How do you say “stern” in Vietnamese?

“Stern” in Vietnamese is nghiêm khắc (severe), đuôi (tail).

Vietnamese words for “stern”

• nghiêm khắcListenadjective
  Hanoi [ŋiəm˧˧ xak̚˧˦] · Saigon [ŋim˧˧ kʰak̚˦˥]nghiêm level khắc rising

  severe; stern; harsh

• đuôiListennoun
  Hanoi [ʔɗuəj˧˧] · Saigon [ʔɗuj˧˧]đuôi level

  tail; extension

Related Vietnamese words

• nghiêmListenadjective

  strict; grave; stern

• nghiêm chỉnhListenadjective

  strict; stern; rigid

• nghiệtListenadjective

  harsh; stern; cruel

• nghiêm-nghịListenadjective

  with decorum; grave; serious

• mông đítListennoun

  buttock

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.