How do you say “violence” in Vietnamese?

“Violence” in Vietnamese is bạo lực (violence).

Vietnamese words for “violence”

• bạo lựcListennoun
  Hanoi [ʔɓaːw˧˨ʔ lɨk̚˧˨ʔ] · Saigon [ʔɓaːw˨˩˨ lɨk̚˨˩˨]bạo heavy lực heavy

  violence

  for “violence” meaning: Physical action which causes destruction, harm, pain, or suffering.

  • Nghèo khổ là bạo lực.Poverty is violence.

Related Vietnamese words

• chiếnListenadjective

  a war; fight

• vũ lựcListennoun

  force; violence

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.