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COMPOUNDS
Bắc Kinh 
Peking, Beijing
Miên hoàng King of Cambodia
Tự Đức Vietnamese king (1840-1883)
a tòng to follow, imitate, act as (an accomplice) come around (to a way of thinking); accomplice
anh quân enlightened or wise king, monarch
biết đi walking, living
biểu (1) table, chart, meter, scale, index; (2) to express, manifest, display, show, demonstrate; (3) to say, tell, order; (4) second degree near relatives of different surnames; (5) memorial to the king
bà nói thách quá that’s a lot you’re asking for
bá nghiệp kingdom
bái vọng bow one’s respect to (a king) from a distance
bãi đậu parking lot
bãi đậu xe parking lot, parking space
bén mùi to get used to, grow accustomed to, take a liking to, become attached to
bét (1) last, least, lowest (in a series, ranking); (2) to be (badly) beaten, beaten to a pulp; (3) dead drunk
bét nhé having a drawl from overdrinking
bê tha to take to drinking and gambling
bít tất sock, stockings
bói cá kingfisher
bù khú to have heart-to-heart talks together, have a rollicking time
bùng bục easily crumbling, easily cracking
băng hà (1) glacier; (2) to die (king)
bấn to be short, lacking (of help, money)
bất như ý not according to one’s wish, not to one’s liking
bất túc not enough, insufficient, lacking
bập bà bập bồng rocking in the wind, floating on water
bẻ cò to keep count by breaking sticks
bến xe bus stop, bus station, bus terminal, car park, parking place
bếp nước cooking
bể nước ăn a drinking water tank
bống bếnh rock, swing, move up and down, rocking, swinging
bộ óc khủng long dinosaur mentality, old way of thinking
cai rượu to quit drinking, give up alcohol
cam sành king orange
cao cấp high ranking, high level
chuyển giao vũ khí arms trafficking
chuối ngự king banana (a kind of banana)
chát xít shockingly acrid
chó sủa barking dog
chúa sơn lâm king of the forest or jungle, tiger
chăm hard, laborious, diligent, hard-working
chăm chỉ assiduous, laborious, industrious, studious, hard working
chăm học studious, hard working; to study diligently, study hard
chăm làm hardworking
chướng tai gai mắt offensive, shocking
chẩn mạch to diagnose by taking someone’s pulse
chậm tiến to be behind, be lacking in progress, lag behind; underdeveloped
chặn blocking; to block, stop
chết to die, stop working
chỉ hỏi vậy thôi to be just asking
chổng mông lean over with the rear end sticking up
chớ có giỡn mặt no joking, I’m not kidding
các phương tiện khóa liên động interlocking devices
cách dùng chữ way of speaking, way of using words
cách nói way of saying, manner of speaking
cách nói chuyện way of talking
cái giọng nói voice (of someone speaking)
cái xác biết đi dead man walking
cái xác chết biết đi walking corpse
cán bộ cao cấp high ranking official
có phải anh muốn nói tôi không? are you speaking at me
có tình taking into consideration others’ feelings, feeling
công cuộc task, job, work, undertaking
công trình to work; undertaking, engineering, (literary) work, project
công trình kỹ thuật a technological undertaking, feat of engineering
công trình đáng kể a considerable, formidable undertaking
cơ đồ family estate; undertaking, career
cạch (sound of knocking)
cấm hút thuốc no smoking
cấm đỗ xe no parking
cầm câu cơm means of livelihood, way of making a living
cần (1) to be urgent, pressing; to need (to), want; to care; (2) hard working, industrious; (3) rod, pole, staff; (4) celery
cần cù hard working, industrious, laborious; hard work
cần lao labor, working (as an adjective)
cần vương to support the king, rescue the king
cần vụ server, attendant (to a high-ranking official)
cầu an quiet-seeking, eager for a quiet life
cẩm lai barian kingwood
cậy cục to painstakingly entreat (influential people) for a favor
cắn trộm bite without barking (said of a dog)
cắt lời to interrupt (someone who is speaking)
cắt đứt lời to cut someone off (while speaking)
cực nhọc hard, painstaking, burdensome, tedious
dao bầu chopper, sticker, sticking knife
di chiếu king’s last will
diêm phủ palace of the king of hell, hell
diêm vương king of hell
dân lao động laborer, working person, working folk
dâng to offer (tribute or gift), submit (to a king); to rise (of water)
dính máu to be covered with blood, have blood sticking to
dùi đánh club, stick for striking
dĩnh ngộ bright-looking, intelligent-looking
dậy mùi smelling, stinking
dịch vụ ngân hàng banking services
dứt lời to finish talking, conclude a speech
dừng bước to stop walking
dừng chân to stop (walking), make a stop
ghiền thuốc to be addicted to smoking
ghiền thuốc phiện to be addicted to smoking
ghế chao rocking-chair
gia chánh domestic science (housework, cooking, needlework); head of a household, family
giai cấp cần lao working class
giai cấp lao động working class
già néo đứt dây everything has its breaking point, the last
giãy đành đạch kicking convulsively
giới chức cao cấp high ranking authority
giới lao động Labor (as a group of people), the working class
giới động vật the animal kingdom
giờ làm việc working hours
giữ mồm giữ miệng to think twice about speaking
gác bếp smoking-shelf (over a cooking fire, stove), throw away
gương tày liếp striking example
ham eager, greedy, zealous; love, fondness, liking, interest; to like, be fond of
hiếu danh fame-seeking person; to thirst after honors
hiếu tửu to like alcohol, drinking
hiệp biện high ranking court official
hiệp ta high ranking court official
hiệu quả ngăn chặn blocking effect
ho khan dry cough, hacking cough
hoàng king, emperor; yellow
hoàng khảo the king’s late father
hoàng triều reigning king’s court
hoàng tôn king’s grandson, queen’s grandson
hoàng đế emperor, king
hàng tấm woven cloth (for making clothes)
hành tẩu low-ranking mandarin
hôi thối stinking
hạ điểm to reduce a grade, ranking
hấp háy have the tic of winking
hậu phi wife of the king
hậu thuẫn support, backing; to support, back
hệ thống ngân hàng banking system
hệ điều hành đa nhiệm multitasking operating system
hỏa bài emergency pass (used by messengers carrying the king’s urgent orders)
hởi dạ to one’s liking
im bẵng keep silence suddenly, stop talking suddenly
khanh tướng high-ranking civil and military court officials
khi hoạt động tại while, when working in
khuyết wanting, lacking, missing, vacant
khâm sai king’s special envoy
khôi ngô handsome, good-looking
không có nói giỡn to not be joking
không kém quan trọng not lacking in importance
không thua gì no less than, not inferior to, not lacking
không đùa to be serious, not be joking
khẩu khí one’s character (as shown by one’s way of speaking)
khẽ gentle, king, soft; gently, softly, quietly
kim thượng his majesty (the ruling king)
kinh trập the waking of insects
kiểm tra kiểu type checking
kẽo cà kẽo kẹt creaking sound
kỹ càng careful, thorough, painstaking
long sàng imperial bed, king’s bed
long trời lở đất earthshaking
long vương dragon king (king of river or ocean)
loài vật animal kingdom
loảng choảng clanking, clash, clatter, clink (dishes)
lung (1) careful (of thinking); (2) cage [= lồng]
luật lệ ngân hàng banking regulation
ly nước drinking glass
làm bếp to do the cooking, cook
làm việc suốt cả ngày không ngừng tay to work the whole day without knocking off
làm vua to be the king, rule
lãnh tụ cao cấp high ranking leader
lí nhí indistinct, unclear (of speaking)
lúc chia tay upon leaving, upon taking leave
lúc nào mồm cũng nặc mùi rượi to be always reeking of alcohol
lạc hầu paladin (under the reign of kings hung)
lạc tướng military chief (under the reign of kings hung)
lạo xạo crunch, crushing sound (made by walking or driving on something)
lạy trời lạy đất (exclamation asking for assistance), god help, heaven help
lần ngược backtracking
lẩn lút hide (oneself) (from), skulk, stay skulking, lie in hiding
lập lại câu nói to start talking again
lẻng kẻng clanking, rattling, jingle
lịch bịch sound of heavy walking or running steps
lốc cốc sound of wood striking wood
lối nói way, manner of speaking
lộc điền land granted by a king appanage, apanage, land bestowed
lợn sữa suckling pig, sucking pig
ma ni ven cranking handle, crank
minh công good king, your majesty
minh quân clear-sighted king
miên du sleep-walking
miếu hiệu posthumous name conferred upon a king
miếu đường court of a king, temple
máy hút bùn mud-sucking, dredging machine
mây mưa cloud and rain, rain clouds, nimbus; sexual intercourse, love making
móc họng to stick one’s fingers down one’s throat; mocking, scoffing
mầu secondary crop; wonder, working, miraculous
mầu nhiệm magic, wonder working, miraculous
mẫn cán diligent, painstaking
một cái nhìn vision, a way of looking at sth
một ngày lao động work day, working day
mỹ miều affectedly pretty, dainty, beautiful, good-looking
mỹ quan beautiful looking, good-looking, pleasing to the eyes
ngang chướng offensive, shocking
nghe tiếng gõ to hear the sound of knocking
nghênh giá welcome the king
nghệ thuật uống trà the art of tea drinking
nghệch looking stupid, looking dull
ngon mắt pleasant-looking, inviting, attractive, tempting
ngoài giờ làm việc outside of working hours
ngoạn mục pleasing to the eye, nice-looking
nguyên vật liệu raw and working material
nguyệt hoa moon and flowers, flirtation, courting, lovemaking
ngành ngân hàng the banking sector
ngày công working day, workday
ngày làm việc working day, business day
ngôn ngữ bất đồng speaking different languages, not having a common language
ngũ luân five moral bonds (king and subject, father and child, husband and wife, brothers and sisters, friends)
ngưng làm việc to stop working
ngưng nói to stop talking
người xấu nhưng mà tốt nết to be plain-looking but good in character
ngọc hoàng god, king of heaven, heaven
ngứa mắt shock the eyes, feel uneasy at seeing something shocking the eyes
ngứa tai shock the ears, feel uncomfortable at hearing something shocking the ears
ngừng nói to stop speaking
ngựa gỗ rocking-horse
nhanh nhảu đoảng unthinking, reckless, rash, inconsiderate
nhà vua king
nháo nhác to scurry here and there in all directions looking for
nhân viên cao cấp high-ranking official
nhân vật cao cấp high ranking person
nhìn không chớp to gaze without blinking
như con thiêu thân inconsiderately, thoughtlessly, unthinkingly
như ý one’s liking
nhất dạ đế vương king for a day
những người lao công workers, working people
nín khe to suddenly stop (talking)
nói chung in general, generally speaking
nói chung lại in general, generally speaking
nói chuyện tiếp to keep talking, continue talking
nói chơi to joke, say something jokingly
nói chữ use highbrow terms (when speaking)
nói hoài to keep talking, talk incessantly
nói hết to say everything, finish speaking
nói luôn to talk continuously, keep talking
nói luôn miệng to never stop talking, talk continuously, talk non-stop
nói lái to use slang when speaking
nói một cách tổng quát to speak in general, generally speaking
nói như vậy là bất nhã such a way of speaking is impolite
nói rộng hơn to speak in more general terms, more broadly speaking
nói xong to finish speaking
nói đúng hơn more precisely (speaking)
nói đúng ra in fact, strictly speaking, tell the truth, in truth
nước country, nation, state; water, liquid (for drinking); gum(s) (flesh surrounding teeth)
nước giải khát cold drink, soft drink, drinking water
nước uống drink, beverage; drinking water
nấu cơm to cook (rice), prepare a meal, do the cooking
nấu ăn to cook, do cooking
nầm nập flocking, in dense crowds
nắn nót write painstakingly
nắng gắt baking sun, scorching sun
nếp suy nghĩ a way of thinking
nịnh mặt flatterer (of a looking glass)
nồi ba cooking pot for three men
nồi mười a cooking pot for ten men
nửa đùa nửa thật half serious, half joking
nực cười ridiculous, laughter-provoking
phom from (for shoe-making)
phong quang beautiful-looking, endowed with beautiful landscapes
phế lập depose one king and replace him by another
phế đế deposed (dethroned) king
phụ hoàng king-father
píp pipe (for smoking)
quân chủ king, ruler, monarch
quân thân the king and one’s parents
quân vương king
quần thần court officials, the king and courtiers
quốc vương sultan, caliph, shah, emir, king
rau bẹ laminaria (a king of alga)
rách việc asking for trouble, be due for trouble, be for
rã đám closing of a festival, ending of a merry-making party
rường kingpost
rượu chè alcoholism, drinking (as a problem)
rạc cẳng tire oneself out by walking
rời miệng to have just finished speaking
rỡn lại to joke back, say back jokingly
sam purslain, portulaca king-crab
sau giờ làm after work, after working hours
sau khi xem thư xong after looking at the letter
say bí tỷ passed out, unconscious (from drinking)
sáng suốt clear headed, clear sighted, clear thinking
sõi intelligibly speaking fluent
sùng thần favorite (of a king)
sún răng lacking teeth, toothless
sư cụ high-ranking bonze
sư phó king’s tutor
sư thầy middle-ranking female bonze
sạch mắt pleasant-looking
số người làm việc working population
sổng miệng let out secrets while speaking, spill the beans while speaking
sớ petition to the king
sở thích hobby, taste, liking
sụn gối tired by walking, bent (with age)
sửng sờ startling, surprising, shocking; to startle, surprise, shock
sự công khai publicizing, making public
sự hậu thuẫn support, backing
sự ưa chuộng liking, fondness
sự ưa chuộng uống trà a fondness for drinking tea
tam cương the three duties of a man (to king, wife, and son)
tanh hôi bad-smelling, stinking
tanh tưởi stinking, foul, disgusting
the thé shrill, shrieking, piercing
thiu thiu dozing, between waking and sleeping
thiên quốc heaven, heavenly kingdom, heavenly realm
thiếu bảo second chamberlain (of the king)
thiếu quân young king
thiếu thành thật insincere, lacking in sincerity
thiếu thốn lacking (things), in need, poor; to lack, want
thiểu đức lacking virtue
thuộc quốc vassal kingdom
thành phần lao động working class
thành viên cao cấp high ranking member
thái thượng hoàng king’s father
thái úy high-ranking mandarin (under feudal regime)
thánh thượng emperor, king
thâm kín sneaking
thôi việc to resign one’s job, leave one’s job, resign, stop working
thông đồng với to be in league with, working with
thăng hà (of king) die
thương tâm sad, sorrowful, heartbreaking
thượng hoàng emperor, father of the king
thượng quan high-ranking official
thần thông magic, wonder-working
thế giới nói tiếng Pháp the French-speaking world
thị hiếu hobby, liking, passion
thối hoắc fetid, stinking, putrid
thợ thuyền workers, working class (in general)
thủm stinking
tin giờ chót last minute, breaking news
tiên chúa former (deceased, late) king
tiên vương the late king
tiếng thủy tinh vỡ sound of breaking glass
tiếp tục hỏi to keep asking, keep questioning
tiết mao king’s flag (made of feather)
tiểu vương rajah, kinglet, emir
tiểu vương quốc small kingdom, emirate
tiệc rượu drinking party
tiện thiếp your humble servant (a woman speaking to her husband)
toe toét to show one’s teeth (when grinning, talking, etc.)
triều bái have an audience with the king
trong mơ màng absently, dreamingly, without thinking
truất vua to overthrow the king
trái mắt shocking to the eyes
trái tai disagreeable, unwelcome, shocking
trông to look, appear, have the appearance of, -looking
trông phát sự scary-looking
trần tấu to report to the king
trắc rosewood, kingwood
trắng lôm lốp strikingly white
trẹo hàm jaw Ọ breaking
trở lại với returning to (what one was talking about)
trứng sam king crab eggs
trừ bị reserve (army, banking)
tài nấu nướng cooking skill, talent
tàm thực nibble, gnaw, get pickings out of occupy
tâu to report (to the king)
tìm nháo cả lên to scurry here and there looking for (someone, something)
tính nết nature, character, trait, way of thinking
tôn miếu temple of deceased kings
tư duy thought, thinking
tư đồ title of high ranking official in ancient china
tượng trưng cho nhà vua a symbol of the king
tầm xích walking stick
tởm disgusting, distasteful, nauseous, loathing, shocking
tứ trụ the four highest-ranking court officials in imperial Vietnam
tửu lượng drinking capacity
tự quân king (hereditary)
uy vệ stern-looking
uống có một chén rượu đã ngà ngà to feel tipsy only after drinking a cup of alcohol
uống máu ăn thề to pledge or swear allegiance by drinking
viên chức cao cấp high ranking official
việc làm tình lovemaking
vua king
vua chúa king and lords, nobility, aristocracy
vua quan king and mandarins, rulers in feudal society
vui chân to take pleasure or delight in walking
vương (1) king; (2) entangled, seized by
vương bá powerful sovereign (monarch), emperor, king, ruler
vương quốc kingdom, realm, sultanate
vương triều empire, kingdom, royal dynasty
vương địa the king’s lands, territory
vật biết suy tư a thinking animal, man
vụ lợi commercial, for-profit, profit-seeking, mercenary
vụng nghĩ to lack straight thinking
vụng suy to lack straight thinking
xa giá state-coach, four-wheeled carriage, chariot of the king
xoét signify one assent by winking
xung lực force, impulse, striking power
xài xể to give somebody a telling-off or talking-to
xác chết biết đi a walking corpse
xê xế (of sun, moon) be sinking, waning, on the wane
xích đu swing, rocking chair
xú foul, bad-smelling, stinking, ugly
xưng bá to proclaim oneself king
ái ân love, lovemaking; to love each other
ân chiếu king’s decree (edict)
ân tứ benevolence (granted by the king)
ích kỷ selfish, self-seeking, self-serving
ý thích taste, liking
ăn nhậu to do drinking, indulge in drinking
đa nhiệm multitasking
đang làm việc với to be working with
đau thương heart-rending, heart-breaking, sad, sorrowful; sorrow, pain, suffering
đi nghênh ngang ngoài phố to be swaggering about in the streets, blocking the way
đi nhà băng go banking
đi sứ to be sent (to a foreign country) as king’s envoy
đi tìm to go looking, searching for
đi uống rượu to go drinking
điếng shocking, killing
điều (1) thing, matter, item; article (of penal code, constitution); (2) smoking pipe; (3) bird [=chim]
điều kiện làm việc working conditions
đàn đúm to get together, socialize (for gambling, drinking)
đá mèo quèo chó kicking cats and dogs, letting off steam on
đáng nói noteworthy, remarkable, worth speaking of
đánh trống lấp drown (a talk~ not to one’s liking) by speaking louder
đánh đàng xa swing one’s arms (while walking)
đánh đáo play at chucking coins
đô lại low-ranking provincial official
đăm chiêu looking worried, anxious
đũa cả large (cooking, serving) chopsticks
đại loại broadly speaking, roughly speaking, on the whole
đại ngôn bombastic, talking big
đại phu high-ranking mandarin
đại phàm generally speaking, from a general point of view
đại thần high-ranking mandarin
đại triều general court, great audience (held by a king)
đại táo common food, cheapest canteen cooking
đại đức venerable (middle-ranking bonze)
đảng cấp rank, ranking, stratification (as opposed to equality)
đầm đìa soaking (wet)
đầu rau earthen tripod (for a cooking pot)
đẫm to be drenched, soaking, wet
đắc trung fulfill one’s duty toward the king
đẹp beautiful, attractive, good-looking
đẹp đôi making a nice couple, well-as-sorted
đế hiệu name of a king’s (emperor’s) reign
đế nghiệp reign, emperorship, kingship
đế vương king, emperor
đỏ đắn in the pink, healthy-looking
đội trưởng leader of a working gang, leader of a group
động thổ begin or start working in the garden or on the field at the
đứng nghếch ở giữa phố to stand looking bewildered in the streets
đừng nói nữa don't say anything else, stop talking
ướt dầm soaking wet
ướt dầm dề soaking wet
ướt như chuột lột completely wet, soaking wet
ướt sũng soaking wet
ấu chúa young king, child king
ống píp pipe (for smoking)
ổn thoả amicable, satisfactory to all, everyone’s liking; to settle peacefully
ổn thỏa satisfactory to all, to everyone's liking
ục ục glug glug (drinking sound)
Bắc Kinh Peking, Beijing Miên hoàng King of Cambodia Tự Đức Vietnamese king (1840-1883) a tòng to follow, imitate, act as (an accomplice) come around (to a way of thinking); accomplice anh quân enlightened or wise king, monarch biết đi walking, living biểu (1) table, chart, meter, scale, index; (2) to express, manifest, display, show, demonstrate; (3) to say, tell, order; (4) second degree near relatives of different surnames; (5) memorial to the king bà nói thách quá that’s a lot you’re asking for bá nghiệp kingdom bái vọng bow one’s respect to (a king) from a distance bãi đậu parking lot bãi đậu xe parking lot, parking space bén mùi to get used to, grow accustomed to, take a liking to, become attached to bét (1) last, least, lowest (in a series, ranking); (2) to be (badly) beaten, beaten to a pulp; (3) dead drunk bét nhé having a drawl from overdrinking bê tha to take to drinking and gambling bít tất sock, stockings bói cá kingfisher bù khú to have heart-to-heart talks together, have a rollicking time bùng bục easily crumbling, easily cracking băng hà (1) glacier; (2) to die (king) bấn to be short, lacking (of help, money) bất như ý not according to one’s wish, not to one’s liking bất túc not enough, insufficient, lacking bập bà bập bồng rocking in the wind, floating on water bẻ cò to keep count by breaking sticks bến xe bus stop, bus station, bus terminal, car park, parking place bếp nước cooking bể nước ăn a drinking water tank bống bếnh rock, swing, move up and down, rocking, swinging bộ óc khủng long dinosaur mentality, old way of thinking cai rượu to quit drinking, give up alcohol cam sành king orange cao cấp high ranking, high level chuyển giao vũ khí arms trafficking chuối ngự king banana (a kind of banana) chát xít shockingly acrid chó sủa barking dog chúa sơn lâm king of the forest or jungle, tiger chăm hard, laborious, diligent, hard-working chăm chỉ assiduous, laborious, industrious, studious, hard working chăm học studious, hard working; to study diligently, study hard chăm làm hardworking chướng tai gai mắt offensive, shocking chẩn mạch to diagnose by taking someone’s pulse chậm tiến to be behind, be lacking in progress, lag behind; underdeveloped chặn blocking; to block, stop chết to die, stop working chỉ hỏi vậy thôi to be just asking chổng mông lean over with the rear end sticking up chớ có giỡn mặt no joking, I’m not kidding các phương tiện khóa liên động interlocking devices cách dùng chữ way of speaking, way of using words cách nói way of saying, manner of speaking cách nói chuyện way of talking cái giọng nói voice (of someone speaking) cái xác biết đi dead man walking cái xác chết biết đi walking corpse cán bộ cao cấp high ranking official có phải anh muốn nói tôi không? are you speaking at me có tình taking into consideration others’ feelings, feeling công cuộc task, job, work, undertaking công trình to work; undertaking, engineering, (literary) work, project công trình kỹ thuật a technological undertaking, feat of engineering công trình đáng kể a considerable, formidable undertaking cơ đồ family estate; undertaking, career cạch (sound of knocking) cấm hút thuốc no smoking cấm đỗ xe no parking cầm câu cơm means of livelihood, way of making a living cần (1) to be urgent, pressing; to need (to), want; to care; (2) hard working, industrious; (3) rod, pole, staff; (4) celery cần cù hard working, industrious, laborious; hard work cần lao labor, working (as an adjective) cần vương to support the king, rescue the king cần vụ server, attendant (to a high-ranking official) cầu an quiet-seeking, eager for a quiet life cẩm lai barian kingwood cậy cục to painstakingly entreat (influential people) for a favor cắn trộm bite without barking (said of a dog) cắt lời to interrupt (someone who is speaking) cắt đứt lời to cut someone off (while speaking) cực nhọc hard, painstaking, burdensome, tedious dao bầu chopper, sticker, sticking knife di chiếu king’s last will diêm phủ palace of the king of hell, hell diêm vương king of hell dân lao động laborer, working person, working folk dâng to offer (tribute or gift), submit (to a king); to rise (of water) dính máu to be covered with blood, have blood sticking to dùi đánh club, stick for striking dĩnh ngộ bright-looking, intelligent-looking dậy mùi smelling, stinking dịch vụ ngân hàng banking services dứt lời to finish talking, conclude a speech dừng bước to stop walking dừng chân to stop (walking), make a stop ghiền thuốc to be addicted to smoking ghiền thuốc phiện to be addicted to smoking ghế chao rocking-chair gia chánh domestic science (housework, cooking, needlework); head of a household, family giai cấp cần lao working class giai cấp lao động working class già néo đứt dây everything has its breaking point, the last giãy đành đạch kicking convulsively giới chức cao cấp high ranking authority giới lao động Labor (as a group of people), the working class giới động vật the animal kingdom giờ làm việc working hours giữ mồm giữ miệng to think twice about speaking gác bếp smoking-shelf (over a cooking fire, stove), throw away gương tày liếp striking example ham eager, greedy, zealous; love, fondness, liking, interest; to like, be fond of hiếu danh fame-seeking person; to thirst after honors hiếu tửu to like alcohol, drinking hiệp biện high ranking court official hiệp ta high ranking court official hiệu quả ngăn chặn blocking effect ho khan dry cough, hacking cough hoàng king, emperor; yellow hoàng khảo the king’s late father hoàng triều reigning king’s court hoàng tôn king’s grandson, queen’s grandson hoàng đế emperor, king hàng tấm woven cloth (for making clothes) hành tẩu low-ranking mandarin hôi thối stinking hạ điểm to reduce a grade, ranking hấp háy have the tic of winking hậu phi wife of the king hậu thuẫn support, backing; to support, back hệ thống ngân hàng banking system hệ điều hành đa nhiệm multitasking operating system hỏa bài emergency pass (used by messengers carrying the king’s urgent orders) hởi dạ to one’s liking im bẵng keep silence suddenly, stop talking suddenly khanh tướng high-ranking civil and military court officials khi hoạt động tại while, when working in khuyết wanting, lacking, missing, vacant khâm sai king’s special envoy khôi ngô handsome, good-looking không có nói giỡn to not be joking không kém quan trọng not lacking in importance không thua gì no less than, not inferior to, not lacking không đùa to be serious, not be joking khẩu khí one’s character (as shown by one’s way of speaking) khẽ gentle, king, soft; gently, softly, quietly kim thượng his majesty (the ruling king) kinh trập the waking of insects kiểm tra kiểu type checking kẽo cà kẽo kẹt creaking sound kỹ càng careful, thorough, painstaking long sàng imperial bed, king’s bed long trời lở đất earthshaking long vương dragon king (king of river or ocean) loài vật animal kingdom loảng choảng clanking, clash, clatter, clink (dishes) lung (1) careful (of thinking); (2) cage [= lồng] luật lệ ngân hàng banking regulation ly nước drinking glass làm bếp to do the cooking, cook làm việc suốt cả ngày không ngừng tay to work the whole day without knocking off làm vua to be the king, rule lãnh tụ cao cấp high ranking leader lí nhí indistinct, unclear (of speaking) lúc chia tay upon leaving, upon taking leave lúc nào mồm cũng nặc mùi rượi to be always reeking of alcohol lạc hầu paladin (under the reign of kings hung) lạc tướng military chief (under the reign of kings hung) lạo xạo crunch, crushing sound (made by walking or driving on something) lạy trời lạy đất (exclamation asking for assistance), god help, heaven help lần ngược backtracking lẩn lút hide (oneself) (from), skulk, stay skulking, lie in hiding lập lại câu nói to start talking again lẻng kẻng clanking, rattling, jingle lịch bịch sound of heavy walking or running steps lốc cốc sound of wood striking wood lối nói way, manner of speaking lộc điền land granted by a king appanage, apanage, land bestowed lợn sữa suckling pig, sucking pig ma ni ven cranking handle, crank minh công good king, your majesty minh quân clear-sighted king miên du sleep-walking miếu hiệu posthumous name conferred upon a king miếu đường court of a king, temple máy hút bùn mud-sucking, dredging machine mây mưa cloud and rain, rain clouds, nimbus; sexual intercourse, love making móc họng to stick one’s fingers down one’s throat; mocking, scoffing mầu secondary crop; wonder, working, miraculous mầu nhiệm magic, wonder working, miraculous mẫn cán diligent, painstaking một cái nhìn vision, a way of looking at sth một ngày lao động work day, working day mỹ miều affectedly pretty, dainty, beautiful, good-looking mỹ quan beautiful looking, good-looking, pleasing to the eyes ngang chướng offensive, shocking nghe tiếng gõ to hear the sound of knocking nghênh giá welcome the king nghệ thuật uống trà the art of tea drinking nghệch looking stupid, looking dull ngon mắt pleasant-looking, inviting, attractive, tempting ngoài giờ làm việc outside of working hours ngoạn mục pleasing to the eye, nice-looking nguyên vật liệu raw and working material nguyệt hoa moon and flowers, flirtation, courting, lovemaking ngành ngân hàng the banking sector ngày công working day, workday ngày làm việc working day, business day ngôn ngữ bất đồng speaking different languages, not having a common language ngũ luân five moral bonds (king and subject, father and child, husband and wife, brothers and sisters, friends) ngưng làm việc to stop working ngưng nói to stop talking người xấu nhưng mà tốt nết to be plain-looking but good in character ngọc hoàng god, king of heaven, heaven ngứa mắt shock the eyes, feel uneasy at seeing something shocking the eyes ngứa tai shock the ears, feel uncomfortable at hearing something shocking the ears ngừng nói to stop speaking ngựa gỗ rocking-horse nhanh nhảu đoảng unthinking, reckless, rash, inconsiderate nhà vua king nháo nhác to scurry here and there in all directions looking for nhân viên cao cấp high-ranking official nhân vật cao cấp high ranking person nhìn không chớp to gaze without blinking như con thiêu thân inconsiderately, thoughtlessly, unthinkingly như ý one’s liking nhất dạ đế vương king for a day những người lao công workers, working people nín khe to suddenly stop (talking) nói chung in general, generally speaking nói chung lại in general, generally speaking nói chuyện tiếp to keep talking, continue talking nói chơi to joke, say something jokingly nói chữ use highbrow terms (when speaking) nói hoài to keep talking, talk incessantly nói hết to say everything, finish speaking nói luôn to talk continuously, keep talking nói luôn miệng to never stop talking, talk continuously, talk non-stop nói lái to use slang when speaking nói một cách tổng quát to speak in general, generally speaking nói như vậy là bất nhã such a way of speaking is impolite nói rộng hơn to speak in more general terms, more broadly speaking nói xong to finish speaking nói đúng hơn more precisely (speaking) nói đúng ra in fact, strictly speaking, tell the truth, in truth nước country, nation, state; water, liquid (for drinking); gum(s) (flesh surrounding teeth) nước giải khát cold drink, soft drink, drinking water nước uống drink, beverage; drinking water nấu cơm to cook (rice), prepare a meal, do the cooking nấu ăn to cook, do cooking nầm nập flocking, in dense crowds nắn nót write painstakingly nắng gắt baking sun, scorching sun nếp suy nghĩ a way of thinking nịnh mặt flatterer (of a looking glass) nồi ba cooking pot for three men nồi mười a cooking pot for ten men nửa đùa nửa thật half serious, half joking nực cười ridiculous, laughter-provoking phom from (for shoe-making) phong quang beautiful-looking, endowed with beautiful landscapes phế lập depose one king and replace him by another phế đế deposed (dethroned) king phụ hoàng king-father píp pipe (for smoking) quân chủ king, ruler, monarch quân thân the king and one’s parents quân vương king quần thần court officials, the king and courtiers quốc vương sultan, caliph, shah, emir, king rau bẹ laminaria (a king of alga) rách việc asking for trouble, be due for trouble, be for rã đám closing of a festival, ending of a merry-making party rường kingpost rượu chè alcoholism, drinking (as a problem) rạc cẳng tire oneself out by walking rời miệng to have just finished speaking rỡn lại to joke back, say back jokingly sam purslain, portulaca king-crab sau giờ làm after work, after working hours sau khi xem thư xong after looking at the letter say bí tỷ passed out, unconscious (from drinking) sáng suốt clear headed, clear sighted, clear thinking sõi intelligibly speaking fluent sùng thần favorite (of a king) sún răng lacking teeth, toothless sư cụ high-ranking bonze sư phó king’s tutor sư thầy middle-ranking female bonze sạch mắt pleasant-looking số người làm việc working population sổng miệng let out secrets while speaking, spill the beans while speaking sớ petition to the king sở thích hobby, taste, liking sụn gối tired by walking, bent (with age) sửng sờ startling, surprising, shocking; to startle, surprise, shock sự công khai publicizing, making public sự hậu thuẫn support, backing sự ưa chuộng liking, fondness sự ưa chuộng uống trà a fondness for drinking tea tam cương the three duties of a man (to king, wife, and son) tanh hôi bad-smelling, stinking tanh tưởi stinking, foul, disgusting the thé shrill, shrieking, piercing thiu thiu dozing, between waking and sleeping thiên quốc heaven, heavenly kingdom, heavenly realm thiếu bảo second chamberlain (of the king) thiếu quân young king thiếu thành thật insincere, lacking in sincerity thiếu thốn lacking (things), in need, poor; to lack, want thiểu đức lacking virtue thuộc quốc vassal kingdom thành phần lao động working class thành viên cao cấp high ranking member thái thượng hoàng king’s father thái úy high-ranking mandarin (under feudal regime) thánh thượng emperor, king thâm kín sneaking thôi việc to resign one’s job, leave one’s job, resign, stop working thông đồng với to be in league with, working with thăng hà (of king) die thương tâm sad, sorrowful, heartbreaking thượng hoàng emperor, father of the king thượng quan high-ranking official thần thông magic, wonder-working thế giới nói tiếng Pháp the French-speaking world thị hiếu hobby, liking, passion thối hoắc fetid, stinking, putrid thợ thuyền workers, working class (in general) thủm stinking tin giờ chót last minute, breaking news tiên chúa former (deceased, late) king tiên vương the late king tiếng thủy tinh vỡ sound of breaking glass tiếp tục hỏi to keep asking, keep questioning tiết mao king’s flag (made of feather) tiểu vương rajah, kinglet, emir tiểu vương quốc small kingdom, emirate tiệc rượu drinking party tiện thiếp your humble servant (a woman speaking to her husband) toe toét to show one’s teeth (when grinning, talking, etc.) triều bái have an audience with the king trong mơ màng absently, dreamingly, without thinking truất vua to overthrow the king trái mắt shocking to the eyes trái tai disagreeable, unwelcome, shocking trông to look, appear, have the appearance of, -looking trông phát sự scary-looking trần tấu to report to the king trắc rosewood, kingwood trắng lôm lốp strikingly white trẹo hàm jaw Ọ breaking trở lại với returning to (what one was talking about) trứng sam king crab eggs trừ bị reserve (army, banking) tài nấu nướng cooking skill, talent tàm thực nibble, gnaw, get pickings out of occupy tâu to report (to the king) tìm nháo cả lên to scurry here and there looking for (someone, something) tính nết nature, character, trait, way of thinking tôn miếu temple of deceased kings tư duy thought, thinking tư đồ title of high ranking official in ancient china tượng trưng cho nhà vua a symbol of the king tầm xích walking stick tởm disgusting, distasteful, nauseous, loathing, shocking tứ trụ the four highest-ranking court officials in imperial Vietnam tửu lượng drinking capacity tự quân king (hereditary) uy vệ stern-looking uống có một chén rượu đã ngà ngà to feel tipsy only after drinking a cup of alcohol uống máu ăn thề to pledge or swear allegiance by drinking viên chức cao cấp high ranking official việc làm tình lovemaking vua king vua chúa king and lords, nobility, aristocracy vua quan king and mandarins, rulers in feudal society vui chân to take pleasure or delight in walking vương (1) king; (2) entangled, seized by vương bá powerful sovereign (monarch), emperor, king, ruler vương quốc kingdom, realm, sultanate vương triều empire, kingdom, royal dynasty vương địa the king’s lands, territory vật biết suy tư a thinking animal, man vụ lợi commercial, for-profit, profit-seeking, mercenary vụng nghĩ to lack straight thinking vụng suy to lack straight thinking xa giá state-coach, four-wheeled carriage, chariot of the king xoét signify one assent by winking xung lực force, impulse, striking power xài xể to give somebody a telling-off or talking-to xác chết biết đi a walking corpse xê xế (of sun, moon) be sinking, waning, on the wane xích đu swing, rocking chair xú foul, bad-smelling, stinking, ugly xưng bá to proclaim oneself king ái ân love, lovemaking; to love each other ân chiếu king’s decree (edict) ân tứ benevolence (granted by the king) ích kỷ selfish, self-seeking, self-serving ý thích taste, liking ăn nhậu to do drinking, indulge in drinking đa nhiệm multitasking đang làm việc với to be working with đau thương heart-rending, heart-breaking, sad, sorrowful; sorrow, pain, suffering đi nghênh ngang ngoài phố to be swaggering about in the streets, blocking the way đi nhà băng go banking đi sứ to be sent (to a foreign country) as king’s envoy đi tìm to go looking, searching for đi uống rượu to go drinking điếng shocking, killing điều (1) thing, matter, item; article (of penal code, constitution); (2) smoking pipe; (3) bird [=chim] điều kiện làm việc working conditions đàn đúm to get together, socialize (for gambling, drinking) đá mèo quèo chó kicking cats and dogs, letting off steam on đáng nói noteworthy, remarkable, worth speaking of đánh trống lấp drown (a talk~ not to one’s liking) by speaking louder đánh đàng xa swing one’s arms (while walking) đánh đáo play at chucking coins đô lại low-ranking provincial official đăm chiêu looking worried, anxious đũa cả large (cooking, serving) chopsticks đại loại broadly speaking, roughly speaking, on the whole đại ngôn bombastic, talking big đại phu high-ranking mandarin đại phàm generally speaking, from a general point of view đại thần high-ranking mandarin đại triều general court, great audience (held by a king) đại táo common food, cheapest canteen cooking đại đức venerable (middle-ranking bonze) đảng cấp rank, ranking, stratification (as opposed to equality) đầm đìa soaking (wet) đầu rau earthen tripod (for a cooking pot) đẫm to be drenched, soaking, wet đắc trung fulfill one’s duty toward the king đẹp beautiful, attractive, good-looking đẹp đôi making a nice couple, well-as-sorted đế hiệu name of a king’s (emperor’s) reign đế nghiệp reign, emperorship, kingship đế vương king, emperor đỏ đắn in the pink, healthy-looking đội trưởng leader of a working gang, leader of a group động thổ begin or start working in the garden or on the field at the đứng nghếch ở giữa phố to stand looking bewildered in the streets đừng nói nữa don't say anything else, stop talking ướt dầm soaking wet ướt dầm dề soaking wet ướt như chuột lột completely wet, soaking wet ướt sũng soaking wet ấu chúa young king, child king ống píp pipe (for smoking) ổn thoả amicable, satisfactory to all, everyone’s liking; to settle peacefully ổn thỏa satisfactory to all, to everyone's liking ục ục glug glug (drinking sound)