How do you say “mortal” in Vietnamese?

“Mortal” in Vietnamese is nhân gian (the human world), phàm phu (ordinary person).

Vietnamese words for “mortal”

• nhân gianListennoun
  Hanoi [ɲən˧˧ zaːn˧˧] · Saigon [ɲəŋ˧˧ jaːŋ˧˧]nhân level gian level

  the human world; humanity; mankind

  for “mortal” meaning: A human; someone susceptible to death.

• phàm phuListennoun
  Hanoi [faːm˨˩ fu˧˧] · Saigon [faːm˨˩ fʊw˧˧]phàm falling phu level

  ordinary person; mortal person

  for “mortal” meaning: A human; someone susceptible to death.

Related Vietnamese words

• người phàm trầnListennoun

  a mortal

• chếtListenverb

  to die; to decease; to perish

• con ngườiListennoun

  human; human being

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.