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Có mốc xì gì đâu! 
Nothing at all like that!
Việt Nam cũng như Nga Vietnamese as well as Russian, Vietnamese and Russia alike
ai cũng ưa nó everybody likes him
an giấc to sleep soundly, sleep like a log; sound (of sleep)
anh em bạn good, close (sibling-like) friend
anh thích màu nào hơn which color do you like best?
buồn rầu sad, sorrowful, unhappy morose; uninteresting; to want to, feel like (doing something)
bàn thạch dolmen; rock-like, rock-steady
béo đẫy corpulent, fat like a ball
bạn bè cùng chí hướng like-minded friends
bấm ra sữa suckling-like
bất phục not to like, not to support
bằng cách nầy this way, like this, using this
cay cú revengeful and bent on recoup one’s losses (like a bad loser), con
cha nào con ấy like father like son
chán ghét to dislike, hate, be sick of, detest
chân quê country, country-like, country-folk
chân vạc tripodal (like the three legs of a cauldron), troika-like
chê cơm dislike food
chạy như bay to run like the wind
chạy vụt run like the wind
chật như nêm jam-packed, packed like sardines
chật như nêm cối packed like sardines, jam-packed
chắc khó unlikely (to happen)
chẳng bù unlike
chẳng hạn như for instance, for example, such as, like
chết như chó to die like a dog
chết như rạ to be mowed down, die like flies
cà lơ like a bad-mannered vagrant
cái kiểu như (just) like, in the same way as
cân phân equal, like, similar
còn gì bằng what could be better than ~, there’s nothing like ~
có cảm giác như to feel like, have the feeling that
có nhiều xác suất very probable, likely
có như thế không is it like this?
có tính chất to be (like), have a nature, characteristic
cùng chí hướng like-minded
cùng một ruộc they are all alike
cũng giống như just like, in the same way as
cũng như as well as, the same as, like
cũng như bao lần trước like so many times before
cũng như lần trước just like before
cũng thế likewise
cảm thấy muốn nôn ọe to feel like throwing up
cầm cập to shake, tremble like a leaf
cằm cặp tremble like a leaf, clatter
cặp mắt diều hâu hawk-like eyes, sharp eyes, eyes like a hawk
cỡ như like, at the level of
cỡ như thế này like this
dai như đỉa đói tenacious like a hungry leech
diễn ra như cũ to happen just like before
dây điện mắc nhằng nhịt electric wires stretched like a maze
dù muốn dù không like it or not
dường degree, extent; to seem, be just like
dễ easy, likely
dễ mến likeable
ghèn rheum (gum on the edge of the eyelids), sleep (crust-like substance in tear ducts)
giông gióng somewhat alike, similar
giống species, race; to resemble, look like, sound like
giống hệt completely, exactly alike
giống như like, similar to; to resemble, be like
giống tính cha to be like one’s father, have one’s father’s spirit
giống y hệt như just like, exactly like
giống y như to look just like
gì đó something like that
gẫy to break, be broken (stick-like object)
gờm mặt hate, dislike
hai chị em na ná nhau the two sisters are rather like each other
ham eager, greedy, zealous; love, fondness, liking, interest; to like, be fond of
ham học to like, enjoy studying; love of learning
ham thích to desire, love, like
hao hao look slightly like, distant likeness
hao hao giống to be a little like, to ressemble
hay gì đó or something like that
hiếu (1) to like, love, be fond of; (2) pious, faithful; filial piety; (3) mourning, funeral
hiếu biện to like to argue, argumentative
hiếu chiến combative, bellicose, warlike
hiếu lộng to be fond of amusement, like to have fun
hiếu tửu to like alcohol, drinking
hiềm to hate, dislike
hoành hành to do whatever one like
hát xẩm songs of a strolling blind musician, sing like a strolling
hâm mộ to like, have admiration
hình thể form, figure, likeness, composition
hình tượng image, likeness, icon, figure
hòn [CL for stones and stone-like objects, small islands]; ball
hôi tanh to smell bad (like rotten fish)
hùng dũng military, manlike
hầu như hàng ngày almost every day, it seems like every day
hổ phụ sinh hổ tử like father, like son
in hệt like two peas, cast in the same mould
khác gì just like
khác với lần trước different from the last time, unlike the previous one
không có như vậy is not like there, there is nothing like that
không giống như unlike
không giống như nhật thực unlike a solar eclipse
không khéo likely, possibly
không như vậy to not be thus, not be like that
không ưa gì to not care for, not like
khú pungently sour (like sour cabbage turning bad, or damp clothes)
khả ái loveable, likeable, nice
khẳn tính grumpy and liked by few people
kim thạch like gold stone, unshakeable (friendship)
kiểu này this way, like this
kẻ ghét someone one hates, dislikes
kết hạch concretion, stone-like growth in body, aggregate
lan tràn như đám cháy to spread like (wild)fire
là như vậy to be like that, to be thus
làm theo to follow suit, do likewise
làm vậy to act thus, do like that
làm y như chính to do sth exactly like
lùn short, dwarf-like
lạt như nước ốc boring, dull, like watching paint dry, like watching grass grow
lấm tấm spray-like
lờm lợm feel sick, feel like vomiting
mang một vẻ to have the appearance of, look like
muốn (1) to desire, want; (2) to look like (weather)
muốn mưa it looks like (it’s going to) rain
muốn vậy to want something to be like
móng rồng a type of vine whose flowers have five petals, are yellow and shaped like dragon’s claws
mưa bay drizzle, spray-like rain
mặc lòng whatever you like, at one’s wish, in accordance with one’s desire
mến dear; to like, love, esteem, be fond of
mọc lên như nấm to shoot up like mushrooms
mộng mị dreamlike
một chuyện như vậy something like this
một ngày như ngày hôm nay a day like today
na ná rather like, rather similar
nam phụ lão ấu young and old (alike), everybody (regardless of sex and age)
ngáy như bò rống to snore like a pig
ngọc ngà jade-like, ivory-like, jewel-like
ngộc nghệch like a big dull-head, lubberly
ngủ khì to sleep like a log, sleep soundly, be fast asleep
ngủ mê to sleep like a log
ngủ như chết to sleep like a log
ngủ say sưa to sleep like a log
nhai nhồm nhoàm to eat like a pig
nhanh gọn businesslike
nhom like a lath, like a water
nhõng nhẽo to like or love the sound of one’s own voice
như like, for example, as, such as, similar
như ai like any other (person)
như anh em like brother(s) and sister(s)
như bây giờ like now
như chó với mèo like cat and dog
như chơi (like) child’s play
như con hổ đói like a hungry tiger
như cá trên cạn like a fish out of water
như cái gai trước mắt a thorn in one’s side, stand or stick out like a sore thumb
như cũ as before, as previously, like before
như hôm nay like today
như hồi xưa like before, as long ago
như khách qua đò like ships that pass in the night
như lúc nãy like a moment ago
như lần trước as before, like last time
như máy like a machine
như mình like me
như mọi like every
như mọi ngày like always, like every day
như mọi thứ khác trên đời like everything else in life
như một cái máy like a machine
như một huyền thoại like a legend, legendary
như một người điên like a crazy person
như ngày hôm trước like the day before
như người ta like other people
như nhau alike, like each other, like one another, identical
như sắp khóc like one about to cry
như thế like this, like that, thus, so, such, in this way
như thế kia like that
như thế nào how, in what way?, is like what?
như thế này in this way, like this
như trước đây as before, like before
như tát vào mặt like a slap in the face
như tôi like me
như vầy like this, thus, so, in this way
như vậy like that, like this, in this way
như vậy đó like that
như vết dầu loang to spread like wildfire
như điên như dại like crazy or mad or the devil, with a vengeance, madly
như đỉa phải vôi like a scalded cat
nhất tề together, like one
nhằng nhịt maze-like
những tư tưởng lớn gặp nhau great minds think alike
nên thơ poetic, beautiful like a poem
nói như thế to talk like that, speak like that
nói như vậy thì to put it that way, say it like that
nói thế to speak that way, talk like that
nước chảy chỗ trũng money makes money, nothing succeeds like success
nặng như đá đeo like a millstone round someone’s neck
nịch as iron, iron-like; sure, certain
nỏ nang knowing how to contrive, like a good contriver
phù swell like with edema, be edematous
quả đúng như just like, exactly like
run như cầy sấy to tremble like a leaf
rất có thể most likely, very likely
rất có thể là it’s very likely that
rất dễ xảy ra very likely to happen
rất thích to really like
rỏi unlikely, unfortunate
so to compare, liken
so sánh to compare, liken; comparison
suýt soát almost, alike, approximate
sính to be very fond of, like very much
sẽ không như thế nữa won’t be like that anymore
sự thương ghét likes and dislikes, preferences
tan như xác pháo smashed like the wrapping of a cracker (exploded)
tham thanh chuộng lạ like exotic things
thuồng luồng serpent like monster
thích (1) to like; (2) (surname name taken by Buddhist monks)
thùng thình (of clothes) loose, wide, be too large, fit like a barrel
thơ mộng poetic, dreamlike
thế (1) manner, way, fashion, position, situation, posture; (2) so, thus, like that, such
thị (1) market, city; (2) to see; (3) to show, reveal, announce; (4) persimmon-like fruit
thứ nàng ưa nhất the thing she liked the most
tróm trém eat like a toothless hag
trông giống như to look like (something)
trẻ già young and old (alike)
táp nham mixed, intermingled, unlike, ill-matched
tôi cũng nghĩ như anh I think like you
tôi cũng xin nói thêm I would also like to add
tôi cũng xin thanh minh I would also like to say
tương tự similar, alike, comparable, analogous, analog; similarly
tưởng vậy to think so, think like that
tỉnh táo ra to feel better, like oneself again
từa tựa like, similar, alike, resemble vaguely
tựa (1) preface, forward, title, headline; (2) like, similar
tựa như là like, similar
vèo like a shot, in a flash
ví billfold, wallet, purse, handbag; to compare, liken
ví dụ như such as, like, for example
vầy (1) thus, like that, so; (2) united; (3) to act reluctantly
xem ra to appear, look like
xưa nay là vậy it’s always been like that
y hệt identical, the same as, just like
y như exactly like
y như vậy just like that, just the same way
yêu chuộng to like, love, esteem
yêu thích to love, be fond of, like, desire
ác cảm antipathy, aversion, dislike, hatred, hostility, ill feelings, animosity, enmity, bad blood
ái hoa to like women
êm giấc sleep soundly, sleep like a log
đa sự meddlesome, behaving like a busybody
đáng ghét hated, disliked, unpleasant
đâu có như thế này to not be this way, not be like this
đúc to be alike; to cast (metal)
đúng như just like, exactly like
đúng y như exactly like
đúng điệu just like a, in exactly the manner of
đắt như tôm tươi to go or sell like hot cakes
đồng chí comrade, like-minded individual
ưa to like, be fond of, care for
ưa chuộng to esteem, like, love, value
ưa thích to like, be fond of; favorite
ước muốn to wish, would like
ảo hóa changeable, fickle, variable; to change (like an illusion)
ấu trĩ childish, childlike, infantile, inexperienced, young
ợt easy, simple, like child's play
muốn run người to feel like shivering
Có mốc xì gì đâu! Nothing at all like that! Việt Nam cũng như Nga Vietnamese as well as Russian, Vietnamese and Russia alike ai cũng ưa nó everybody likes him an giấc to sleep soundly, sleep like a log; sound (of sleep) anh em bạn good, close (sibling-like) friend anh thích màu nào hơn which color do you like best? buồn rầu sad, sorrowful, unhappy morose; uninteresting; to want to, feel like (doing something) bàn thạch dolmen; rock-like, rock-steady béo đẫy corpulent, fat like a ball bạn bè cùng chí hướng like-minded friends bấm ra sữa suckling-like bất phục not to like, not to support bằng cách nầy this way, like this, using this cay cú revengeful and bent on recoup one’s losses (like a bad loser), con cha nào con ấy like father like son chán ghét to dislike, hate, be sick of, detest chân quê country, country-like, country-folk chân vạc tripodal (like the three legs of a cauldron), troika-like chê cơm dislike food chạy như bay to run like the wind chạy vụt run like the wind chật như nêm jam-packed, packed like sardines chật như nêm cối packed like sardines, jam-packed chắc khó unlikely (to happen) chẳng bù unlike chẳng hạn như for instance, for example, such as, like chết như chó to die like a dog chết như rạ to be mowed down, die like flies cà lơ like a bad-mannered vagrant cái kiểu như (just) like, in the same way as cân phân equal, like, similar còn gì bằng what could be better than ~, there’s nothing like ~ có cảm giác như to feel like, have the feeling that có nhiều xác suất very probable, likely có như thế không is it like this? có tính chất to be (like), have a nature, characteristic cùng chí hướng like-minded cùng một ruộc they are all alike cũng giống như just like, in the same way as cũng như as well as, the same as, like cũng như bao lần trước like so many times before cũng như lần trước just like before cũng thế likewise cảm thấy muốn nôn ọe to feel like throwing up cầm cập to shake, tremble like a leaf cằm cặp tremble like a leaf, clatter cặp mắt diều hâu hawk-like eyes, sharp eyes, eyes like a hawk cỡ như like, at the level of cỡ như thế này like this dai như đỉa đói tenacious like a hungry leech diễn ra như cũ to happen just like before dây điện mắc nhằng nhịt electric wires stretched like a maze dù muốn dù không like it or not dường degree, extent; to seem, be just like dễ easy, likely dễ mến likeable ghèn rheum (gum on the edge of the eyelids), sleep (crust-like substance in tear ducts) giông gióng somewhat alike, similar giống species, race; to resemble, look like, sound like giống hệt completely, exactly alike giống như like, similar to; to resemble, be like giống tính cha to be like one’s father, have one’s father’s spirit giống y hệt như just like, exactly like giống y như to look just like gì đó something like that gẫy to break, be broken (stick-like object) gờm mặt hate, dislike hai chị em na ná nhau the two sisters are rather like each other ham eager, greedy, zealous; love, fondness, liking, interest; to like, be fond of ham học to like, enjoy studying; love of learning ham thích to desire, love, like hao hao look slightly like, distant likeness hao hao giống to be a little like, to ressemble hay gì đó or something like that hiếu (1) to like, love, be fond of; (2) pious, faithful; filial piety; (3) mourning, funeral hiếu biện to like to argue, argumentative hiếu chiến combative, bellicose, warlike hiếu lộng to be fond of amusement, like to have fun hiếu tửu to like alcohol, drinking hiềm to hate, dislike hoành hành to do whatever one like hát xẩm songs of a strolling blind musician, sing like a strolling hâm mộ to like, have admiration hình thể form, figure, likeness, composition hình tượng image, likeness, icon, figure hòn [CL for stones and stone-like objects, small islands]; ball hôi tanh to smell bad (like rotten fish) hùng dũng military, manlike hầu như hàng ngày almost every day, it seems like every day hổ phụ sinh hổ tử like father, like son in hệt like two peas, cast in the same mould khác gì just like khác với lần trước different from the last time, unlike the previous one không có như vậy is not like there, there is nothing like that không giống như unlike không giống như nhật thực unlike a solar eclipse không khéo likely, possibly không như vậy to not be thus, not be like that không ưa gì to not care for, not like khú pungently sour (like sour cabbage turning bad, or damp clothes) khả ái loveable, likeable, nice khẳn tính grumpy and liked by few people kim thạch like gold stone, unshakeable (friendship) kiểu này this way, like this kẻ ghét someone one hates, dislikes kết hạch concretion, stone-like growth in body, aggregate lan tràn như đám cháy to spread like (wild)fire là như vậy to be like that, to be thus làm theo to follow suit, do likewise làm vậy to act thus, do like that làm y như chính to do sth exactly like lùn short, dwarf-like lạt như nước ốc boring, dull, like watching paint dry, like watching grass grow lấm tấm spray-like lờm lợm feel sick, feel like vomiting mang một vẻ to have the appearance of, look like muốn (1) to desire, want; (2) to look like (weather) muốn mưa it looks like (it’s going to) rain muốn vậy to want something to be like móng rồng a type of vine whose flowers have five petals, are yellow and shaped like dragon’s claws mưa bay drizzle, spray-like rain mặc lòng whatever you like, at one’s wish, in accordance with one’s desire mến dear; to like, love, esteem, be fond of mọc lên như nấm to shoot up like mushrooms mộng mị dreamlike một chuyện như vậy something like this một ngày như ngày hôm nay a day like today na ná rather like, rather similar nam phụ lão ấu young and old (alike), everybody (regardless of sex and age) ngáy như bò rống to snore like a pig ngọc ngà jade-like, ivory-like, jewel-like ngộc nghệch like a big dull-head, lubberly ngủ khì to sleep like a log, sleep soundly, be fast asleep ngủ mê to sleep like a log ngủ như chết to sleep like a log ngủ say sưa to sleep like a log nhai nhồm nhoàm to eat like a pig nhanh gọn businesslike nhom like a lath, like a water nhõng nhẽo to like or love the sound of one’s own voice như like, for example, as, such as, similar như ai like any other (person) như anh em like brother(s) and sister(s) như bây giờ like now như chó với mèo like cat and dog như chơi (like) child’s play như con hổ đói like a hungry tiger như cá trên cạn like a fish out of water như cái gai trước mắt a thorn in one’s side, stand or stick out like a sore thumb như cũ as before, as previously, like before như hôm nay like today như hồi xưa like before, as long ago như khách qua đò like ships that pass in the night như lúc nãy like a moment ago như lần trước as before, like last time như máy like a machine như mình like me như mọi like every như mọi ngày like always, like every day như mọi thứ khác trên đời like everything else in life như một cái máy like a machine như một huyền thoại like a legend, legendary như một người điên like a crazy person như ngày hôm trước like the day before như người ta like other people như nhau alike, like each other, like one another, identical như sắp khóc like one about to cry như thế like this, like that, thus, so, such, in this way như thế kia like that như thế nào how, in what way?, is like what? như thế này in this way, like this như trước đây as before, like before như tát vào mặt like a slap in the face như tôi like me như vầy like this, thus, so, in this way như vậy like that, like this, in this way như vậy đó like that như vết dầu loang to spread like wildfire như điên như dại like crazy or mad or the devil, with a vengeance, madly như đỉa phải vôi like a scalded cat nhất tề together, like one nhằng nhịt maze-like những tư tưởng lớn gặp nhau great minds think alike nên thơ poetic, beautiful like a poem nói như thế to talk like that, speak like that nói như vậy thì to put it that way, say it like that nói thế to speak that way, talk like that nước chảy chỗ trũng money makes money, nothing succeeds like success nặng như đá đeo like a millstone round someone’s neck nịch as iron, iron-like; sure, certain nỏ nang knowing how to contrive, like a good contriver phù swell like with edema, be edematous quả đúng như just like, exactly like run như cầy sấy to tremble like a leaf rất có thể most likely, very likely rất có thể là it’s very likely that rất dễ xảy ra very likely to happen rất thích to really like rỏi unlikely, unfortunate so to compare, liken so sánh to compare, liken; comparison suýt soát almost, alike, approximate sính to be very fond of, like very much sẽ không như thế nữa won’t be like that anymore sự thương ghét likes and dislikes, preferences tan như xác pháo smashed like the wrapping of a cracker (exploded) tham thanh chuộng lạ like exotic things thuồng luồng serpent like monster thích (1) to like; (2) (surname name taken by Buddhist monks) thùng thình (of clothes) loose, wide, be too large, fit like a barrel thơ mộng poetic, dreamlike thế (1) manner, way, fashion, position, situation, posture; (2) so, thus, like that, such thị (1) market, city; (2) to see; (3) to show, reveal, announce; (4) persimmon-like fruit thứ nàng ưa nhất the thing she liked the most tróm trém eat like a toothless hag trông giống như to look like (something) trẻ già young and old (alike) táp nham mixed, intermingled, unlike, ill-matched tôi cũng nghĩ như anh I think like you tôi cũng xin nói thêm I would also like to add tôi cũng xin thanh minh I would also like to say tương tự similar, alike, comparable, analogous, analog; similarly tưởng vậy to think so, think like that tỉnh táo ra to feel better, like oneself again từa tựa like, similar, alike, resemble vaguely tựa (1) preface, forward, title, headline; (2) like, similar tựa như là like, similar vèo like a shot, in a flash ví billfold, wallet, purse, handbag; to compare, liken ví dụ như such as, like, for example vầy (1) thus, like that, so; (2) united; (3) to act reluctantly xem ra to appear, look like xưa nay là vậy it’s always been like that y hệt identical, the same as, just like y như exactly like y như vậy just like that, just the same way yêu chuộng to like, love, esteem yêu thích to love, be fond of, like, desire ác cảm antipathy, aversion, dislike, hatred, hostility, ill feelings, animosity, enmity, bad blood ái hoa to like women êm giấc sleep soundly, sleep like a log đa sự meddlesome, behaving like a busybody đáng ghét hated, disliked, unpleasant đâu có như thế này to not be this way, not be like this đúc to be alike; to cast (metal) đúng như just like, exactly like đúng y như exactly like đúng điệu just like a, in exactly the manner of đắt như tôm tươi to go or sell like hot cakes đồng chí comrade, like-minded individual ưa to like, be fond of, care for ưa chuộng to esteem, like, love, value ưa thích to like, be fond of; favorite ước muốn to wish, would like ảo hóa changeable, fickle, variable; to change (like an illusion) ấu trĩ childish, childlike, infantile, inexperienced, young ợt easy, simple, like child's play muốn run người to feel like shivering