How do you say “pious” in Vietnamese?

“Pious” in Vietnamese is sùng đạo (to be very religious).

Vietnamese words for “pious”

• sùng đạoListenadjective
  Hanoi [sʊwŋ͡m˨˩ ʔɗaːw˧˨ʔ] · Saigon [ʂʊwŋ͡m˨˩ ʔɗaːw˨˩˨]sùng falling đạo heavy

  to be very religious

  for “pious” meaning: Of or pertaining to piety, exhibiting piety, devout, god-fearing.

Related Vietnamese words

• mộ đạoListenverb

  to be religious or pious

• hiếu thảoListenadjective

  having filial piety

• lễ độListennoun

  politeness; courtesy; manners

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.