How do you say “nerve” in Vietnamese?

“Nerve” in Vietnamese is thần kinh (mental or nervous).

Vietnamese words for “nerve”

• thần kinhListenadjective
  Hanoi [tʰən˨˩ kïŋ˧˧] · Saigon [tʰəŋ˨˩ kɨn˧˧]thần falling kinh level

  mental or nervous; crazy; nuts

  for “nerve” meaning: A bundle of neurons with their connective tissue sheaths, blood vessels and lymphatics.

Related Vietnamese words

• cân nãoListennoun

  a nerve; the psyche; spirit

• dũng khíListennoun

  courage; nerve

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.