Tiếng Việt · Word Attested

hoang dã

[hwaːŋ˧˧ zaː˦ˀ˥]

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

Sense 1

Both English Tiếng Việt

Meaning · English

(noun) deserted place; wilderness

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

nơi hoang vu; đồng野

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

Động vật hoang dã cần được bảo vệ.Wild animals need to be protected.

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Sources & notes

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

Both English Tiếng Việt

Meaning · English

(adjective) wild; feral

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

hoang dã; rừng thiêng

Machine-translated — suggest a fix

động vật hoang dãwild animals

Wiktionary example (CC BY-SA 4.0)

What does “hoang dã” mean?

(noun) deserted place; wilderness

Is “hoang dã” formal or informal?

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