dầu gan cá
(noun) cod liver oil
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đẻ con
to give birth
đồng bằng duyên hải
(noun) a coastal plain
độc nhất vô nhị
(adjective) unique and sought-after
du lịch bụi
(noun) backpacking
dây leo
(noun) vine (any similar climbing or trailing plant)
dạ dày
The stomach — standard nationwide; in the South you will often hear bao tử instead.
dọn bàn ăn
clear the table
điên
Crazy, mad — standard nationwide; in the South you will often hear khùng instead.
đêm Giáng sinh
Christmas Eve
đường hô hấp
(noun) respiratory tract
đường hô hấp trên
(noun) upper respiratory tract
đạn pháo
(noun) artillery shell
đạp
To step on — the Southern word; Northerners say giẫm.
dinh dưỡng
(noun) nutrition
dáng vẻ
(noun) appearance; look; exterior
dấu lưỡi câu
(noun) apex (diacritic in Middle Vietnamese that indicates /ŋ͡m/)
đa tạ
(interjection) many thanks, thank you very much
đinh lăng
(noun) Ming aralia (Polyscias fruticosa)
đáy
(noun) the inside bottom of a container, as opposed to a đế which is the outside bottom
đâm
(verb) to stab; to thrust
đâm ra
(verb) to turn into (usually something bad or worse), to become
đống
(noun) heap, pile
đớn
(adjective) over-broken; over-ground
duyên phận
(noun) the predetermined principle that dictates a person's relationships and encounters, usually positive, such as the affinity among friends or lovers
đi xe đạp
to ride a bicycle
đường hô hấp dưới
(noun) lower respiratory tract
đạp xe
(verb) to ride a bicycle
đạp xe trong nhà
indoor cycling; spinning
đằng kia
Over there — the Northern word; Southerners say đẳng.
đồn trú
(verb) to station; to garrison
dao bếp
kitchen knife
diệu
(adjective) effective, marvellous, wonderful
dâm ô
(adjective) obscene; lewd
dâu tây
(noun) strawberry
dược lí học
(noun) pharmacology
dấu nhấn
(noun) an accent; a diacritical mark
dịp
(noun) opportunity; chance; occasion; time
đau đẻ
labor pains; to be in labor
đua đòi
(verb) to imitate (to show that one is not inferior); to copy; to take a leaf out of someone's book
đâm xe
to crash; to collide
đôi mươi
(adjective) in one's heyday
đậu hoà lan
(noun) snow pea(s)
đồng phẳng
(adjective) coplanar
dò
(verb) to walk carefully (step by step); to grope one's way
đai treo tay
arm sling
đang đau đẻ
to be in labor
đeo đuổi
(verb) to pursue, chase; to persist in
đánh trống ngực
(verb) to have your heart thump
đầu óc
(noun) mental capacity
đắc ý
(adjective) smug; proud; self-satisfied
độ F
(noun) a degree Fahrenheit
diệt khuẩn
(verb) to sterilise; to kill germs
diệu kế
(noun) plan of utmost brilliancy
diệu kỳ
(adjective) Alternative spelling of diệu kì.
dây xích
(noun) chain
đau đớn
(adjective) painful; sore
điên đảo
(adjective) topsy-turvy, chaotic, troubled
đàm phán
(verb) to negotiate
đàn đáy
(noun) a Vietnamese lute with three strings, a hollow trapezoidal wooden body with an open back, and a very long neck, used in traditional Vietnamese music (particularly ca trù)