(1) flask, small wine bottle (2) to bleat ☊
be ☊ little child, small child ☊ bé con ☊ silver coin, small change ☊ bạc cắc ☊ to chop up (into very small bits) ☊ bằm ☊ bulging belly and small behind ☊ bụng ỏng đít beo ☊ (1) to be hot (spicy) (2) small crab ☊
cay ☊ deep green, small lemon, unripe lime, young girl ☊ chanh cốm ☊ too small to be noticed, very small ☊ choèn choèn ☊ a small gift ☊ chút quà nhỏ nhoi ☊ (1) [CL for animals and other small objects] (2) child; you (said to a child by a parent); I (said to a parent by a child), I (said by a believer to a religious figure)
(3) young, small, baby ☊
con ☊ have a lot of small children ☊ con bế con bồng ☊ the small and weak countries ☊ các nước nhược tiểu ☊ a tree bearing small fruit ☊ cây có quả bé ☊ there is a little bit, there is a small amount ☊ có một chút ít ☊ narrow, small space ☊ diện tích chật hẹp ☊ to be of small stature ☊ dáng người nhỏ bé ☊ sandcrab, small crab ☊ dã tràng ☊ (1) small (stone) (2) some, few, several ☊
dăm ☊ short, small distance ☊ gang tấc ☊ converse after a long separation, small talk ☊ hàn ôn ☊ haberdashery, small wares vendor ☊ hàng xén ☊ [CL for stones and stone-like objects, small islands]; ball ☊ hòn ☊ assign great talents to small tasks ☊ hộ pháp cắn trắt ☊ to be no small problem ☊ khó khăn không phải là ít ☊ not small, no small ~ ☊ không nhỏ ☊ not (something) easy to do, no small feat ☊ không phải là việc dễ làm ☊ live by one’s wits, make small profits by dishonest tricks ☊ kiếm chác ☊ (1) order, discipline (2) small table, bench
(3) self
(4) to write, record
(5) cycle, era
(6) 6th cycle of the twelve years of the Chinese zodiac ☊
kỷ ☊ tiny, of small size, undersized ☊ loắt choắt ☊ be afflicted by small pox ☊ lên hoa ☊ running in quick and small steps ☊ lăm xăm ☊ a type of fish sauce, made from small fish or small shrimps ☊ mắm nêm ☊ to have small eyes ☊ mắt lươn ☊ small part, small piece ☊ mẻo ☊ a small piece of land ☊ một miếng đất nhỏ ☊ a small number ☊ một số ít ☊ a small number of people ☊ một số ít người ☊ one of a small number of ☊ một trong số rất ít ☊ a small basket or rice ☊ mủng gạo ☊ (1) holder of doctor’s degree in Sino-Vietnamese classics (2) small roadside temple ☊
nghè ☊ lion’s club, small lion (as a decoration on top of pillars or incense-burners) ☊ nghê ☊ to get something out of a small hole ☊ ngoáy ☊ marsh frog, small frog, young frog ☊ ngóe ☊ gate, small street ☊ ngõ ☊ weak, small and weak ☊ nhược tiểu ☊ to chit-chat, banter, make small talk ☊ nói chuyện chơi ☊ bamboo hat worn by Buddhist monks (with a long ribbon and a small knob on top) ☊ nón tu lờ ☊ small bamboo lattice hut, small mat hut ☊ nóp ☊ a small bottle of wine ☊ nậm rượu ☊ one-two-three (game played by small children) ☊ oằn tù tì ☊ (1) to rust, rusty (2) small or gentle repetitions ☊
rỉ ☊ small arroyo, small ditch ☊ rộc ☊ kind of very small worm living in water ☊ sa trùng ☊ to send someone off on a small errand ☊ sai vặt ☊ place somebody’s remains in a small terra-cotta coffin ☊ sang tiểu ☊ ripple, small waves or undulation ☊ sóng gợn ☊ basket boat, small bamboo craft ☊ thuyền nan ☊ little boy, small boy ☊ thằng bé ☊ sub-area, small section, sector ☊ tiểu khu ☊ smallholder, small farmer ☊ tiểu nông ☊ home craft or industry, small scale industry ☊ tiểu thủ công ☊ (1) elastic, flexible (2) small snake ☊
trun ☊ no small obstacle ☊ trở ngại không nhỏ ☊ hut, cabin, small house ☊ túp ☊ detail, small matter, trifle, complicated, troublesome ☊ tế toái ☊ give proofs of gratitude, a small gift ☊ vi thiềng ☊ to roll (into a small ball) ☊ vê ☊ to mince, cut into small pieces ☊ vằm ☊ duck of small species ☊ vịt đàn ☊ I am sending you a very small present ☊ xin gửi anh một chút quà mọn ☊ apricots (or other small fruits) preserved in salt, licorice, ☊ ô môi ☊ rubble, pebble, gravel, small rock ☊ đá vụn ☊ (1) hamlet, small town, settlement (2) to brood, sit on eggs ☊
ấp ☊ mouse’s nest, small cramped dirty place, rat-hole ☊ ổ chuột ☊ hot red pepper (with small seed pointing upward) ☊ ớt chỉ thiên ☊