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Tiny — the Southern word; Northerners say bé tí.
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né
(verb) to avoid; to dodge
nồi hấp
steamer
nồi áp suất
(noun) a pressure cooker
nan
(noun) bamboo tape (for basketwork); bamboo slat (of a paper fan)
nan giải
(adjective) difficult to solve
ngần
(noun) quantity; measure; (this, that) much, many
nick
(noun) an account
nóc
(noun) rooftop; ridge (of a roof)
nút ruồi
(noun) obsolete form of nốt ruồi (“mole, nevus”)
nan hoa
(noun) spoke (part of a wheel)
nghiệt chủng
(noun) abomination; freak
nghênh
(adjective) visibly self-confident or arrogant
người Scotland
Scottish; from Scotland
nhà là phải có nóc
(interjection) refrain used by henpecked men to justify staying or their situation
nhồi máu cơ tim
(noun) myocardial infarction; heart attack
né tránh
(verb) to avoid; to shun; to shirk; to elude
nước chè
(noun) tea; tea water
nước mắm
(noun) A light brown, watery fish sauce used in Vietnamese cookery.
nắp ấm
(noun) lid of the kettle
nồi hầm
stewing pot
nan y
(adjective) difficult to cure
neo đậu
(verb) to moor
nghiêm ngặt
(adjective) very strict; stringent
nhái
(noun) small frog
nhạc pop
pop music
nà
(noun) mountain gorge; vale
nồng nàn
(adjective) intense
nghênh xuân
(verb) to welcome the spring
người dưng
(noun) a non-relative; compare người lạ (“stranger”)
người phàm trần
(noun) a mortal
ngạo mạn
(adjective) being overly arrogant while not showing respect to others, especially the elderly
ngặt nỗi
(adverb) regrettably (due to one's inability)
ngứa
(verb) to feel itchy; to itch
ngứa tay
(verb) to be itching to do something (e.g. fight someone)
nhát gan
(adjective) weak-hearted; gutless
ngứa chân
(verb) to have itchy feet; (figurative) to be itching to depart, go out, etc.
ngứa mắt
(verb) to feel uneasy at seeing something shocking to the eyes; to be displeased by an eyesore
nhất tề
(adverb) to a man; unanimously
nhắm nghiền
(verb) to close (one's eyes) tightly; to screw up (i.e. squint) one's eyes
nhị đực
(noun) synonym of nhị (“stamen”)
nung nấu
(verb) to be hot and burning
nôm na
(adverb) in crude terms; in layman's terms; essentially; basically
nản
(adjective) discouraged; disheartened; despondent
nghèo hèn
(adjective) poor and of a low position in society; humble; impoverished
nghênh đón
(verb) to warmly welcome
ngà
(noun) tusk
ngó
(verb) to take a peek; to have a quick look
nôn khan
(verb) to retch; to gag; to dry heave
năm thì mười hoạ
(adverb) very rarely, once in a blue moon
nước bọt
(noun) saliva (liquid secreted into the mouth)
nản chí
(verb) to become despondent; to be discouraged; to be disheartened
nản lòng
(verb) to be discouraged; to be disheartened
nắm đấm
(noun) fist
nề nếp
(noun) synonym of nền nếp
nở nang
(adjective) full; well-endowed, well-developed; brawny; husky
nghênh ngang
(adjective) haughty, arrogant, overweening, high and mighty
ngây dại
(adjective) naive
ngứa miệng
(verb) to be itching to say something
ngứa tai
(verb) to feel uncomfortable at hearing something shocking to the ears