How do you say “tyrannical” in Vietnamese?

“Tyrannical” in Vietnamese is chuyên chế (cruel), bạo ngược (cruel).

Vietnamese words for “tyrannical”

• chuyên chếListenadjective
  Hanoi [t͡ɕwiən˧˧ t͡ɕe˧˦] · Saigon [c⁽ʷ⁾iəŋ˧˧ cej˦˥]chuyên level chế rising

  cruel; tyrannical; dictatorial

• bạo ngượcListenadjective
  Hanoi [ʔɓaːw˧˨ʔ ŋɨək̚˧˨ʔ] · Saigon [ʔɓaːw˨˩˨ ŋɨək̚˨˩˨]bạo heavy ngược heavy

  cruel; brutal; tyrannical

Related Vietnamese words

• hách dịchListenadjective

  domineering; imperious; tyrannical

• vô đạoListenadjective

  heretical; tyrannical; unjust

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.