How do you say “sacrifice” in Vietnamese?
“Sacrifice” in Vietnamese is cúng tế, lễ vật (sacrifice), hi sinh (to sacrifice).
Vietnamese words for “sacrifice”
- cúng tếverbHanoi [kʊwŋ͡m˧˦ te˧˦] · Saigon [kʊwŋ͡m˦˥ tej˦˥]cúng rising tế rising
for “sacrifice” meaning: To offer (a human being or an animal, or an object) to a deity.
- lễ vậtnounHanoi [le˦ˀ˥ vət̚˧˨ʔ] · Saigon [lej˨˩˦ vək̚˨˩˨]lễ creaky rising vật heavy
sacrifice; offering
for “sacrifice” meaning: A human being or an animal, or a physical object or immaterial thing (see etymology 1 sense 1.3), offered to a deity.
- hi sinhverbHanoi [hi˧˧ sïŋ˧˧] · Saigon [hɪj˧˧ ʂɨn˧˧]hi level sinh level
to sacrifice; to die
for “sacrifice” meaning: To destroy or surrender (something) for the sake of something else regarded as more urgent or valuable.
- Để theo đuổi thành công, cần có sự hi sinh.The pursuit of success requires sacrifices.
- hiến tếverbHanoi [hiən˧˦ te˧˦] · Saigon [hiəŋ˦˥ tej˦˥]hiến rising tế rising
for “sacrifice” meaning: To offer (a human being or an animal, or an object) to a deity.
- Con cừu đã bị hiến tế.The sheep was sacrificed.
- tếverbHanoi [te˧˦] · Saigon [tej˦˥]tế rising
to sacrifice to; to make an offering to
for “sacrifice” meaning: To offer (a human being or an animal, or an object) to a deity.
- hy sinhverbhy level sinh level
to sacrifice; to die
- Tôi đã phải hy sinh rất nhiều để có thể tới được đây.I have made great sacrifices to come this far.
- thíverbHanoi [tʰi˧˦] · Saigon [tʰɪj˦˥]thí rising
to conceitedly give away
for “sacrifice” meaning: To destroy or surrender (something) for the sake of something else regarded as more urgent or valuable.
Related Vietnamese words
- cúngverb
to give offerings; to enshrine; to worship