How do you say “maxim” in Vietnamese?

“Maxim” in Vietnamese is châm ngôn (a maxim), cách ngôn (an aphorism).

Vietnamese words for “maxim”

• châm ngônListennoun
  Hanoi [t͡ɕəm˧˧ ŋon˧˧] · Saigon [cəm˧˧ ŋoŋ˧˧]châm level ngôn level

  a maxim; proverb; dictum

• cách ngônListennoun
  Hanoi [kajk̟̚˧˦ ŋon˧˧] · Saigon [kat̚˦˥ ŋoŋ˧˧]cách rising ngôn level

  an aphorism; maxim; adage

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.