How do you say “revere” in Vietnamese?

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

"Revere" in Vietnamese is tôn kính (to respect), cung kính (to respect), tôn (to revere).

“Revere” in Vietnamese is tôn kính (to respect), cung kính (to respect), tôn (to revere).

Vietnamese words for “revere”

tôn kínhverb
Hanoi [ton˧˧ kïŋ˧˦] · Saigon [toŋ˧˧ kɨn˦˥]tôn level kính rising
to respect; to hold in high esteem
for “revere” meaning: To regard someone or something with great awe or devotion.
cung kínhverb
Hanoi [kʊwŋ͡m˧˧ kïŋ˧˦] · Saigon [kʊwŋ͡m˧˧ kɨn˦˥]cung level kính rising
to respect; to be deferential
for “revere” meaning: To regard someone or something with great awe or devotion.
tônverb
Hanoi [ton˧˧] · Saigon [toŋ˧˧]tôn level
to revere; to respect; to honor
tôn trọngverb
Hanoi [ton˧˧ t͡ɕawŋ͡m˧˨ʔ] · Saigon [toŋ˧˧ ʈawŋ͡m˨˩˨]tôn level trọng heavy
to respect; to honour; to revere
tôn thờverb
Hanoi [ton˧˧ tʰəː˨˩] · Saigon [toŋ˧˧ tʰəː˨˩]tôn level thờ falling
to adore; to idolize; to worship

Related Vietnamese words

bái phụcverb
to admire; to appreciate; to revere
kính nểverb
to revere; to respect
suy tônverb
to revere; to venerate
sùng báiverb
to venerate; to revere; to worship
tôn sùngverb
to revere
sùngverb
to go crazy
sùng kínhverb
to venerate; to hold in reverence

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.