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COMPOUNDS
Hoa Ngữ 
Chinese (language)
Hoàn Cầu Thời Báo Global Times (a Chinese daily newspaper)
Hán Chinese
Hán tụ Chinese character, Hanzi
Nôm Nom (old Vietnamese writing system based on Chinese characters)
Quan thoại Mandarin Chinese (language)
Trung Cộng Chinese Communists, Communist China
Trung Hoa China, Chinese
Trung Hoa đơn giản simplified Chinese (characters)
Tân Hoa Xã Chinese press agency
Việt Hoa Vietnamese - Chinese
bính 3rd cycle of the twelve years of the Chinese zodiac
bún tàu mung bean vermicelli, Chinese vermicelli, glass
bút đàm to hold a written conversation (using Chinese characters)
bạch thoại Mandarin Chinese
bản dịch Hán Chinese translation
bắc (1) to build (across something), put up; (2) north, northern, Chinese; (3) ferry boat
bắc sử Chinese history
bắc thuộc Chinese domination (of VN)
bộ (1) section, part department, ministry; (2) gear, part, device; (3) radical (of a Chinese character); (4) collection, set, pack (cards), suit (clothes); (5) appearance, mean, behavior, bearing; (6) step, pace; (7) [CL for laws]; (8) land; (9) foot; (10) register, account book
can (1) to stop, dissuade; (2) to concern, involve; (3) to dissuade, stop someone from doing something, interfere, break up; (4) symbol of the Chinese zodiac; (5) shield; (6) liver; (7) to accuse
canh (1) soup; (2) to guard, watch over; (3) to plow; (4) to change, alter; (5) 7th cycle of the twelve years of the Chinese zodiac
chiệc Chinese (person)
chè tàu Chinese tea
chữ Hán Chinese character, word
chữ Nho Chinese characters
chữ Nôm Nom characters (Chinese characters used to write Vietnamese)
chữ giản thể simplified word, (Chinese) character
chữ hán Chinese characters
chữ thảo grass style, cursive writing (Chinese)
cá đé Chinese herring
cò bợ ardeola, heron, Chinese pond heron, ardeola bacchus
cổ văn ancient literature, classical written Chinese; classical (i.e. Chinese)
cờ tướng (Chinese) chess, xiangqi
củng cố sự liên hệ Nga-Hoa to consolidate the Russian-Chinese relationship
dưa hồng Chinese melon
dần (1) gradually, little by little, by degrees; (2) third year of the Chinese zodiac (“tiger”)
dậu tenth year of the Chinese zodiac (“rooster”)
gia quan (Chinese right of puberty for boys)
giáp (1) bordering, near, adjacent, close to, before; (2) 1st cycle of the twelve years of the Chinese zodiac
hoa (1) flower, blossom, bloom; (2) earring; (3) smallpox; (4) to wave, gesticulate; (5) Chinese
hoành phi horizontal lacquered board (engraved with Chinese characters)
hán tự Chinese literature
hán văn Chinese literature
hầu sáng waiter (in a Chinese restaurant)
hệ chữ Hán Chinese writing system
học chữ Hán không ngoài mục đích thi cử to study Chinese characters only for exams
hợi twelvth year of the Chinese zodiac (“pig”)
khách trú Chinese (resident)
khướu chinese laughing-thrush (chim)
kinh (1) frightened, terrified; (2) capital city; (3) Chinese classics; (4) pass through, experience; (5) economics; (6) warp, longitude
kinh kịch Chinese opera theatre
kinh truyện ancient Chinese classic works
kỷ (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
luật bằng trắc tone rules (for Chinese and Vietnamese
lưỡng nghi heaven and earth (in Chinese philosophy)
lạp xưởng Chinese sausage
minh bright, clear; oath, alliance; Ming (1368-1644, last native Chinese dynasty in the history of China)
minh hương person of mixed Chinese and Vietnamese blood
mão fourth year of the Chinese zodiac (“cat” or “rabbit”)
mì Chinese noodles
mùi (1) smell, scent, odor, color; (2) eighth year of the Chinese zodiac (“goat” or “sheep”)
mậu 5th cycle of the twelve years of the Chinese zodiac
một ông thầy đồ nệ cổ an old-fogy of a Chinese scholar
người Hoa Chinese (person)
người Trung Hoa Chinese (person)
người Tàu Chinese person
ngọ (1) seventh year of the Chinese zodiac (“horse”); (2) noon, midday
nhân dân tệ people’s currency (Chinese currency), renminbi
nét chữ handwriting, stroke (in a Chinese character)
nét mác knife, scimitar, slant stroke to the right (in writing Chinese characters)
nét ngang horizontal stroke (of Chinese character)
nói được tiếng hoa lưu loát to be able to speak fluent Chinese
quí (1) valuable, noble, precious, to esteem; valuable; (2) quarter, three months; (3) 10th cycle of the twelve years of the Chinese zodiac
sáo đá Chinese starling
sửu second year of the Chinese zodiac (“ox”)
theo kiểu Trung Quốc following the Chinese model
theo kiểu mẫu Trung Hoa in the Chinese style, manner, fashion
thung (1) expanse of land, stretch of land; (2) Chinese ash tree
thuốc bắc Chinese herbs, Chinese medicine
thuốc tễ pills (in Chinese traditional medicine)
thái thú Chinese governor
thân (1) intimate, close, dear; (2) person, body; (3) ninth year of the Chinese zodiac (“monkey”)
thìn fifth year of the Chinese zodiac (“dragon”)
thơ nôm poetry in Chinese-transcribed Vietnamese
thạch agar, Chinese gelatin (isinglass, Japanese gelatin) isinglass
thứ sử names of Chinese officials and governors in Vietnam during the
tinh thông chữ Nho to be well-versed in Chinese characters
tiếng Hoa Chinese (language)
tiếng Hán Chinese (language)
tiếng Trung Hoa Chinese (language)
tiếng Tàu Chinese (language)
trung văn Chinese
tràn qua biên giới Trung Quốc to spread across the Chinese border
tuất eleventh year of the Chinese zodiac (“dog”)
tài xỉu Chinese dice
tàu (1) ship, boat; (2) stable; (3) China, Chinese; (4) (classifier for big leaves)
tân (1) modern, recent, fresh, up-to-date, new; (2) 8th cycle of the twelve years of the Chinese zodiac
tí first year of the Chinese zodiac (“rat”)
túc nho well versed in Chinese literature
tý first year of the Chinese zodiac (“rat”)
tị (1) jealous; (2) tiny bit; small, tiny, little; (3) sixth year of the Chinese zodiac (“snake”)
tứ thanh the four Chinese accents
tứ thư four books (ancient Chinese works)
từ ngữ mượn từ tiếng Tầu word, phrase borrowed from Chinese
tự (1) Chinese character; (2) Buddhist temple, pagoda; (3) from, since; (4) oneself, on one’s own, self-; (5) otherwise known as, alias
tỳ bà Chinese four-chord lute
tỵ sixth year of the Chinese zodiac (“snake”)
việc học chữ Hán the study of Chinese characters
văn hóa chữ Hán the Chinese character culture (countries which use(d) Chinese characters)
xếp theo bộ to arrange by radical or number of strokes (Chinese characters)
áo khách Chinese-style jacket
âm (1) sound; (2) lunar; (3) Yin, female, negative, minus; (4) reading (of a Chinese character)
âm Nhật Japanese reading (of a Chinese character), kun-yomi
âm Việt Vietnamese reading (of a Chinese character)
ô long black dragon brown tea (a kind of Chinese tea)
Đại Cách mạng Văn hóa (Chinese) cultural revolution
đinh (1) to nail, nail; (2) 4th cycle of the twelve years of the Chinese zodiac
đàn tỳ Chinese chord lute
đánh bật quân Trung Quốc ra khỏi Vietnamese to drive Chinese troops out of VN
đèn xếp Chinese lantern
đậu đũa Chinese pea
đọc theo lối Việt to read in the Vietnamese manner, Vietnamese reading (of a Chinese character)
đồ nho teacher, tutor(of Chinese language)
ả xẩm Chinese woman
ất (1) to elevate, lift; (2) 2nd cycle of the twelve years of the Chinese zodiac
Hoa Ngữ Chinese (language) Hoàn Cầu Thời Báo Global Times (a Chinese daily newspaper) Hán Chinese Hán tụ Chinese character, Hanzi Nôm Nom (old Vietnamese writing system based on Chinese characters) Quan thoại Mandarin Chinese (language) Trung Cộng Chinese Communists, Communist China Trung Hoa China, Chinese Trung Hoa đơn giản simplified Chinese (characters) Tân Hoa Xã Chinese press agency Việt Hoa Vietnamese - Chinese bính 3rd cycle of the twelve years of the Chinese zodiac bún tàu mung bean vermicelli, Chinese vermicelli, glass bút đàm to hold a written conversation (using Chinese characters) bạch thoại Mandarin Chinese bản dịch Hán Chinese translation bắc (1) to build (across something), put up; (2) north, northern, Chinese; (3) ferry boat bắc sử Chinese history bắc thuộc Chinese domination (of VN) bộ (1) section, part department, ministry; (2) gear, part, device; (3) radical (of a Chinese character); (4) collection, set, pack (cards), suit (clothes); (5) appearance, mean, behavior, bearing; (6) step, pace; (7) [CL for laws]; (8) land; (9) foot; (10) register, account book can (1) to stop, dissuade; (2) to concern, involve; (3) to dissuade, stop someone from doing something, interfere, break up; (4) symbol of the Chinese zodiac; (5) shield; (6) liver; (7) to accuse canh (1) soup; (2) to guard, watch over; (3) to plow; (4) to change, alter; (5) 7th cycle of the twelve years of the Chinese zodiac chiệc Chinese (person) chè tàu Chinese tea chữ Hán Chinese character, word chữ Nho Chinese characters chữ Nôm Nom characters (Chinese characters used to write Vietnamese) chữ giản thể simplified word, (Chinese) character chữ hán Chinese characters chữ thảo grass style, cursive writing (Chinese) cá đé Chinese herring cò bợ ardeola, heron, Chinese pond heron, ardeola bacchus cổ văn ancient literature, classical written Chinese; classical (i.e. Chinese) cờ tướng (Chinese) chess, xiangqi củng cố sự liên hệ Nga-Hoa to consolidate the Russian-Chinese relationship dưa hồng Chinese melon dần (1) gradually, little by little, by degrees; (2) third year of the Chinese zodiac (“tiger”) dậu tenth year of the Chinese zodiac (“rooster”) gia quan (Chinese right of puberty for boys) giáp (1) bordering, near, adjacent, close to, before; (2) 1st cycle of the twelve years of the Chinese zodiac hoa (1) flower, blossom, bloom; (2) earring; (3) smallpox; (4) to wave, gesticulate; (5) Chinese hoành phi horizontal lacquered board (engraved with Chinese characters) hán tự Chinese literature hán văn Chinese literature hầu sáng waiter (in a Chinese restaurant) hệ chữ Hán Chinese writing system học chữ Hán không ngoài mục đích thi cử to study Chinese characters only for exams hợi twelvth year of the Chinese zodiac (“pig”) khách trú Chinese (resident) khướu chinese laughing-thrush (chim) kinh (1) frightened, terrified; (2) capital city; (3) Chinese classics; (4) pass through, experience; (5) economics; (6) warp, longitude kinh kịch Chinese opera theatre kinh truyện ancient Chinese classic works kỷ (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 luật bằng trắc tone rules (for Chinese and Vietnamese lưỡng nghi heaven and earth (in Chinese philosophy) lạp xưởng Chinese sausage minh bright, clear; oath, alliance; Ming (1368-1644, last native Chinese dynasty in the history of China) minh hương person of mixed Chinese and Vietnamese blood mão fourth year of the Chinese zodiac (“cat” or “rabbit”) mì Chinese noodles mùi (1) smell, scent, odor, color; (2) eighth year of the Chinese zodiac (“goat” or “sheep”) mậu 5th cycle of the twelve years of the Chinese zodiac một ông thầy đồ nệ cổ an old-fogy of a Chinese scholar người Hoa Chinese (person) người Trung Hoa Chinese (person) người Tàu Chinese person ngọ (1) seventh year of the Chinese zodiac (“horse”); (2) noon, midday nhân dân tệ people’s currency (Chinese currency), renminbi nét chữ handwriting, stroke (in a Chinese character) nét mác knife, scimitar, slant stroke to the right (in writing Chinese characters) nét ngang horizontal stroke (of Chinese character) nói được tiếng hoa lưu loát to be able to speak fluent Chinese quí (1) valuable, noble, precious, to esteem; valuable; (2) quarter, three months; (3) 10th cycle of the twelve years of the Chinese zodiac sáo đá Chinese starling sửu second year of the Chinese zodiac (“ox”) theo kiểu Trung Quốc following the Chinese model theo kiểu mẫu Trung Hoa in the Chinese style, manner, fashion thung (1) expanse of land, stretch of land; (2) Chinese ash tree thuốc bắc Chinese herbs, Chinese medicine thuốc tễ pills (in Chinese traditional medicine) thái thú Chinese governor thân (1) intimate, close, dear; (2) person, body; (3) ninth year of the Chinese zodiac (“monkey”) thìn fifth year of the Chinese zodiac (“dragon”) thơ nôm poetry in Chinese-transcribed Vietnamese thạch agar, Chinese gelatin (isinglass, Japanese gelatin) isinglass thứ sử names of Chinese officials and governors in Vietnam during the tinh thông chữ Nho to be well-versed in Chinese characters tiếng Hoa Chinese (language) tiếng Hán Chinese (language) tiếng Trung Hoa Chinese (language) tiếng Tàu Chinese (language) trung văn Chinese tràn qua biên giới Trung Quốc to spread across the Chinese border tuất eleventh year of the Chinese zodiac (“dog”) tài xỉu Chinese dice tàu (1) ship, boat; (2) stable; (3) China, Chinese; (4) (classifier for big leaves) tân (1) modern, recent, fresh, up-to-date, new; (2) 8th cycle of the twelve years of the Chinese zodiac tí first year of the Chinese zodiac (“rat”) túc nho well versed in Chinese literature tý first year of the Chinese zodiac (“rat”) tị (1) jealous; (2) tiny bit; small, tiny, little; (3) sixth year of the Chinese zodiac (“snake”) tứ thanh the four Chinese accents tứ thư four books (ancient Chinese works) từ ngữ mượn từ tiếng Tầu word, phrase borrowed from Chinese tự (1) Chinese character; (2) Buddhist temple, pagoda; (3) from, since; (4) oneself, on one’s own, self-; (5) otherwise known as, alias tỳ bà Chinese four-chord lute tỵ sixth year of the Chinese zodiac (“snake”) việc học chữ Hán the study of Chinese characters văn hóa chữ Hán the Chinese character culture (countries which use(d) Chinese characters) xếp theo bộ to arrange by radical or number of strokes (Chinese characters) áo khách Chinese-style jacket âm (1) sound; (2) lunar; (3) Yin, female, negative, minus; (4) reading (of a Chinese character) âm Nhật Japanese reading (of a Chinese character), kun-yomi âm Việt Vietnamese reading (of a Chinese character) ô long black dragon brown tea (a kind of Chinese tea) Đại Cách mạng Văn hóa (Chinese) cultural revolution đinh (1) to nail, nail; (2) 4th cycle of the twelve years of the Chinese zodiac đàn tỳ Chinese chord lute đánh bật quân Trung Quốc ra khỏi Vietnamese to drive Chinese troops out of VN đèn xếp Chinese lantern đậu đũa Chinese pea đọc theo lối Việt to read in the Vietnamese manner, Vietnamese reading (of a Chinese character) đồ nho teacher, tutor(of Chinese language) ả xẩm Chinese woman ất (1) to elevate, lift; (2) 2nd cycle of the twelve years of the Chinese zodiac