How do you say “obligation” in Vietnamese?

“Obligation” in Vietnamese is nghĩa vụ (duty), bổn phận (duty).

Vietnamese words for “obligation”

• nghĩa vụListennoun
  Hanoi [ŋiə˦ˀ˥ vu˧˨ʔ] · Saigon [ŋiə˨˩˦ vʊw˨˩˨]nghĩa creaky rising vụ heavy

  duty; responsibility; obligation

  for “obligation” meaning: The act of binding oneself by a social, legal, or moral tie to someone.

• bổn phậnListennoun
  Hanoi [ʔɓon˧˩ fən˧˨ʔ] · Saigon [ʔɓoŋ˨˩˦ fəŋ˨˩˨]bổn dipping phận heavy

  duty; obligation

Related Vietnamese words

• phận sựListennoun

  function; duty; obligation

• ơnListennoun

  favor

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.