How do you say “salute” in Vietnamese?

“Salute” in Vietnamese is chào (hello), chào hỏi (to greet).

Vietnamese words for “salute”

• chàoListenverb
  Hanoi [t͡ɕaːw˨˩] · Saigon [caːw˨˩]chào falling

  hello; goodbye; to greet

• chào hỏiListenverb
  Hanoi [t͡ɕaːw˨˩ hɔj˧˩] · Saigon [caːw˨˩ hɔj˨˩˦]chào falling hỏi dipping

  to greet; to salute

Related Vietnamese words

• nam môListenverb

  to salute

• nam vôListenverb

  to salute

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.