How do you say “merciful” in Vietnamese?

“Merciful” in Vietnamese is nhân từ (merciful), từ bi (compassionate), khoan dung (tolerant).

Vietnamese words for “merciful”

• nhân từListenadjective
  Hanoi [ɲən˧˧ tɨ˨˩] · Saigon [ɲəŋ˧˧ tɨ˨˩]nhân level từ falling

  merciful; clement

  for “merciful” meaning: Showing mercy.

• từ biListenadjective
  Hanoi [tɨ˨˩ ʔɓi˧˧] · Saigon [tɨ˨˩ ʔɓɪj˧˧]từ falling bi level

  compassionate; merciful; benevolent

  for “merciful” meaning: Showing mercy.

• khoan dungListenadjective
  Hanoi [xwaːn˧˧ zʊwŋ͡m˧˧] · Saigon [kʰwaːŋ˧˧ jʊwŋ͡m˧˧]khoan level dung level

  tolerant; lenient

  for “merciful” meaning: Showing mercy.

• khoan hồngListenverb
  Hanoi [xwaːn˧˧ həwŋ͡m˨˩] · Saigon [kʰwaːŋ˧˧ həwŋ͡m˨˩]khoan level hồng falling

  to be clement; to be merciful; to be lenient

  for “merciful” meaning: Showing mercy.

Related Vietnamese words

• độ lượngListenadjective

  tolerant; merciful

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