How do you say “obstinate” in Vietnamese?

Q: How do you say "obstinate" in Vietnamese?

"Obstinate" in Vietnamese is bướng bỉnh (stubborn), cứng đầu (headstrong), bảo thủ (stubborn).

“Obstinate” in Vietnamese is bướng bỉnh (stubborn), cứng đầu (headstrong), bảo thủ (stubborn).

Vietnamese words for “obstinate”

bướng bỉnhadjective
Hanoi [ʔɓɨəŋ˧˦ ʔɓïŋ˧˩] · Saigon [ʔɓɨəŋ˦˥ ʔɓɨn˨˩˦]bướng rising bỉnh dipping
stubborn; obstinate
for “obstinate” meaning: Stubbornly adhering to an opinion, purpose, or course, usually with implied unreasonableness; persistent.
- Cô ấy là một cô gái bướng bỉnh.She's an obstinate girl.
cứng đầuadjective
Hanoi [kɨŋ˧˦ ʔɗəw˨˩] · Saigon [kɨŋ˦˥ ʔɗəw˨˩]cứng rising đầu falling
headstrong; stubborn; obstinate
for “obstinate” meaning: Stubbornly adhering to an opinion, purpose, or course, usually with implied unreasonableness; persistent.
bảo thủadjective
Hanoi [ʔɓaːw˧˩ tʰu˧˩] · Saigon [ʔɓaːw˨˩˦ tʰʊw˨˩˦]bảo dipping thủ dipping
stubborn; obstinate; adamant

Related Vietnamese words

cứng cổadjective
obstinate; stubborn; stiff-necked
lì lợmadjective
obstinate
ngang bướngadjective
obstinate; stubborn
ngang ngượcadjective
perverse; defiant; unruly
ngoan cốadjective
stubborn; obstinate
đành hanhadjective
perverse; obstinate
lằng nhằngadjective
messy; complex
ươngadjective
as in a plant nursery
dai dẳngadjective
prolonged; protracted; persisting

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.