How do you say “penalty” in Vietnamese?

“Penalty” in Vietnamese is trừng phạt (to punish), tiền phạt (fine).

Vietnamese words for “penalty”

• trừng phạtListenverb
  Hanoi [t͡ɕɨŋ˨˩ faːt̚˧˨ʔ] · Saigon [ʈɨŋ˨˩ faːk̚˨˩˨]trừng falling phạt heavy

  to punish; to chastise

  for “penalty” meaning: A punishment for violating rules of procedure.

• tiền phạtListennoun
  Hanoi [tiən˨˩ faːt̚˧˨ʔ] · Saigon [tiəŋ˨˩ faːk̚˨˩˨]tiền falling phạt heavy

  fine; penalty

Related Vietnamese words

• hình phạtListennoun

  punishment

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.