How do you say “king” in Vietnamese?

Q: How do you say "king" in Vietnamese?

"King" in Vietnamese is vua (monarch), quốc vương (a modern monarch), già (old).

“King” in Vietnamese is vua (monarch), quốc vương (a modern monarch), già (old).

Vietnamese words for “king”

vuanoun
Hanoi [vuə˧˧] · Saigon [vuə˧˧]vua level
monarch; king
for “king” meaning: A male monarch; a man who heads a monarchy; in an absolute monarchy, the supreme ruler of his nation.
- Chúng ta là vua.We are King.
quốc vươngnoun
Hanoi [kuək̚˧˦ vɨəŋ˧˧] · Saigon [wək̚˦˥ vɨəŋ˧˧]quốc rising vương level
a modern monarch
for “king” meaning: A male monarch; a man who heads a monarchy; in an absolute monarchy, the supreme ruler of his nation.
giànoun
Hanoi [zaː˨˩] · Saigon [jaː˨˩]già falling
old; compare cũ
for “king” meaning: A playing card with the letter "K" and the image of a king on it, the thirteenth card in a given suit.

Related Vietnamese words

trị vìverb
to rule; to reign

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.