How do you say “harsh” in Vietnamese?

“Harsh” in Vietnamese is nghiêm khắc (severe).

Vietnamese words for “harsh”

• nghiêm khắcListenadjective
  Hanoi [ŋiəm˧˧ xak̚˧˦] · Saigon [ŋim˧˧ kʰak̚˦˥]nghiêm level khắc rising

  severe; stern; harsh

Related Vietnamese words

• cay nghiệtListenadjective

  severe; harsh

• khắc nghiệtListenadjective

  harsh; inclement

• khắt kheListenadjective

  harsh; austere; strict

• nghiệtListenadjective

  harsh; stern; cruel

• nghiệt ngãListenadjective

  severe; harsh; strict

• nhámListenadjective

  rough; harsh; fuzzy

• sầnListenadjective

  rough; harsh; coarse

• sần sùiListenadjective

  rough; harsh

• ác nghiệtListenadjective

  evil; harsh; bitter

• nặngListenadjective

  heavy

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.