How do you say “precious” in Vietnamese?

“Precious” in Vietnamese is quý (valuable), quý báu (valuable), quý giá (valuable).

Vietnamese words for “precious”

• quýListenadjective
  Hanoi [kwi˧˦] · Saigon [wɪj˦˥]quý rising

  valuable; precious

  for “precious” meaning: Of high value or worth.

• quý báuListenadjective
  Hanoi [kwi˧˦ ʔɓaw˧˦] · Saigon [wɪj˦˥ ʔɓa(ː)w˦˥]quý rising báu rising

  valuable; precious

  for “precious” meaning: Of high value or worth.

• quý giáListenadjective
  Hanoi [kwi˧˦ zaː˧˦] · Saigon [wɪj˦˥ jaː˦˥]quý rising giá rising

  valuable; precious

  • Cuộc đời là quý giá.Life is precious.
• quíListenadjective
  quí rising

  valuable; precious

Related Vietnamese words

• kháuListenadjective

  pretty; cute

• thiêngListenadjective

  sacred; holy

• lắmListendeterminer

  many; much; a lot

• hết sứcListenadverb

  very; extremely

• cầu kỳListenadjective

  picky; choosy; fussy

• kiểu cáchListenadjective

  mannered; ceremonious; affected

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.