Tiếng Việt · Word Attested

cầu toàn

[kəw˨˩ twaːn˨˩]

In real, traceable use. Part of the curated seed collection; community review is coming.

Both English Tiếng Việt

Meaning · English

(adjective) perfectionist

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

mong muốn hoàn hảo

Machine-translated — suggest a fix

Adjective

Where it’s used: Used Toàn quốc & hải ngoại · Vietnam-wide & diaspora

Tom là người cầu toàn.Tom is perfectionist.

Tatoeba sentence #13340227 (CC BY 2.0 FR, tatoeba.org, retrieved 2026-07-31)

Sources & notes

Imported from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-07-29); community review pending. source ↗

Common questions

What does “cầu toàn” mean?

(adjective) perfectionist

Is “cầu toàn” formal or informal?

No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.