How do you say “rite” in Vietnamese?

“Rite” in Vietnamese is nghi lễ (ceremony), lễ nghi (rites), nghi thức (formality).

Vietnamese words for “rite”

• nghi lễListennoun
  Hanoi [ŋi˧˧ le˦ˀ˥] · Saigon [ŋɪj˧˧ lej˨˩˦]nghi level lễ creaky rising

  ceremony; rite

  for “rite” meaning: A prescribed behavior.

• lễ nghiListennoun
  Hanoi [le˦ˀ˥ ŋi˧˧] · Saigon [lej˨˩˦ ŋɪj˧˧]lễ creaky rising nghi level

  rites; rituals

  for “rite” meaning: A prescribed behavior.

• nghi thứcListennoun
  Hanoi [ŋi˧˧ tʰɨk̚˧˦] · Saigon [ŋɪj˧˧ tʰɨk̚˦˥]nghi level thức rising

  formality; ceremony

  for “rite” meaning: A prescribed behavior.

Related Vietnamese words

• lễListennoun

  ceremony; festival; festive day

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.