How do you say “legitimate” in Vietnamese?

“Legitimate” in Vietnamese is hợp pháp (lawful), hợp pháp hoá (to legalize), chính đáng (legitimate).

Vietnamese words for “legitimate”

• hợp phápListenadjective
  Hanoi [həːp̚˧˨ʔ faːp̚˧˦] · Saigon [həːp̚˨˩˨ faːp̚˦˥]hợp heavy pháp rising

  lawful; legal

  for “legitimate” meaning: In accordance with the law or established legal forms and requirements.

• hợp pháp hoáListenverb
  Hanoi [həːp̚˧˨ʔ faːp̚˧˦ hwaː˧˦] · Saigon [həːp̚˨˩˨ faːp̚˦˥ waː˦˥]hợp heavy pháp rising hoá rising

  to legalize

  for “legitimate” meaning: In accordance with the law or established legal forms and requirements.

• chính đángListenadjective
  Hanoi [t͡ɕïŋ˧˦ ʔɗaːŋ˧˦] · Saigon [cɨn˦˥ ʔɗaːŋ˦˥]chính rising đáng rising

  legitimate; reasonable; justifiable

Related Vietnamese words

• chính thốngListenadjective

  orthodox; mainstream; traditional

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.