tổ dipping tiên level

  ancestor; ancestors; forefathers

• ông chaListennoun
  Hanoi [ʔəwŋ͡m˧˧ t͡ɕaː˧˧] · Saigon [ʔəwŋ͡m˧˧ caː˧˧]ông level cha level

  ancestors; forefathers; forebears

Related Vietnamese words

• gia tiênListennoun

  ancestors; forefathers

• tiền nhânListennoun

  forebears; forefathers

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.