chèo chống
(verb) to row and punt (in order to move in water)
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(verb) to row and punt (in order to move in water)
(noun) key (device designed to open and close a lock)
(noun) bridegroom
(verb) to faint; to black out; to pass out
(noun) soft-shell turtle
pump
(verb) to indulge; to pamper; to spoil; to coddle excessively (especially a child or a pet)
(verb) to scrape
(noun) a viaduct; overpass; flyover
(verb) to pour sauce, soup or broth over solid food
(verb) to cover; to hide from
(noun) chip; microchip
(verb) to gaze reverently at; to admire; to pay homage to
(verb) to (somewhat aggressively) solicit customers
(noun) swamp, lagoon
(verb) to infuriate; to enrage; to provoke
(noun) initialism of câu lạc bộ
(verb) to shiver
(noun) plant (generally speaking)
(verb) to tickle; to entice
(adjective) industrious; hard-working; diligent
(noun) darling; sweetie; honey; baby; dear
(adverb) Traditional tone placement spelling of chan hoà.
(verb) to get into a crowd, to elbow into, to jostle
(verb) to trample (on); to crush; to ride roughshod over
(noun) sawfish
(noun) illegal sand miner, usually using suction pumps.
(noun) stork (large wading bird of the family Ciconiidae)
(noun) mortal world
(noun) Alternative spelling of cù kì.
(noun) loris
(verb) to advise; suggest; recommend
(noun) broad-mouthed bamboo basket with straps
(noun) a sand dune
(verb) to hate; to abhor
pet shop
(noun) Alternative spelling of cao lương mỹ vị.
(adjective) spicy (provoking a burning sensation due to the presence of capsaicin)
(adjective) boring, dull, wearisome, tedious
sheepdog
(adjective) simple-hearted; humble; modest; unpretentious
(noun) stretch; section (of road); stage; leg (of journey)
(verb) to cheat death; to escape narrowly; to elude misfortune (against all odds)
(noun) a pickled/salted fish dish
(verb) to seduce; to lure
(noun) a riddle; brain-teaser; conundrum
(verb) to down a cup of an alcoholic drink
checkers; draughts
(verb) to squeeze in, wedge oneself in (for standing room)
(noun) coolie
(noun) whistle (device used to make a whistling sound)
wild daisy
(noun) genre of traditional singing from northern Vietnam
(adjective) cruel; malicious
(adjective) suffusing, overflowing
(noun) a hummingbird
(noun) an enclosure, usually a topless/ceilingless or room-sized one, for confining animals, especially domestic, livestock or zoo animals; compare buồng giam/xà lim (“prison cell”)
(noun) rowing
(verb) to be completely sunk; to be fully immersed
(noun) German Shepherd (breed of dog)