How do you say “saying” in Vietnamese?

“Saying” in Vietnamese is câu nói (a saying), châm ngôn (a maxim).

Vietnamese words for “saying”

• câu nóiListennoun
  Hanoi [kəw˧˧ nɔj˧˦] · Saigon [kəw˧˧ nɔj˦˥]câu level nói rising

  a saying; expression

  for “saying” meaning: A proverb or maxim.

• châm ngônListennoun
  Hanoi [t͡ɕəm˧˧ ŋon˧˧] · Saigon [cəm˧˧ ŋoŋ˧˧]châm level ngôn level

  a maxim; proverb; dictum

Related Vietnamese words

• phương ngônListennoun

  a regional aphorism; saying or proverb

• tục ngữListennoun

  a proverb

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.