kèn
(noun) a traditional double reed shawm of Vietnam
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kẹo bơ cứng
(noun) toffee
khốc liệt
(adjective) violent; fierce; ruthless
kì cọ
(verb) to scrub
kem que
(noun) popsicle
khiếp nhược
(adjective) cowardly; spineless; timid
khoai sọ
(noun) taro
khoe khoang
(verb) to boast; to brag; to be boastful
kèn bầu
(noun) a double reed woodwind instrument with a gourd-shaped end piece and seven fingerholes
kĩ xảo
(noun) short for hiệu ứng kĩ xảo (“special effects”)
khô khốc
(adjective) very dry
kèn túi
(noun) bagpipe, bagpipes
kẹo dừa
(noun) coconut candy, usually the Vietnamese coconut candy commonly produced in Bến Tre province
khai quật
(verb) to exhume; to excavate
kéo cắt tỉa
pruning shears
kíp
(adjective) urgent; pressing; hurried
khâm phục
(verb) to admire
khôn lanh
(adjective) clever; fast
ki bo
(adjective) stingy
keo kiệt
(adjective) stingy; miserly
khép kín
(adjective) closed; self-contained
kiềm hãm
(verb) to restrain
kệ tivi
TV stand
keo ong
(noun) propolis
khuếch
(verb) to amplify
khuếch đại
(verb) to amplify
kiêu ngạo
(adjective) arrogant; proud; haughty
kẽ hở
(noun) crack; crevice
khuếch trương
(verb) to expand; to dilate; to enlarge
khơi mào
(verb) to start a conversation
khai hoả
(verb) to open fire
khiếm thị
(adjective) synonym of mù (“blind”); visually impaired
kim quất
(noun) kumquat
kiêng
(verb) to avoid; to refrain (from); to abstain (from)
khiên
(noun) shield
khoát
(verb) to beckon; to wave
khuếch tán
(noun) diffusion
kè
(noun) certain species of fan palms
kẹo sô-cô-la
(noun) chocolate
khuyên nhủ
(verb) to softly rebuke, to lovingly advise
kình
(verb) to scold; to chide
keo như kẹo kéo
(adjective) very stingy
khóc thét
(verb) to burst into loud wailing
kình chống
(verb) to oppose; to fight; to struggle
kị
(noun) a great-great-grandparent
kị nước
(adjective) hydrophobic (lacking an affinity for water)
kị sĩ
(noun) a horseman; cavalryman
khách điếm
(noun) inn, roadhouse
khó nhọc
(adjective) difficult and tiring; exhausting
khăn mỏ quạ
(noun) kind of traditional Vietnamese square scarf worn by women
khỏa
(verb) Traditional tone placement spelling of khoả.
kìm nén
(verb) to repress emotions, thoughts, needs, desires, etc. of oneself
kị khí
(adjective) anaerobic
kị mã
(noun) a cavalryman; horseman; soldier on horseback
khóc lóc
(verb) to weep profusely, to wail (generally speaking)
khỏa thân
(adjective) alternative spelling of khoả thân
khỏe re
(adjective) Traditional tone placement spelling of khoẻ re.
kị binh
(noun) cavalryman
khiếu nại
(verb) to make a complaint; to lodge a complaint
kìm kẹp
(adjective) oppressive