chảnh
Arrogant, stuck-up — the Southern word; Northerners say kiêu.
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chầm chậm
(adjective) diminutive reduplication of chậm
chủ nghĩa Lê-nin
(noun) Leninism
cây kiểng
An ornamental plant — the Southern word; Northerners say cây cảnh.
cải xoăn
(noun) kale
cấn
(verb) to obstruct; to jam in a tight space
chán cơm thèm phở
(verb) to be sick and tired of cooked rice and long for pho
chết chửa
(interjection) oh my goodness; damn; Lordy
chửa
(verb) to be pregnant
cà-ra-vát
(noun) alternative form of cà vạt
có chửa
Pregnant — the Northern word; Southerners say mang bầu.
chiến luỹ
(noun) a barricade; bulwark; fortified obstacle
chòi
(noun) hut; shack; shed
chòi biển
beach hut
chửa hoang
(verb) to be pregnant without getting married, or to be made pregnant by a lover
cuội
(noun) pebble
cải bẹ xanh
(noun) brown mustard; Indian mustard (Brassica juncea)
cầy cấy
(verb) alternative form of cày cấy
cặc
(noun) cock, prick, dick
cựa
(noun) spur (of roosters)
chiền
(noun) used in chùa chiền
châm biếm
(verb) to satirize; to ridicule; to mock
chòi canh
(noun) a watchtower
cắn rứt
(verb) to worry; give anxiety
cốt-lết
(noun) cutlet
cứng cựa
(adjective) persistent; tenacious; adamant
chùa chiền
(noun) a temple; pagoda; monastery
cá voi lưng gù
(noun) humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae)
chi chít
(adjective) tangled; serried; crisscrossed; packed tightly
cháo Tiều
(noun) cháo Tiều (Teochew-style porridge)
chít
(noun) great-great-great-grandchild
chấm phẩy
(noun) punctuation (dots and commas)
chụp giựt
Grabby and opportunistic; snatching quick gains with no regard for quality or the long term (most often of business: làm ăn chụp giựt).
chửa trâu
(adjective) overdue
cà giựt
(verb) of one's body to keep jerking
cọng
(noun) blade (of plant); stem
cộc
(adjective) short; brief; trimmed
chán ngấy
(verb) feeling sick of (oily food)
chần chừ
(verb) to hesitate; to dither; to procrastinate; to delay (especially due to ambivalence)
chủ nghĩa Mác-Lê-nin
(noun) Marxism-Leninism
càng đước
(noun) yellow-headed temple turtle (Heosemys annandalii)
cặp táp
(noun) briefcase
chuốt
(verb) to whittle, to sharpen with a tool
chênh vênh
(adjective) tottering; unstable; unsteady
chó lài
(noun) an Indochinese dingo (one of the "national dogs" of Vietnam)
chôm chôm
(noun) rambutan
cồ
(adjective) big, large, great, tall
chộp
(verb) to seize; to snatch; to nab; to grab (quickly)
cheo
(noun) chevrotain; mouse deer (of the family Tragulidae)
chuốc
(verb) to pour out (wine) for guests
chùm gọng
(noun) alternative form of trùm gọng
chọc ghẹo
(verb) to tease; to taunt; to make fun of
cá kho tộ
(noun) Vietnamese braised and caramelised catfish (a southern Vietnamese dish)
cáng
(noun) hammock-porter
cáng đáng
(verb) to undertake; assume responsibility for
cảnh khuyển
(noun) police dog
Cốt Đi-voa
(adjective) Ivorian; Ivoirian
cheo leo
(adjective) dangerously steep; precariously lofty; frighteningly high
chùn
(verb) to recoil; to shrink back; to flinch
chùn bước
(verb) to back off, to retreat, to recoil
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