How do you say “traditional” in Vietnamese?

“Traditional” in Vietnamese is truyền thống (tradition).

Vietnamese words for “traditional”

• truyền thốngListenadjective
  Hanoi [t͡ɕwiən˨˩ tʰəwŋ͡m˧˦] · Saigon [ʈ⁽ʷ⁾iəŋ˨˩ tʰəwŋ͡m˦˥]truyền falling thống rising

  tradition

  for “traditional” meaning: Observant of tradition; old-fashioned.

  • Nhiều phụ nữ ngày nay thích mặc quần áo hiện đại hơn trang phục truyền thống.Many women today prefer wearing modern clothing to traditional clothing.

Related Vietnamese words

• chính thốngListenadjective

  orthodox; mainstream; traditional

• chính tôngListenadjective

  authentic; orthodox; traditional

• cổ truyềnListenadjective

  traditional

• phồn thểListenadjective

  traditional

• phức thểListenadjective

  traditional

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.