đói
(adjective) hungry (desirous of food)
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đường xá
(noun) misspelling of đường sá
đạo mạo
(adjective) dignified and solemn
đậu lăng
(noun) lentil
đặc xá
(verb) to grant someone a reprieve or amnesty
đền thờ
(noun) a temple
địa mạo học
(noun) geomorphology
du côn
(noun) delinquents, thugs
dâm phụ
(noun) a woman who engages in romantic infidelity; a female cheat, an adulteress or a mistress
dấu móc
(noun) horn ( ̛ ), diacritic used to write the unrounded vowels ư and ơ in Vietnamese orthography
điệu đà
(adjective) fancily flamboyant
đàn công-tra-bát
double bass
đèn bão
(noun) a hurricane lamp; a storm lantern; a kerosene lantern often used during storms and other heavy weather due to its resilient metal bulb
đèn pha
(noun) a headlight; headlamp (at the front of a vehicle)
đòi cơn
(adjective) repeated, recurring
đăng cai
(verb) to host (an event)
đơn lẻ
(adjective) single; separate; isolated
đậu khấu
(noun) nutmeg
đằng
(noun) a direction or a way
đằng này
(noun) this way, over here
dáng
(noun) an appearance; figure; semblance
dân tộc thiểu số
(noun) an ethnic minority, especially a group in Vietnam
dã thú
(noun) a wild animal
dã-thú
(noun) obsolete spelling of dã thú (“wild animal”)
đóng khung
(verb) to enframe; to circle; to enclose
đường nét
(noun) lines (generally speaking); outline; contour
đập tan
(verb) to break, to smash
dáng bộ
(noun) posture; bearing; gait
dạo
(verb) to utter an introductory part of one's speech or instrument
dạo này
(adverb) recently; nowadays
đàn mộc cầm
xylophone
đàn nhị
(noun) a vertical bowed string instrument with two strings, used in the traditional and classical music of Vietnam
đạn dược
(noun) ammunition (articles used in charging firearms and ordnance of all kinds)
đầm phá
(noun) swamps and lagoons
đệ tứ
(adjective) fourth
đồi
(noun) hill (elevated location)
dung mạo
(noun) visage; face
duyên hải
(adjective) of coastal areas
dạo đầu
(adjective) introductory (such as a prelude or prologue)
Đan Mạch
(adjective) Danish
đe dọa
(verb) Traditional tone placement spelling of đe doạ.
đi dạo
(verb) to walk; to stroll
đào thải tự nhiên
(noun) synonym of chọn lọc tự nhiên (“natural selection”)
đệ nhất phu nhân
(noun) First Lady
dao lam
(noun) razor blade
diệt chủng
(noun) genocide
dâng
(verb) to rise
dạ cỏ
(noun) rumen
điểm nhấn
(noun) highlight; spotlight
đàn ghi-ta thùng
acoustic guitar
đàn nguyệt
(noun) moon lute, a traditional Vietnamese plucked, fretted lute with a round body and two strings
đất bồi
(noun) alluvium; alluvial deposit
đầu bạc răng long
(noun) gray hair, weak teeth
đập vỡ
(verb) to shatter; to break into pieces; to smash
đằng ấy
(noun) that way, over there
đẻ
To give birth — standard nationwide; in the South you will often hear sanh instead.
đền đáp
(verb) to pay back an act of kindness; to return the favor; to repay a kindness with gratitude
diễn viên lồng tiếng
(noun) voice actor
dâu
(noun) mulberry
dạ tiệc
(noun) banquet or gathering at night, usually a prom