kể lể
(verb) to tell stories in detail or at length in order to get attention or sympathy; to talk on and on
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(verb) to tell stories in detail or at length in order to get attention or sympathy; to talk on and on
(verb) alternative spelling of kị huý
(adjective) close; intimate
(interjection) clank; clang; clink
(verb) to cough up; to hock
(noun) the Khmer ethnic group
(verb) to spit
(noun) iguana
(noun) Alternative spelling of kì nhông.
(noun) smell (sense of smell)
(adjective) exhausted
(verb) alternative spelling of kị huý
(verb) to open (something) with tools; to unpack (goods)
(adjective) coarse
(noun) dike, embankment
trumpet
(noun) a magnifying glass
(verb) to softly but insistently give advice
(noun) foul play, something done to lure other into a harmful or awkward situation
(noun) dysentery
(adjective) hoarse
(adjective) Pretty; cute
(verb) to say prayer and make obeisance
(verb) to beg or pray to gods, spirits or ancestors
(verb) to crouch, to bend (one's body)
(verb) to wave to and fro (often with a long item like a rod)
(adjective) relieved; free
(verb) to spit out
(noun) kiosk
(adjective) very dry
(verb) to dip and move (e.g. one's foot) in water
(adjective) naked; nude (to show beauty)
(adjective) Traditional tone placement spelling of khuây khoả.
(noun) Khmu, an ethnic group of Vietnam
(adverb) tightly; stubbornly
(adjective) with legs of different length or with a number of legs other than 3, therefore unable to stand straight or evenly
(adjective) consoled, having found solace
Vietnamese word; English definition pending editorial review.
to tease or mock someone
(noun) alternative form of ca-ki
(noun) abbreviation of kiểm tra chất lượng sản phẩm (“product quality control”)
kebab
a type of Vietnamese ice cream
a type of Vietnamese ice cream
be stingy or miserly
to pretend to be busy
(noun) a kelvin
to flirt or make inappropriate advances
Vietnamese word; English definition pending editorial review.
to be in a complicated or sticky situation
Vietnamese word; English definition pending editorial review.
to find the root of a problem
to start or begin something
to start or initiate something
to confess or admit something
start or begin school
to exploit or extract natural resources
to open up or develop a new area
Vietnamese word; English definition pending editorial review.
to open or start a ceremony