chướng ngại
(noun) an obstacle; a hindrance; compare chướng ngại vật (“tangible obstacle”)
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chủ nghĩa Mác
(noun) Marxism
chủ thầu
(noun) a main contractor; general contractor; foreman over subcontractors
cành nhánh
(noun) boughs and stems; branches and twigs
cù lao
(noun) river island, ait
cúng bái
(verb) to worship ancestors and deities etc.
cơm sườn
(noun) fried rice with ribs
cấu xé
(verb) to claw and tear
cắm cúi
(adjective) head bowed and concentrated on one's work
ca ri
(noun) curry
can khương
(noun) dried ginger (of the species Zingiber officinale)
canxi
(noun) calcium
chuộng
(verb) to prefer, to like
chơi bóng rổ
to play basketball
chướng ngại vật
(noun) an object that functions as an obstacle; compare chướng ngại (“figurative obstacle”)
chửi
To scold, tell someone off — Southern usage (la/chửi); the Northern word is mắng.
cá mang rổ
(noun) archerfish
cù kì
(noun) stone crab (Myomenippe hardwickii)
cúng cơm
(verb) to offer food for the recently deceased in the first fifty days after their death
cải rổ
(noun) kailan
cầu thủ bóng rổ
basketball player
cẩu thả
(adjective) careless; negligent; sloppy
cặn
(noun) dregs, lees, sediment
chen chúc
(verb) to crowd; to jostle; to throng; to flock; to swarm
chuối
(noun) banana
chuối nước
(noun) (uncommon) a banana plant grown mostly underwater
cạo gió
(verb) to scratch the back with the edge of a metal object (typically a spoon, a ladle or a coin) until it becomes red all over, optionally using dầu gió, as a way to "release" gió (sense 2) in the fevered body
cải tà quy chánh
(verb) alternative form of cải tà quy chính
cẩm chướng
(noun) any plants, such as carnations and pinks, of the genus Dianthus
ca-lo-ri
(noun) calorie
cao ngạo
(adjective) proud; arrogant; haughty
chiều chuộng
(verb) to pamper; to coddle; to please (out of love)
chuối tiêu
(noun) kind of cultivated banana (Musa × paradisiaca)
chuồng ngựa
stable; horse stall
chàng ngốc
Silly boy — fondly calling a boyfriend a lovable fool.
chùm ruột
(noun) Malay gooseberry (Phyllanthus acidus)
chữ Nôm
(noun) a historical writing system derived from Chinese characters that was once used to write Vietnamese
cà ri
(noun) curry
cá chuối
(noun) snakehead
cẩu huyết
(adjective) clichéd
cận kề
(adjective) very close, about to occur
chanh
(noun) lime
cá sấu
(noun) crocodile
cộng hòa chuối
(noun) alternative spelling of cộng hoà chuối
chanh tây
(noun) lemon
chuồng chó
kennel; doghouse
chạm trán
(verb) to confront; face off
chết nhát
(noun) bacterial wilt (an illness for vegetation, typically caused by Ralstonia solanacearum, formerly Pseudomonas)
cá răng đao
(noun) piranha
cây Nô-el
(noun) Christmas tree
chan hoà
(adverb) harmoniously; amicably; peacefully
che đậy
(verb) to hide, to conceal, to cover up
chuối sứ
(noun) Another name for chuối xiêm.
chất đạm
(noun) protein (one of three major classes of food or source of food energy)
cá nhà táng
(noun) sperm whale
côi
(adjective) orphaned, abandoned
cưng à
“Hey sweetie” — soft Southern-flavored address.
cướp bóc
(verb) to rob; to loot; to plunder (generally speaking)
cửa ngõ
(noun) gateway
cay cú
(adjective) vengeful; resentful
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