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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
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