ENGLISH DEFINITIONS

VNEN toàn thị

all

VNEN tuốt cả

all

VNEN tuốt tuột

all

VNEN tất cả những

all

VNEN Chả có gì sốt

There is nothing at all

VNEN Có mốc xì gì đâu!

Nothing at all like that!

VNEN Họ muốn hết rồi

The‎‎y’ve rented them all already

VNEN Không ai đến dốt cả

No one came at all

VNEN Khối Trục

the Axis Alliance

VNEN Quảng trường Quốc gia

National Mall (in Washington DC)

VNEN Thượng Đế

God, Allah, the Almighty

VNEN Trí Huệ Cung

meditation hall (Cao Dai)

VNEN am

small pagoda, temple; cottage, shack, hermitage, secluded hut

VNEN am tự

small temple, pagoda

VNEN an ủi

to comfort, console, mitigate, ease, alleviate; comfort, solace

VNEN anh hùng cá nhận

individualistically heroic

VNEN anh linh

hallowed memory (of a deceased person)

VNEN ba bề bốn bên

3D and four-sided, all sides

VNEN ba lê

ballet

VNEN ba lông

football

VNEN ban

(1) board, committee, commission, department, section
(2) unit of time
(3) to confer, give, grant, award, bestow
(4) ball
(5) fever

VNEN ban đầu

at first, from the beginning, at the beginning, initially; initial

VNEN banh

ball, football

VNEN bao cát

ballast

VNEN bao nhiêu

how much, how many, all, ever, however much, however many

VNEN bay nhởn nhơ

to fly all about, flit about

VNEN be

(1) flask, small wine bottle
(2) to bleat

VNEN be bé

smallish

VNEN bi xoay

rolling ball

VNEN biến thái

variant, allophone, allomorph

VNEN biến thể

variant, allophone, allomorph

VNEN biền

(1) military
(2) parallel, couple

VNEN biền ngẫu

couplet, parallel sentences, parallel constructions

VNEN biền thể

parallel constructions

VNEN biệt ứng

allergy

VNEN bong bóng

balloon, bladder, bubble

VNEN bung bủng

sallowish

VNEN buôn thúng bán mẹt

small vendor, merchant

VNEN buông lơi

falling down, hang loosely

VNEN buồm én

swallow sail

VNEN bác vật

all beings

VNEN bách bệnh

all diseases

VNEN bách công

all trades, many trades

VNEN bách giải

cure-all

VNEN bách nghệ

all, many trades, occupations, arts and crafts

VNEN bách quan

officialdom, the officials, all officials in the court

VNEN bái kiến

call on, visit, make or pay a visit

VNEN bán hết nhà cửa

to sell all of one’s belongings

VNEN bán tự do

semi-free, partially free

VNEN bánh bỏng

ball-shaped cake

VNEN bánh tày

small cylindrical glutinous rice cake

VNEN bánh vẽ

drawing of a cake, fine allusion

VNEN bánh ú

small pyramidal glutinous rice cake

VNEN báo liếp

news articles posted on a fence (usually in villages)

VNEN báo tường

wall-newspaper

VNEN bãi bồi

alluvial ground, warp

VNEN bè

(1) party, faction, band, group, circle, gang, society, alliance
(2) raft, float

VNEN bè mọn

of a socially humble position

VNEN bé

little, small, tiny, young (before the name of a child)

VNEN bé bỏng

little, small, tiny

VNEN bé con

little child, small child

VNEN bé gái

small, little girl

VNEN bé mọn

small, little, young

VNEN bé nhỏ

little, small, tiny

VNEN bé thơ

small, little and young

VNEN bé tí

very small, tiny, minute

VNEN bé tị

very small, tiny

VNEN béo đẫy

corpulent, fat like a ball

VNEN bét be

all wrong

VNEN bê bết

messy, smeared all over, splashed all over

VNEN bình cầu

balloon (in a laboratory)

VNEN bình hành

in parallel

VNEN bình phân

to divide equally

VNEN bình thường

normal, ordinary, customary; normally, ordinarily

VNEN bình thường không được phép

not normally allowed

VNEN bình thời

peacetime; ordinarily, usually

VNEN bình tĩnh lạ thường

unusually calm

VNEN bích

(1) partition, wall
(2) emerald

VNEN bích báo

newspaper (posted on a wall)

VNEN bòn rỉa

to steal, misappropriate, take illegally

VNEN bóng

(1) balloon, ball
(2) shadow, shade, light, photograph
(3) shiny

VNEN bóng bầu dục

(American) football, rugby

VNEN bóng rổ

basketball

VNEN bóng truyền

volleyball

VNEN bóp

(1) wallet, purse, handbag
(2) to squeeze, grab, press with the hand
(3) police station

VNEN bút bi

ballpoint pen

VNEN bút nguyên tử

ballpoint pen

VNEN băng phiến

moth balls, naphthalene

VNEN bước đường cùng

blind alley, stalemate, deadlock, impasse

VNEN bạc cắc

silver coin, small change

VNEN bạc hào

small change

VNEN bạc đạn

ball-bearing

VNEN bạch lạp

tallow

VNEN bạch yến

canary, white swallow

VNEN bại tục

(morally) corrupt

VNEN bản võ

galleyproof

VNEN bản đồ tỷ lệ nhỏ

small scale map

VNEN bảng tác xạ

ballistic board

VNEN bảy mươi chưa què chớ khoe là lành

all is well that ends well

VNEN bất chợt

all of a sudden

VNEN bất cập

insufficient, not in time; to fall short, be insufficient

VNEN bất cứ

any (at all)

VNEN bất cứ ai

anybody, anyone (at all)

VNEN bất cứ điều gì

anything (at all)

VNEN bất thình lình

sudden, act suddenly, all of a sudden, unexpectedly, without warning

VNEN bất tử

(1) immortal
(2) all of a sudden, suddenly

VNEN bất đồ

sudden, unexpected; suddenly, all of a sudden, unexpectedly

VNEN bẫy

snare, trap, pitfall

VNEN bắc vĩ tuyến

north parallel

VNEN bắt chợt

to surprise, notice all of a sudden

VNEN bắt mồi

to take the bait, fall for the bait, be tempted

VNEN bắt nạt nước nhỏ

to bully a small(er) country

VNEN bắt vào cuộc ái tình

to fall in love

VNEN bằm

to chop up (into very small bits)

VNEN bằng kim loại

metallic, made of metal

VNEN bằng tay

by hand, manually

VNEN bằng được

at any cost, for all one is worth

VNEN bến mê

false port of call

VNEN bể khổ

worldly life full of miseries, valley of tears

VNEN bỉ thử

this and that, here and there, then and now, you and I, both (something), mutually

VNEN bị dị ứng penixilin

to be allergic to penicillin

VNEN bị rớt xuống đất

to crash into the ground, fall onto the ground

VNEN bị té

to fall (down)

VNEN bịa chuyện

to tell tall tales, make up stories

VNEN bỏ phiếu

to vote, cast a vote; vote, ballot

VNEN bốn bể

the four oceans, the world over, the four corners of the world, all sides

VNEN bốn bức tường

four walls

VNEN bốn mùa

the four seasons, all year round

VNEN bốn phía

all directions

VNEN bổ chửng

to fall backwards

VNEN bổ nhào

to topple, fall headlong

VNEN bổng cấp

pay, salary, allowance

VNEN bổng lểnh

pay, salary, allowances

VNEN bỗng chốc

all of a sudden, suddenly, shortly, in next to no time

VNEN bỗng dưng

all of a sudden, without rhyme or reason

VNEN bỗng không

by chance, by accident, suddenly, all of a sudden, abruptly

VNEN bỗng nhiên

suddenly, unexpectedly, all of a sudden

VNEN bỗng nhiễn

suddenly, all of a sudden

VNEN bỗng đầu

suddenly, all of a sudden

VNEN bộp

sound of something falling

VNEN bụi phóng xạ

radioactive dust, fallout

VNEN bụng ỏng đít beo

bulging belly and small behind

VNEN bức

(1) hot, torrid
(2) to oppress
(3) [CL for walls, paintings, etc.]

VNEN bức tường

wall

VNEN bức tường Bá Linh

Berlin wall

VNEN ca vũ kịch

opera-ballet

VNEN cao

(1) tall, high; to be ~ tall, active; to excel; lofty, noble
(2) ointment

VNEN cao hơn

taller, higher

VNEN cao khoảng 60 cm

to be about 60 cm tall

VNEN cao kều

tall and thin

VNEN cao lêu nghêu

as tall as a maypole

VNEN cao lêu đêu

to be all legs

VNEN cao lớn

tall (of stature)

VNEN cao nghều

very tall and thin, very lanky

VNEN cao ngồng

toweringly tall

VNEN cao tầng

multi-story, tall (building)

VNEN cao ốc

high building, tall building, skyscraper

VNEN cay

(1) to be hot (spicy)
(2) small crab

VNEN chai lọ

small bottle, vial

VNEN chai sạn

harden, unfeeling, callous, scarred

VNEN chanh cốm

deep green, small lemon, unripe lime, young girl

VNEN chi cấp

to provide, allot, grant

VNEN chia đều

to divide or share something equally or fairly between or among

VNEN chim én

swallow, swift

VNEN chinh phạt

to mount a punitive expedition (against a smaller nation)

VNEN chiêu an

to call to surrender; call to return to a normal life

VNEN chiêu hàng

to call for surrender

VNEN chiêu hồn

to call up the soul (of a dead person)

VNEN chiếu cố

to patronize, pay attention to, take care of, consider, make allowance for, patronize

VNEN chiều tối

nightfall, dusk, twilight

VNEN cho

add, give; to, for; to say, claim; in order to; let, allow, permit

VNEN cho ai cả

for anyone (at all)

VNEN cho biết không chính thức

to unofficially report

VNEN cho bằng được

at all costs

VNEN cho phép

to permit, allow, authorize, give permission (to do something)

VNEN cho toàn cõi Việt Nam

for all of Vietnam

VNEN cho xong

once and for all

VNEN cho được

so as to, in order to, at any price, at all

VNEN cho đến đời đời

forever, for all eternity

VNEN choèn

unnoticeably shallow

VNEN choèn choèn

too small to be noticed, very small

VNEN chung đúc

to crystallize

VNEN chuyên dùng

specially made for

VNEN chuyền bóng

to pass a ball

VNEN chuẩn

to agree, approve, allow; standard

VNEN chuồng

shed, shelter, stall, cage, stable, sty

VNEN chuột bi xoay

trackball (mouse)

VNEN châm chước

to adjust, balance, allow for, excuse, forgive, overlook

VNEN chân tay nhơ nhớp những bùn

to have one’s hands and feel all mucky with mud

VNEN chén tống

large tea cup (used to pour tea into smaller ones)

VNEN chìm vào giấc ngủ

to sink into sleep, fall into a slumber

VNEN chí mạng

for all one is worth

VNEN chính thức cộng nhận

to recognize officially; official recognition

VNEN chính thức tuyên bố

to officially announce

VNEN chít chung

all over, close together

VNEN chùng chình

loiter, linger, delay, dally

VNEN chú âm

to indicate pronunciation (phonetically)

VNEN chúng khẩu đồng từ

all reporting the same, unanimous

VNEN chút quà nhỏ nhoi

a small gift

VNEN chút ít

a little bit, small, slightly

VNEN chơi ngang

to act unconventionally-to commit adultery

VNEN chư

all, every

VNEN chư tăng

all the monks

VNEN chưa hết

and that's not all

VNEN chạnh niềm

recall the past

VNEN chạy song song

to run parallel

VNEN chả viên

quenelle forcemeat ball

VNEN chấp thuận

to approve, clear, grant, allow

VNEN chần chừ

hesitant, undecided; to waver, hum and haw, dilly-dally

VNEN chật hẹp

narrow, small

VNEN chẳng biết gì cả

to not know anything at all

VNEN chẳng biết mô tê gì cả

to know anything at all, not to make head or tail of something

VNEN chẳng còn chút nào

to not have any at all

VNEN chẳng có ai cả

there was no one at all

VNEN chẳng có gì để mất cả

to have nothing at all to lose

VNEN chẳng có lý do gì

to have no reason (at all) to

VNEN chẳng gì

for all that

VNEN chẳng hề

never, not at all

VNEN chẳng qua

only, just, that is all there is to it

VNEN chẳng tiếc gì

to not be sorry at all

VNEN chết giấc

to lose consciousness, fall into a dead faint, swoon

VNEN chịu nhục

to bear a disgrace, shame, insult, swallow an insult

VNEN chỏng gọng

lying with all fours in the air, lying by oneself

VNEN chồng ngồng

tall

VNEN chớ kể

then that is all there is to it, then there is nothing more to add

VNEN chợt

suddenly, all of a sudden

VNEN chợt thấy

to see (something) all of a sudden

VNEN chụp bóng

to catch a ball

VNEN chủ trương

to advocate, assert, maintain, allege, claim, contend; claim, contention

VNEN chủ tâm

intention, aim; intentionally

VNEN chứ

and, but (not); (finally particle) of course, sure, certainly

VNEN chứa chấp

to hide, conceal, receive, shelter (illegally)

VNEN chửi bới

to call (someone) bad names, insult, curse

VNEN chữ con

small letter

VNEN co vòi

crest-fallen, with one’s tail between one’s legs

VNEN con

(1) [CL for animals and other small objects]
(2) child; you (said to a child by a parent); I (said to a parent by a child), I (said by a believer to a religious figure)
(3) young, small, baby

VNEN con bé nói chuyện nheo nhẻo suốt ngày

the little girl prattle glibly all day long

VNEN con bế con bồng

have a lot of small children

VNEN con cóc

never, not at all

VNEN con nít nhỏ

small child

VNEN cuối cùng

final, last; finally, ultimately, in the end, at last

VNEN cuộc gọi

(telephone) call

VNEN cà tong cà teo

tall and slender

VNEN càng lúc càng nhiều

more, greater all the time, every moment

VNEN càng lúc càng nhỏ

to become smaller all the time

VNEN cá cúi

small sea puffer

VNEN cá khẳng

tall and skinny, lanky, scrawny

VNEN cá lòng tong

small fish fry, rasbora

VNEN cá nhân

personal, private, individual; personally

VNEN cá nhân tôi

personally (I feel, think, etc)

VNEN cá sấu

crocodile, alligator

VNEN các

(1) (pluralizer); these, various
(2) council chambers
(3) card
(4) to pay (additionally) as part of a deal

VNEN các nước nhược tiểu

the small and weak countries

VNEN cách mạng mùa Thu

the fall revolution

VNEN cách điện

insulation; to insulate (electrically), isolate

VNEN cái gọi là

something called, the thing called

VNEN cái mà họ gọi là

that which is called, the thing people call

VNEN câu lạc bộ

club, casino, mess (hall)

VNEN câu ví

allegory, an example

VNEN cây có quả bé

a tree bearing small fruit

VNEN còn chi nữa

is that all, is there anything else?

VNEN còn gì nữa

is that all, is there anything else?

VNEN còn được gọi tắt là

also called

VNEN có chủ tâm

intentionally, on purpose

VNEN có cả thảy 12 loại

all in all there are 12 kinds

VNEN có gì khó đâu

it’s not hard at all

VNEN có khi lớn, khi nhỏ

sometimes big, sometimes, small

VNEN có khó gì

isn't difficult (at all)

VNEN có một chút ít

there is a little bit, there is a small amount

VNEN có một dạo được gọi là

it was once called ~

VNEN có tên

to be named, called ~

VNEN có tên là

to be called, named

VNEN có vấn đề tâm thần

to be mentally disturbed

VNEN có ý

to intend, mean; intentionally

VNEN cóc khô

not at all

VNEN công khai bộc lộ niềm hân hoan

to public ally express one’s happiness

VNEN công nhận

to recognize, acknowledge, allow; recognition

VNEN công thuốc

be sensitive or allergic to medicine

VNEN cùng một ruộc

they are all alike

VNEN cùng đồ

in a blind alley, at a deadlock

VNEN cú phôn

phone call

VNEN cú rũ

crestfallen, dispirited

VNEN cú điện thoại

telephone call

VNEN cúm núm

(1) watercock, gallicrex cinerea
(2) timid, shy, scared

VNEN cơ sở

(1) base (also math)
(2) installation, establishment, basis, branch, facility

VNEN cơm bụi

meal taken at an inn (usually with cheap price)

VNEN cơm nắm

rice ball

VNEN cơn mưa

squall of rain

VNEN cư xử như bình thường

to act normally

VNEN cương cường

callous, inflexible, unyielding

VNEN cướp cò

to go off by accident, discharge accidentally

VNEN cười mát

laugh ironically

VNEN cười sằng sặc

laugh almost hysterically

VNEN cạn

dry, shallow, empty, out of; to go dry, exhaust

VNEN cả

(1) oldest, biggest; old
(2) both, everyone, all (of), entire, whole
(3) even, also, as well
(4) at all

VNEN cả Thái Lan

all of Thailand

VNEN cả ba

all three

VNEN cả hai buổi

all day

VNEN cả lò

damn (you) all!

VNEN cả ngày

all day

VNEN cả thảy

(all) in all, altogether

VNEN cả tuần lễ sau

all next week

VNEN cả đàn cả lũ

everybody, all of them

VNEN cấp khoản

allowance, allotment of funds

VNEN cấp phát

to allocate, give; allocation

VNEN cấp vốn

to allot capital, finance, fund

VNEN cầu

(1) bridge
(2) to request, demand, desire
(3) toilet
(4) sphere, ball; birdie (badminton)

VNEN cầu mắt

eyeball

VNEN cầu thủ

ball player

VNEN cầu thủ nhà nghề

professional footballer

VNEN cẩm nang

bag, sack, pocket, wallet

VNEN cắt đặt

to assign, allot a task

VNEN cắt đứt mọi liên hệ với

to sever all ties with

VNEN cỏn con

small, insignificant, petty

VNEN cố kết

rally, unite closely

VNEN cố nhiên

natural, naturally, of course, undoubtedly

VNEN cố tình

purposely, intentionally

VNEN cố ý

deliberate, premeditated, purposeful, intentional, willful; to intend; purposely, intentionally, on purpose

VNEN cốc

(1) glass, cup, glassful
(2) to hit on the head with one’s finger
(3) cormorant
(4) ravine, valley
(5) cereal, grain

VNEN cốt nhất

paramount, chiefly, above all, the chief or main thing is

VNEN cổ xúy

to support, advocate, call for; to applaud, praise, eulogize

VNEN cổng ngõ

gateway and alleyway, doors, dates

VNEN cổng song song

parallel port

VNEN cột con

small pillar

VNEN cởi hết quần áo

to take off all of one’s clothes

VNEN cực lực cải chính

to deny emphatically

VNEN cựu nho

traditionally trained scholar

VNEN da cá sấu

alligator skin

VNEN danh xưng

name; to be called

VNEN dao chìa vôi

small knife with sharp-pointed handle

VNEN diện tích chật hẹp

narrow, small space

VNEN diệt dục

to repress all desires

VNEN dày gió dạn sương

hardened to all shame, hardened by the

VNEN dáng người nhỏ bé

to be of small stature

VNEN dâm dấp

moist, damp (usually with sweat)

VNEN dâu gia

ally, related family

VNEN dã tràng

sandcrab, small crab

VNEN dùi đục

club-shaped mallet

VNEN dùng song song cả hai

to use both in parallel, at the same time

VNEN dăm

(1) small (stone)
(2) some, few, several

VNEN dĩ nhiên

naturally, of course

VNEN dạ dịp

saying yes all the time or continuously

VNEN dạn với nắng mưa

to be inured to all weather

VNEN dạng tinh thể

crystalline form

VNEN dấu hỏi

falling accent

VNEN dần

(1) gradually, little by little, by degrees
(2) third year of the Chinese zodiac (“tiger”)

VNEN dần dà

gradually, slowly, little by little

VNEN dần dần

gradually, little by little

VNEN dẻo

soft, flexible, supple, pliable, malleable

VNEN dị ứng

allergy

VNEN dịch sát nghĩa đen

to translate literally

VNEN dịch âm

transcribe phonetically

VNEN dọn hàng

install one’s store, display one’s good

VNEN dồn tất cả nỗ lực

to pour all of one’s energy

VNEN dợ

small string

VNEN dựng đứng

to fabricate (story), stand up (vertically)

VNEN ga li

gallium

VNEN ga lông

gallon

VNEN ga lăng

gentlemanly, gallant

VNEN ga lơ ri

art gallery, picture gallery

VNEN gang tấc

short, small distance

VNEN ghen ngược

be nonsensically jealous

VNEN ghê quá

really bad, terrible

VNEN gian hàng

stall, stand, exhibition, pavilion

VNEN giao hẹn

to promise conditionally to (do something); to agree

VNEN gieo cầu

throw at random a ball on one of one’s suitors

VNEN giuộc

small handled-can measure (for fish sauce, oil)

VNEN giá treo cổ

gallows, gibbet

VNEN giãi bầy

to express oneself (emotionally)

VNEN giãy nảy

(1) to start, jump up
(2) to refuse categorically, refuse very positively

VNEN gió giật

squall, gale

VNEN giường thất bảo

bed inlaid all over with seven precious

VNEN giả danh

to pose as, call oneself

VNEN giảm

to decrease, cut down, reduce, lessen, drop, fall

VNEN giảm dần

to reduce gradually, little by little

VNEN giảm xuống

to decrease, go down, fall, reduce, cut down

VNEN giọt ngắn giọt dài

tear drops falling one after another

VNEN giới hạn cho phép

allowed limit

VNEN gà nước

moorcock, moor-hen, water rail, rallus aquaticus

VNEN gà ri

small breed of fowl, bantam

VNEN gà tồ

breed of big, tall and thinly feathered fowl, lubber

VNEN gán ghép

allot arbitrarily, force to take, coerce into accepting

VNEN gãy đổ

to break down, fail, collapse, fall in

VNEN gì cả

anything at all

VNEN gì hết

at all

VNEN góc đối đỉnh

vertically opposite angles

VNEN gạch gạch

shade with parallel lines

VNEN gạo tám thơm

fragrant rice (small-grained and fragrant)

VNEN gạo tám xoan

kind of rice (small-grained and white)

VNEN gạy

call forth (someone’s ideas, confidences)

VNEN gần hết

almost all, almost completely

VNEN gọi

to call, summon, order

VNEN gọi bồi

to call the waiter, waitress

VNEN gọi cho cảnh sát

to call the police

VNEN gọi cảnh sát

to call the police

VNEN gọi họp khẩn cấp

to call an urgent meeting

VNEN gọi là

to be named, called

VNEN gọi lính

mobilize, call up, draft

VNEN gọi lại

to call back

VNEN gọi nhau

to call to each other

VNEN gọi sai

to call, name incorrectly

VNEN gọi sai là

incorrectly called

VNEN gọi theo giá trị

call by value

VNEN gọi theo tham khảo

call by reference

VNEN gọi theo tên

call by name

VNEN gọi thầu

to call for contracts, bids

VNEN gọi tên là

to be called, named

VNEN gọi tôi là

call me (name)

VNEN gọi tắt là

which is called, whose abbreviation is

VNEN gọi vốn

to call up capital, appeal for funds

VNEN gọi ý

to call up, invoke an idea, notion

VNEN gọi điện thoại

to call up, telephone to

VNEN gợi tình

inviting, provocative, juicy, sexually attractive

VNEN hang cùng ngõ hẻm

far-away place(s), alleys and side

VNEN hiếu hỷ

family business (specifically funeral of one’s parents and

VNEN hiểu theo nghĩa đen

to take something literally

VNEN hoa

(1) flower, blossom, bloom
(2) earring
(3) smallpox
(4) to wave, gesticulate
(5) Chinese

VNEN hoang hóa

uncultivated, fallow

VNEN hoài hoài

forever, continually

VNEN hoàn toàn

perfect, clean, entirely, flawless, entire, complete; completely, totally

VNEN hoàn toàn bí mật

totally, completely secret

VNEN hoàn toàn không

not at all

VNEN hoàn toàn không giống nhau

to not be the same at all

VNEN hoàn toàn không muốn

to not want at all

VNEN hoàn toàn ngoài mọi

beyond all

VNEN hoàng yến

serin, canary, yellow swallow

VNEN hoạt động bình thường

to operate normally

VNEN hoạt động song song với

to operate in parallel with

VNEN huyết thệ

take oath of alliance

VNEN huyền

falling (tone)

VNEN huyền chảy xuống

to flow down, fall down

VNEN huống chi

let alone, all the more reason

VNEN hàn ôn

converse after a long separation, small talk

VNEN hàng xén

haberdashery, small wares vendor

VNEN hành

(1) scallion, spring onion
(2) to act, execute, carry out
(3) stem
(4) to go, travel (on foot)
(5) one of the five elements

VNEN hành lang

corridor, passage, hallway

VNEN hành ta

welsh onion, scallion, stone-leek

VNEN hào hiệp

gallant, chivalrous

VNEN hát hỏng

sing (usually badly)

VNEN hãng nhỏ

small business

VNEN hét nhặng

to scream hysterically

VNEN hét nhặng cả lên

to scream hysterically

VNEN hét nhặng lên

to scream hysterically

VNEN hét nhặng xị

to scream hysterically

VNEN hình bình hành

parallelogram, ellipsoidal

VNEN hình hộp

parallelepiped

VNEN hình hộp chữ nhật

rectangular parallelepiped

VNEN hòm phiếu

ballot-box

VNEN hòm đạn

small-arm ammunition chest or box

VNEN hòn

[CL for stones and stone-like objects, small islands]; ball

VNEN hòn bi sắt

iron ball, metal ball, ball bearing

VNEN hô danh

to call a roll, call by name

VNEN hô hào

to call for, appeal to

VNEN hô ứng

to call and respond

VNEN hùa

to allow

VNEN hú họa

at (by) haphazard, by mere chance, casually

VNEN hút chơi

to smoke for fun, smoke casually

VNEN hơi thở bình thường

to breathe normally

VNEN hơn cả

above all others

VNEN hơn hết

more than all, anywhere else

VNEN hư sinh

socially useless life

VNEN hư trương

show off, display (something essentially empty)

VNEN hưu canh

fallow

VNEN hạ xuống

to lower, fall, come down, drop

VNEN hạn hẹp

(humble) opinion; limited, small, narrow

VNEN hải nội chư quân từ

all our friend in the country

VNEN hải yến

salangane, swallow (bird)

VNEN hầu

(1) almost, nearly, virtually
(2) to wait upon, serve
(3) in order to
(4) monkey

VNEN hầu bóng

to invoke, call upon spirits

VNEN hầu hết

nearly (all), almost (all)

VNEN hầu hết ~ đều là

almost all ~ are

VNEN hầu hết đều

nearly all, almost all

VNEN hậu tạ

show deep gratitude for, reward liberally

VNEN hậu vệ

back (in football)

VNEN hằng

(1) usually, habitually
(2) the Moon

VNEN hẹ

shallot, leak, scallion

VNEN hẹp hòi

small-minded, narrow-minded, insular, illiberal

VNEN hẻm

(narrow) lane, (narrow) street, alley

VNEN hết

finished, exhausted, finish, exhaust; completely, totally, all, of all, everything

VNEN hết cách

have tried every means, have exhausted all resources

VNEN hết cả

all, whole

VNEN hết cỡ

all the way, to the maximum

VNEN hết sạch

all, every

VNEN hết sức

physically exhausted; extremely, very

VNEN hết thảy

all, all and sundry

VNEN hết đường thoát

all escape routes are gone

VNEN họa hoằn

seldom, rarely, very occasionally, far between, once in a blue moon

VNEN hốc

hallow

VNEN hốt nhiên

all of a sudden

VNEN hồi kinh

be recalled to the capital for instruction from

VNEN hồi tưởng

to remember, recall

VNEN hỗn quân hỗn quan

all jumbled up, all of a jumble

VNEN hộ pháp cắn trắt

assign great talents to small tasks

VNEN hội hè

association, festival, feast, party, ball

VNEN hội trường

meeting-hall, assembly-room, conference room

VNEN hờ

(1) gap, be open
(2) so-called, self-styled

VNEN hở cơ

let the cat out of the bag, expose unintentionally one’s weak spot

VNEN hợp kim

alloy

VNEN hợp kim gang

cast alloy iron

VNEN hợp kim không rỉ

stainless alloy, rust-proof alloy

VNEN hợp kim nhôm

aluminum alloy

VNEN in ảnh

print develop (photographically)

VNEN khinh khí cầu

balloon, airship, dirigible

VNEN khiêu chiến

to challenge, provoke to a fight or war

VNEN khiêu vũ

to dance; dance, ball

VNEN khoai nưa

amorfophallus

VNEN khua khoắng

search everywhere, rummage on all sides

VNEN khuynh

(1) to lean, slant, incline (also politically)
(2) to ruin

VNEN khuân

to carry (heavy things, usually with other people)

VNEN khánh kiệt

all spent, exhausted, used up

VNEN khí cầu

balloon, air-ship

VNEN khó khăn không phải là ít

to be no small problem

VNEN khô cạn

dried up, affected by drought, shallow

VNEN không biết gì hết

to not know anything at all

VNEN không có gì cả

there’s nothing at all

VNEN không có gì hết

it’s nothing at all

VNEN không có một cố gắng nào

there has been no effort at all

VNEN không có phản ứng gì cả

to not react at all

VNEN không gây đe dọa nguy hiểm gì

to not pose any danger, threat at all

VNEN không khó khăn gì

with no difficulty at all

VNEN không lý

it is (really) necessary?, must one?

VNEN không nhỏ

not small, no small ~

VNEN không nói một tiếng nào cả

to not say anything at all

VNEN không phải là việc dễ làm

not (something) easy to do, no small feat

VNEN không sao cả

it doesn’t matter at all

VNEN không đâu

no, not at all

VNEN không đường hoàng

illegally

VNEN không được chút nào

not at all okay, not right at all

VNEN không để

to not allow, not let sth happen

VNEN khẩu truyền

hand down orally, transmit by oral tradition

VNEN khắp

all over, everywhere

VNEN khắp người

all over one’s body

VNEN khắp nơi

everywhere, on all sides, in all places, everywhere

VNEN khắp nơi trên thế giới

all over, around the world, throughout the world, around the globe

VNEN khắp thành phố

all over the city, citywide

VNEN khệnh khạng

to limp, stumble, strut, walk in an unnaturally stiff way

VNEN kim loại học

metallography

VNEN kim tương học

metallography

VNEN kinh hoảng thật sự

really scared, very frightened

VNEN kinh quyền

act according to circumstances, act casually

VNEN kiêm ái

(be) equally fraternal to everyone

VNEN kiêu dũng

high and mighty, valiant, gallant

VNEN kiếm chác

live by one’s wits, make small profits by dishonest tricks

VNEN kiến bò

tingling (after a body part falls asleep)

VNEN kiểm điểm

to review, tally

VNEN kiểu tất cả trong một

all in one

VNEN kiệt

(1) stingy, miserly
(2) exhaused, worn out, spent, used up
(3) outstanding, excellent
(4) blind alley

VNEN kiệt lực

physically exhausted

VNEN kêu

to shout, call, cry

VNEN kêu cảnh sát

to call the police

VNEN kêu cứu

to call for help

VNEN kêu gọi

to appeal (to), call (up)on

VNEN kêu gọi cả nước

to call on the entire country

VNEN kêu gọi cộng đồng người Việt

to call upon the Vietnamese community

VNEN kêu gọi nhà cầm quyền

to appeal to, call upon (the) authorities

VNEN kêu gọi nhân dân

to appeal to, call on the people

VNEN kêu gọi toàn dân Mỹ

to call on the American people

VNEN kêu trời

to call on god, pray to heaven

VNEN kêu tên

to call someone’s name

VNEN kêu tới

to call someone (to come)

VNEN kêu điện thoại

to call on the telephone

VNEN ký táng

bury provisionally at a strange place

VNEN kẻo nữa

if not as a result, if not eventually

VNEN kết liên

unite, be allied

VNEN kết thân

to join, ally oneself

VNEN kết tinh

to crystallize

VNEN kết tinh học

crystallography

VNEN kể ra

actually, well

VNEN kể từ lúc nhỏ

since childhood, since one was small

VNEN kịch múa

ballet

VNEN kỳ thật

actually, in reality, in actuality

VNEN kỳ thực

actually, in reality, in actuality

VNEN 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

VNEN la làng

to call for help

VNEN la lớn

to shout out, call loudly

VNEN lan tràn

to spread all over (disease, misfortune)

VNEN leo kheo

tall and thin, lanky

VNEN li ti

very small, tiny, microscopic

VNEN linh đan

elixir of life, cure-all, panacea

VNEN liên hiệp

to ally, unite, combine, coalesce

VNEN liên minh

to unite, allied, alliance

VNEN liên minh quân sự

military alliance

VNEN liệt quốc

all nations

VNEN liệt thánh

all the saints

VNEN loe loét

smeared all over

VNEN loạn óc

go out of one’s mind, mental derangement, be mentally

VNEN loắt choắt

tiny, of small size, undersized

VNEN luyện kim

metallurgy; to refine metal

VNEN luyện kim đen

iron and steel metallurgy

VNEN luôn

continuously, non-stop, on and on, often, frequently, right away, immediately, at once, all at the same time, all in one operation, always

VNEN làm mồi

fall a prey to

VNEN làm như chiếc máy

to act mechanically

VNEN làm nổi bật lên

to make noticeable, bring out, call attention to

VNEN làm việc suốt ngày

to work all day

VNEN làm đủ thứ

to do all kinds of things

VNEN lá thăm

ballot-paper, voting-paper

VNEN lâm bệnh

to fall ill, be taken ill, become sick

VNEN lâm nạn

to fall into calamity

VNEN lâm vào

to stumble into, fall into

VNEN lèm nhèm

be mucous all over

VNEN lên chân

(football game) play better, become a better player

VNEN lên hoa

be afflicted by small pox

VNEN lên đậu

to have smallpox

VNEN lêng láng

to run all over, run out (water)

VNEN lênh láng

to spread all over, spill all over

VNEN lít nhít

very small

VNEN lòng khòng

tall and thin, lanky, gangling

VNEN lông ngông

tall, lanky, high

VNEN lùn tịt

short, tiny, unusually short

VNEN lúa thu

fall rice

VNEN lúc nhá nhem tối

at nightfall

VNEN lăm xăm

running in quick and small steps

VNEN lăn chiên

to fall flat

VNEN lăn quay

fall on one’s back

VNEN lăn xả

to rush at, fall upon, dash at

VNEN lăn đùng

fall, collapse, drop dead

VNEN lũng

valley

VNEN lơn tơn

small and irregular steps

VNEN lược bí

double edged comb, fine-toothed comb, small-tooth comb

VNEN lược dày

double edged comb, fine-toothed comb, small-tooth comb

VNEN lượng mưa

rainfall

VNEN lạ thật

really strange

VNEN lạy tạ

fall on one’s knees and give thanks to somebody

VNEN lấy hết can đảm

to gather all of one’s courage

VNEN lấy hết tiền

to take all of sb’s money, take all the money

VNEN lần hồi

little by little, gradually

VNEN lần lần

little by little, step by step, gradually

VNEN lần lữa

to hang about, procrastinate, dilly-dally, dawdle

VNEN lật tẩy

to unmask, call a bluff

VNEN lắng tai nghe

to listen attentively, listen with all one’s

VNEN lắp vào

to put in, install

VNEN lắp đặt

to built, set up, install

VNEN lắt mắt

small, insignificant

VNEN lẽ dĩ nhiên

naturally, obviously, of course

VNEN lẽ nào

is it possible ? really ?

VNEN lều quán

small straw hut

VNEN lễ cố nhiên

of course, naturally

VNEN lễ dĩ nhiên là

naturally, of course

VNEN lễ giáng sinh nhằm ngày chủ nhật

Christmas falls on a Sunday

VNEN lễ đường

assembly hall

VNEN lọ

small bottle, vial

VNEN lọt

to slip in, pass through, sneak, steal; to fall into

VNEN lọt tỏm

to fall into

VNEN lọt tỏm vào

to fall into

VNEN lọt vào tay

to fall into sb’s hands

VNEN lối đi

way, path, alley

VNEN lỗ chỗ

pock-marked, pitted with smallpox scars, full of holes

VNEN lớn nhỏ

big and small, adults and children

VNEN lớt phớt

shallow, superficial

VNEN lời gọi

call

VNEN lỡ tay

unintentionally, inadvertently, accidentally, by mistake

VNEN lục tục

in succession for the meeting hall

VNEN lụn bại

to fall into ruin

VNEN lừng khừng

hesitate, dilly-dally, waver

VNEN lực lượng liên minh

allied forces

VNEN mang công mắc nợ

to contract or incur debts, get or run or fall into debt

VNEN mang danh hiệu

to have a name, be caller

VNEN mang tên

named, called

VNEN minh

bright, clear; oath, alliance; Ming (1368-1644, last native Chinese dynasty in the history of China)

VNEN miễu

small shrine, chapel, temple

VNEN mua trả góp

to buy something on credit, buy and pay in installments

VNEN muôn một

for the smallest part; if ever, one chance out of ten thousand; if by chance

VNEN muôn sự

all things, everything

VNEN muôn thuở

eternal, for all times, throughout the ages, forever

VNEN muôn đời

forever, always, perpetually, eternally

VNEN muốn cho

to allow

VNEN mà thôi

just, only, merely; that’s all

VNEN màn ảnh nhỏ

small screen, television screen, television

VNEN mãi

(for) a long time, always for ever, for good, unceasingly, continually; to continue, go on

VNEN mãn đại

all one’s life

VNEN mê mê

all over

VNEN mít

(1) jackfruit
(2) hermetically sealed, airtight

VNEN mòn mỏi

wear out gradually, decline gradually

VNEN móc bóp ra

to pull out of one’s wallet

VNEN móm mém

completely toothless, having lost all one’s teeth

VNEN món nợ định kỳ

installment loan

VNEN môn đăng hộ đối

suitable alliance

VNEN mùa bóng

football season

VNEN mùa thu

autumn, fall

VNEN mùi gì

mere nothing, nothing at all, not much

VNEN mũi cao

tall nose

VNEN mưa bụi

small drizzling rain

VNEN mạn đàm

to talk, converse, discuss informally

VNEN mạnh chân khỏe tay

physically strong

VNEN mảnh nhỏ

small piece, fragment

VNEN mất hết giá trị

to lose all value, worth

VNEN mất hết tài sản

to lose all of one’s belongings, all of one’s possessions

VNEN mất hết tín nhiệm

to lose all trust, confidence

VNEN mất tiếng

to lose one’s voice, be aphonic; to get a bad name or reputation, be brought into discredit, fall into disrepute

VNEN mật

(1) honey, molasses
(2) gall, bile
(3) secret, confidential, classified
(4) dense, thick, close, intimate

VNEN mật gấu

bear gall

VNEN mắc bệnh tâm thần

mentally ill; mental illness

VNEN mắc bịnh

to fall ill, become sick

VNEN mắc ơn

to be morally indebted to

VNEN mắm nêm

a type of fish sauce, made from small fish or small shrimps

VNEN mắt lươn

to have small eyes

VNEN mặc ý

to allow (someone to do something)

VNEN mẻo

small part, small piece

VNEN mềm lòng

to soften, be emotionally involved

VNEN mệnh danh

to call, name

VNEN mệnh danh là

called, named

VNEN mệt lả

physically exhausted, worn

VNEN mọi

all, every

VNEN mọi sự tốt đẹp

all is well, all went well

VNEN mọn

tiny, very small, humble

VNEN mỗi người chúng ta

all, each, every one of us

VNEN một cách bất hợp pháp

illegally, in an illegal manner

VNEN một cách chuyên nghiệp

professionally

VNEN một cách có hệ thống

systematically

VNEN một cách hợp pháp

legally, legitimately

VNEN một cái gọi là

a thing called

VNEN một cú phôn

a phone call

VNEN một cú điện thoại

a telephone call

VNEN một lần cho xong

once and for all

VNEN một miếng đất nhỏ

a small piece of land

VNEN một miệng thì kín, chín miệng thì hở

When three know, all know it

VNEN một mất một còn

all-out struggle, life-and-death struggle

VNEN một người đồng minh

an ally

VNEN một số ít

a small number

VNEN một số ít người

a small number of people

VNEN một triệu

(1) one million
(2) omen
(3) to recall

VNEN một trong số rất ít

one of a small number of

VNEN một việc nhỏ

something small

VNEN một đôi khi

sometimes, occasionally

VNEN mới hiểu

to finally understand

VNEN mời đến khiêu vũ

to invite someone to a ball

VNEN mở đường cho

to open the door to (something), allow (something), make way for (something)

VNEN mủng

small basket

VNEN mủng gạo

a small basket or rice

VNEN nghe như vịt nghe sấm

to be all Greek to someone

VNEN nghiễm nhiên

(1) unruffled, imperturbable
(2) without much fuss, without ado
(3) suddenly, all of a sudden

VNEN nghiệp dĩ

originally so

VNEN nghè

(1) holder of doctor’s degree in Sino-Vietnamese classics
(2) small roadside temple

VNEN nghê

lion’s club, small lion (as a decoration on top of pillars or incense-burners)

VNEN nghề

occupation, calling, trade, craft, profession, work, craft

VNEN nghều

very tall and thin, very lanky

VNEN nghễu

tall, high, perched high up

VNEN nghỉ chân

call a halt, stop for a short while (during a trip)

VNEN ngon thật

really good

VNEN ngoáy

to get something out of a small hole

VNEN nguyên

acting, holding a post temporarily; to be intact, unaltered, brand new, original; in full; all, whole, entire

VNEN nguyên văn là

literally

VNEN ngành ngọn

in details, all the ins and outs

VNEN ngày càng giảm sút

to get smaller every day

VNEN ngã

to fall down, collapse, tumble down; crossroads, cross, crossing, turning point

VNEN ngã bệnh

to fall ill, become sick, be struck with a disease

VNEN ngã bổ chửng

fall back, fall head over heels

VNEN ngã bổ ngửa

to fall on one’s back, fall backwards

VNEN ngã chúi

fall head first

VNEN ngã chổng kềnh

fall backwards, fall on one’s back

VNEN ngã lăn

fall and roll forward

VNEN ngã người ra sau

to fall backwards, lean back

VNEN ngã ngửa

fall on one’s back-be taken aback by something which comes as a

VNEN ngã nhào

to tumble, topple over, fall over

VNEN ngã nhào tới trước

to fall forwards

VNEN ngã quị

to fall down, collapse

VNEN ngã sấp

fall flat on one’s face

VNEN ngã xuống đất

to fall to the ground

VNEN ngã đồng kềnh

fall on one’s back

VNEN ngóc

small branch (of a road)

VNEN ngóe

marsh frog, small frog, young frog

VNEN ngõ

gate, small street

VNEN ngõ cụt

cul-de-sac, dead end, blind alley

VNEN ngõ hẻm

alley

VNEN ngõ ngách

nook and cranny, minute detail, smallest detail

VNEN ngũ bội tử

gall-nut

VNEN người người

everybod, everyone, one and all

VNEN người tự nhận mình là

the person calling himself

VNEN ngất xỉu

to faint, pass out, swoon, lose consciousness, fall into a faint

VNEN ngần ngừ

to dilly-dally, vacillate, hesitate

VNEN ngậm bồ hòn làm ngọt

to swallow the bitter pill, sit down under an abuse

VNEN ngậm đắng nuốt cay

to swallow a bitter pill, bite the bullet

VNEN ngọa bệnh

bed-ridden because of sickness, fall ill

VNEN ngồn ngộn

plump and tall

VNEN ngừng lại

to fall back, fall short

VNEN nhem nhuốc

smeared all over

VNEN nheo nhéo

call stridently and insistently

VNEN nhiều hơn cả

most of all

VNEN nhiệt tính

warmly, enthusiastically

VNEN nho nhỏ

small, tiny, quiet

VNEN nhà cầu

roofed corridor (between two buildings), gallery; toilet

VNEN nhà hát lớn

music hall

VNEN nhà kỷ niệm độc lập

Independence Hall (Philadelphia)

VNEN nhà tranh vách đất

grass hut with mud walls

VNEN nhà việc

town hall

VNEN nhào

to jump, rush, fall headlong, dive

VNEN nhác

see all of a sudden

VNEN nhái bén

small frog, tree-toad

VNEN nháo nhác

to scurry here and there in all directions looking for

VNEN nháy nháy

inversed commas, quotes, quotations marks; so-called

VNEN nhân thể

at the same time, concurrently, incidentally, by the way

VNEN nhân tiện

on the same occasion; incidentally, at the same time

VNEN nhây nhớt

snotty all over

VNEN nhãn cầu

eyeball

VNEN nhôn nhao

be all in a stir, be agog

VNEN nhùng nhằng

dilly-dally

VNEN như chiếc máy

mechanically

VNEN như chúng ta đều biết

as we all know

VNEN như con dao pha

jack of all trades

VNEN như quả

if really

VNEN như thường được gọi

as it is often called

VNEN như tuồng anh ta không biết gì về việc ấy cả

it seems he does not know anything about that matter at all

VNEN nhược tiểu

weak, small and weak

VNEN nhả

to spit, belch, let fall from one’s mouth, spit out, release

VNEN nhảy múa

to perform dances, perform a ballet, jump for joy

VNEN nhấp nhô

heave, sway, go up and down (especially on the water)

VNEN nhất loạt

all and sundry, one and all

VNEN nhất loạt phải có mặt

one and all must be present

VNEN nhất luật

all and sundry

VNEN nhất là

first and foremost, in the first place, especially

VNEN nhất nhất

one and all, all, everything, everything without exception, each and every one

VNEN nhất sinh

all one’s life

VNEN nhất thiết

absolutely necessary, imperative; completely, totally, altogether

VNEN nhẫn nhục

swallow the bitter pill

VNEN nhắc

to remind, recall, mention; to lift, raise, displace

VNEN nhắc ai đến nhiệm vụ của mình

to recall someone to his duty

VNEN nhắc nhỏm

recall often, remind repeatedly, speak of frequently

VNEN nhắc nhở

to remind, call to attention

VNEN nhắc tới

to mention, call to mind

VNEN nhắt

very small, tiny

VNEN nhằm

(1) in order to; mistakenly, incorrectly; on (a date)
(2) to fall

VNEN nhẵn củ tỏi

(of money) all gone

VNEN nhặng

(1) blue-bottle fly, Calliphoridae
(2) to put on airs, be fussy

VNEN nhặt

small; to pick up, gather, collect, take; fast, quick

VNEN nhễ nhại

sweat abundantly, be all of a sweat, sponge down

VNEN nhịn nhục

to swallow an insult, bear, resign oneself

VNEN nhỏ

(1) small, young
(2) to drop

VNEN nhỏ bé

small, diminutive, tiny, petite

VNEN nhỏ con

small, petite

VNEN nhỏ hơn

smaller

VNEN nhỏ li ti

very small, tiny

VNEN nhỏ mọn

mean, humble, negligible; all, petite

VNEN nhỏ người

little, slender, small, petite

VNEN nhỏ nhoi

small, little, humble, petty

VNEN nhỏ thó

small, tiny

VNEN nhỏ tí

very small, tiny

VNEN nhỏ vóc

small, petite

VNEN nhỏ xíu

tiny, very small, diminutive

VNEN nhỏ yếu

small and weak

VNEN nhớ

to remember, recall, miss

VNEN nhớ ra

to remember, recollect, recall

VNEN nhớ ra điều gì

to recall something

VNEN nhớ đời

remember (something) all one’s life

VNEN nhỡ tàu

to miss the boat (literally and figuratively)

VNEN nhỡn cầu

eyeball

VNEN niên khoản

annual installment, annuity

VNEN niêu

small pot

VNEN nuốt

to swallow

VNEN nuốt chửng

to swallow up

VNEN nuốt lời

to eat or swallow one’s words, back on one’s word

VNEN nuốt nhục

eat (swallow) the leek

VNEN nuốt sống

pocket by force, appropriate by force, eat live, swallow whole

VNEN nuốt trôi

to swallow, force down

VNEN nuốt trọng

to swallow whole, without chewing

VNEN nuốt trộng

to swallow something up or whole

VNEN nuốt trửng

swallow up

VNEN nào cả

at all

VNEN nào ngờ

against all expectations, unexpectedly

VNEN nét bút

handwriting, calligraphy, stroke of the pen

VNEN nét sổ

a hanging stroke (calligraphy)

VNEN nít

small wine-bottle

VNEN nó ném trái banh cho tôi

he threw the ball to me

VNEN nói (một) cách tổng quát

to speak generally, in general

VNEN nói bóng gió

to allude, insinuate, drop hints

VNEN nói chung

in general, generally speaking

VNEN nói chung lại

in general, generally speaking

VNEN nói chuyện chơi

to chit-chat, banter, make small talk

VNEN nói một cách tổng quát

to speak in general, generally speaking

VNEN nói toạc móng heo

to call a spade a spade

VNEN nói xa

refer indirectly (of something), allude (to something)

VNEN nón gõ

small bamboo hat (once worn by soldiers)

VNEN nón tu lờ

bamboo hat worn by Buddhist monks (with a long ribbon and a small knob on top)

VNEN nóp

small bamboo lattice hut, small mat hut

VNEN nông

shallow, superficial, not deep

VNEN nông choèn

unnoticeably shallow

VNEN nông cạn

empty, superficial, shallow

VNEN nông sờ