How do you say “so-called” in Vietnamese?

“So-called” in Vietnamese is cái gọi là (the so-called).

Vietnamese words for “so-called”

• cái gọi làListenphrase
  Hanoi [kaːj˧˦ ɣɔj˧˨ʔ laː˨˩] · Saigon [kaːj˦˥ ɣɔj˨˩˨ laː˨˩]cái rising gọi heavy là falling

  the so-called; that which is called

  for “so-called” meaning: So named; commonly called.

Related Vietnamese words

• nháy nháyListenadjective

  quote unquote; so-called

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.