How do you say “sin” in Vietnamese?

“Sin” in Vietnamese is tội lỗi (a wrongful deed), phạm tội (guilty), tội (a crime).

Vietnamese words for “sin”

• tội lỗiListennoun
  Hanoi [toj˧˨ʔ loj˦ˀ˥] · Saigon [toj˨˩˨ loj˨˩˦]tội heavy lỗi creaky rising

  a wrongful deed; a terrible mistake; a crime

  for “sin” meaning: A violation of divine will or religious law.

• phạm tộiListenadjective
  Hanoi [faːm˧˨ʔ toj˧˨ʔ] · Saigon [faːm˨˩˨ toj˨˩˨]phạm heavy tội heavy

  guilty; culpable

  for “sin” meaning: To commit a sin.

• tộiListennoun
  Hanoi [toj˧˨ʔ] · Saigon [toj˨˩˨]tội heavy

  a crime; a sin; a naughty deed

  for “sin” meaning: A violation of divine will or religious law.

Related Vietnamese words

• tội nghiệpListennoun

  poor; pathetic; pitiful

• tội ácListennoun

  crime; serious offence; vice

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.