How do you say “general” in Vietnamese?

“General” in Vietnamese is chung (general), tướng quân (general), đại tướng (a general).

Vietnamese words for “general”

• chungListenadjective
  Hanoi [t͡ɕʊwŋ͡m˧˧] · Saigon [cʊwŋ͡m˧˧]chung level

  general; common; public

  • Nhìn chung thì nó là con ngoan trò giỏi.He is generally an impeccable student.
• tướng quânListennoun
  Hanoi [tɨəŋ˧˦ kwən˧˧] · Saigon [tɨəŋ˦˥ wəŋ˧˧]tướng rising quân level

  general; eggcorn of tương quân

  for “general” meaning: Short for general anesthetic, a substance used to numb most feeling throughout the body.

• đại tướngListennoun
  Hanoi [ʔɗaːj˧˨ʔ tɨəŋ˧˦] · Saigon [ʔɗaːj˨˩˨ tɨəŋ˦˥]đại heavy tướng rising

  a general

• tổng hợpListenadjective
  Hanoi [təwŋ͡m˧˩ həːp̚˧˨ʔ] · Saigon [təwŋ͡m˨˩˦ həːp̚˨˩˨]tổng dipping hợp heavy

  to join; to unite; to combine

Related Vietnamese words

• chiến tướngListennoun

  a commander; general; warlord

• phổ quátListenadjective

  general; universal

• phổ thôngListenadjective

  common; general; universal

• tướngListennoun

  general; general officer

• tổng quátListenadjective

  general; most general

• đại chúngListenadjective

  popular; common; general

• phổ biếnListenadjective

  to popularise; to publicise

• tổng thểListenadjective

  overview

• chung chungListenadjective

  very general; very vague

• tiết chếListennoun

  to restrain; to moderate; to regulate

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.