ca vát
tie, necktie, cravat
chiếc váy ngắn cũn cỡn
a very (too) short skirt
choáng váng
dazzling, stunning; dizzy
chó vá
spotted dog
chóng vánh
rapid, speedy, prompt, expeditious
chạy vát
(navy) beat to windward, against the wind, off the wind
cóc vái trời
a toad praying to heaven, useless thing to do
cúng vái
to clasp one’s hands in prayer
cỗ ván
coffin
giật gấu vá vai
to rob Peter to pay Paul
gánh vác
to take charge of ~, assume the responsibility for
gỗ ván
plank
hào ván
twenty-cent coin
khiêng vác
carry on one’s shoulders (on one’s back)
khuân vác
to carry (heavy things), transfer
khâu vá
dewing
khấn vái
to pray and do obeisances
khẩn vái
kowtow and pray under one’s breath
làm người hơi choáng váng
to make someone a little dizzy
lướt ván
water-skiing
lựu đạn gây choáng váng
stun grenade
may vá
to sew and mend, do the sewing, do needlework
nhà tranh vách đất
grass hut with mud walls
nẩy mực tấm ván
to line out a piece of wood
phu bốc vác
porter
qua cầu rút ván
to lift the arch after crossing the bridge
sát vách
side by side, back to back
tháo vát
clever, mindful
thắt ca vát
to wear a tie
uốn ván
lock-jaw, tetanus
van vái
to pray
vanh vách
clearly, distinctly
vá
to mend, patch
vá bõ
nurses, servants
vá chín
hot patching (of tires)
vá may
to sew and mend, stitch
vá sống
cold patching (tires)
vá víu
patchy
vá xe
to fix, repair a tire
vác
to carry (in arms, on shoulder), bear
vác mặt
to turn up, show up, show one’s face
vác đít
to carry one’s ass, go
vách
wall, partition
vách ngăn
partition, bulkhead
vách trong
inside wall, interior wall
vách tường
partition, wall
vách đá
cliff
vái
to greet with clasped hands
vái dài
to give a long kowtow as a sign of submission to give up
vái trời
beseech the god
ván
(1) plank, board, wooden bed, coffin; (2) [CL for chess or card games]; (3) 20-cent coin
ván khuôn
casing
ván lớp
plywood
ván thiên
top of a coffin
ván thôi
exhumed coffin
ván trượt nước
surfboard
ván ép
plywood
ván đã đóng thuyền
what is done cannot be undone
ván địa
bottom of a coffin
váng
film, scum
váng vất
feel or be unwell or ill
váy
(1) skirt; (2) to pick
váy trong
under-skirt
vênh váo
haughty, arrogant
vơ váo
ill-mannered, careless, sloppy
vấp váp
to make mistakes, flounder, blunder
vấy vá
perfunctory
vặt đầu cá vá đầu tôm
stick a fish head on a shrimp, misapply, misuse
xốc vác
to work hard
đeo ca vát
to wear a tie
đo ván
to knock out (in boxing)
đèn vách
wall sconce
đậu ván
French beans, broad beans
đội đá vá trời
Herculean effort