How do you say “tidal wave” in Vietnamese?

“Tidal wave” in Vietnamese is thuỷ triều (tide), sóng thần (a tsunami).

Vietnamese words for “tidal wave”

• thuỷ triềuListennoun
  Hanoi [tʰwi˧˩ t͡ɕiəw˨˩] · Saigon [tʰ⁽ʷ⁾ɪj˨˩˦ ʈiw˨˩]thuỷ dipping triều falling

  tide

  for “tidal wave” meaning: A large and sudden rise and fall in the tide.

• sóng thầnListennoun
  Hanoi [sawŋ͡m˧˦ tʰən˨˩] · Saigon [ʂawŋ͡m˦˥ tʰəŋ˨˩]sóng rising thần falling

  a tsunami

  for “tidal wave” meaning: A large, sudden, and disastrous wave of water caused by a tremendous disturbance in the ocean; a tsunami. (See Usage notes below.)

Related Vietnamese words

• sóng triềuListennoun

  tidal wave

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.