How do you say “incite” in Vietnamese?

“Incite” in Vietnamese is kích động (to strike), xúi giục (to incite), gây (to cause).

Vietnamese words for “incite”

• kích độngListenverb
  Hanoi [kïk̟̚˧˦ ʔɗəwŋ͡m˧˨ʔ] · Saigon [kɨt̚˦˥ ʔɗəwŋ͡m˨˩˨]kích rising động heavy

  to strike; to hit; to attack

  for “incite” meaning: To instigate a specific incident.

• xúi giụcListenverb
  Hanoi [suj˧˦ zʊwk͡p̚˧˨ʔ] · Saigon [suj˦˥ jʊwk͡p̚˨˩˨]xúi rising giục heavy

  to incite; to instigate; to abet

• gâyListenverb
  Hanoi [ɣəj˧˧] · Saigon [ɣəj˧˧]gây level

  to cause; to stir up; to incite

• kích thíchListenverb
  Hanoi [kïk̟̚˧˦ tʰïk̟̚˧˦] · Saigon [kɨt̚˦˥ tʰɨt̚˦˥]kích rising thích rising

  to stimulate; to incite; to excite

Related Vietnamese words

• khiêu khíchListenverb

  to provoke; to incite

• khuyến khíchListenverb

  to encourage; to promote; to urge

• xúiListenverb

  unlucky; untoward; unfortunate

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.