How do you say “righteous” in Vietnamese?

“Righteous” in Vietnamese is chính (main).

Vietnamese words for “righteous”

• chínhListenadjective
  Hanoi [t͡ɕïŋ˧˦] · Saigon [cɨn˦˥]chính rising

  main; major; chief

Related Vietnamese words

• đạo đứcListennoun

  morality; ethics

• ngay thẳngListenadjective

  honest; decent; having integrity

• chánh nghĩaListenadjective

  justice; righteousness

• chính nghĩaListenadjective

  justice; righteousness

• chính đángListenadjective

  legitimate; reasonable; justifiable

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.