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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kỵ húy
(verb) alternative spelling of kị huý
khăng khít
(adjective) close; intimate
keng
(interjection) clank; clang; clink
khạc
(verb) to cough up; to hock
khơ-me
(noun) the Khmer ethnic group
khạc nhổ
(verb) to spit
kì nhông
(noun) iguana
kỳ nhông
(noun) Alternative spelling of kì nhông.
khứu giác
(noun) smell (sense of smell)
kiệt quệ
(adjective) exhausted
kị húy
(verb) alternative spelling of kị huý
khui
(verb) to open (something) with tools; to unpack (goods)
kệch
(adjective) coarse
khư
(noun) dike, embankment
kèn trumpet
trumpet
kính lúp
(noun) a magnifying glass
khuyên lơn
(verb) to softly but insistently give advice
khăm
(noun) foul play, something done to lure other into a harmful or awkward situation
kiết lị
(noun) dysentery
khàn
(adjective) hoarse
kháu
(adjective) Pretty; cute
khấn vái
(verb) to say prayer and make obeisance
khấn khứa
(verb) to beg or pray to gods, spirits or ancestors
khom
(verb) to crouch, to bend (one's body)
khua
(verb) to wave to and fro (often with a long item like a rod)
khuây
(adjective) relieved; free
khè
(verb) to spit out
ki-ốt
(noun) kiosk
khô queo
(adjective) very dry
khoả
(verb) to dip and move (e.g. one's foot) in water
khoả thân
(adjective) naked; nude (to show beauty)
khuây khỏa
(adjective) Traditional tone placement spelling of khuây khoả.
Khơ Mú
(noun) Khmu, an ethnic group of Vietnam
khư khư
(adverb) tightly; stubbornly
khập khiễng
(adjective) with legs of different length or with a number of legs other than 3, therefore unable to stand straight or evenly
khuây khoả
(adjective) consoled, having found solace
kaki
(noun) alternative form of ca-ki
KCS
(noun) abbreviation of kiểm tra chất lượng sản phẩm (“product quality control”)
kebab
kebab
kenvin
(noun) a kelvin
khinh lờn
(adjective) disrespectful
khiền
(verb) to hit or scold in order to discipline (usually a child)
KHKT
(noun) initialism of khoa học kĩ thuật (“science and technology”)
khoeo
(noun) hough; popliteal area
khoáy
(noun) cowlick
khoé
(noun) corner (of the eye, mouth, etc.); angle
khoằm
(adjective) somewhat crooked, somewhat hooked
khoẻ khoắn
(adjective) healthy and energetic; lively
khum
(verb) to crouch, to bend (one's body)
khung cửi
(noun) a weaving loom
khuỵu
(verb) to bend on one's knees
khà
(verb) to sigh with satisfaction
khào khào
(adjective) hoarse and weak
kháu khỉnh
(adjective) cute; adorable
kháy
(verb) to tease; to provoke; to ridicule
khép nép
(adjective) shy
khét lẹt
(adjective) having a burnt and unpleasant smell
khí cacbonic
(noun) carbon dioxide
khít khìn khịt
(adjective) extremely tight; extremely fit