How do you say “pearl” in Vietnamese?

“Pearl” in Vietnamese is ngọc trai (pearl), trân châu (pearl).

Vietnamese words for “pearl”

• ngọc traiListennoun
  Hanoi [ŋawk͡p̚˧˨ʔ t͡ɕaːj˧˧] · Saigon [ŋawk͡p̚˨˩˨ ʈaːj˧˧]ngọc heavy trai level

  pearl

  for “pearl” meaning: Nacre; mother-of-pearl.

  • Những cái kia là ngọc trai tổng hợp hay là ngọc trai nuôi cấy?Are those synthetic or cultured pearls?
• trân châuListennoun
  Hanoi [t͡ɕən˧˧ t͡ɕəw˧˧] · Saigon [ʈəŋ˧˧ cəw˧˧]trân level châu level

  pearl; tapioca pearl

  for “pearl” meaning: Nacre; mother-of-pearl.

Related Vietnamese words

• rêListennoun

  re; D

• xayListenverb

  to grind; to crush; to pulverize

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.