tản văn
(noun) type of free prose in which the author expresses their thoughts, feelings, impressions, etc.
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(noun) type of free prose in which the author expresses their thoughts, feelings, impressions, etc.
(verb) alternative spelling of toả sáng
display cabinet
(adjective) broken in pieces; crushed; ruined
(adjective) slightly bright, when the Sun rises
(adjective) synonym of chung thuỷ (“maritally faithful”)
(noun) palace of the river god; the underwater realm
(noun) waterborne transport
(adjective) dotted with small spots of grime, such as when fabric gets moldy
(verb) to penetrate
(adjective) wicked, evil in an underhand way
(verb) to wonder (about something)
(noun) petition
(adjective) mischievous, impish
(noun) small intestine
barbershop
(adjective) absolutely perfect; flawless
(noun) local infirmary, cottage hospital
(noun) a rectum
(noun) eye dialect spelling of tàu
(noun) a ship
(adjective) numb
(adjective) bureaucratically centralized (pertaining to bureaucratic centralism)
(noun) taxi, cab
(noun) alternative form of tắc xi
(adjective) antinationalist self-deprecating
(noun) astrology
(noun) irrigation
(noun) ink wash painting (ink painting without color)
(adjective) rudimentary; primitive
A pineapple — the Southern word, literally “fragrant”; Northerners say dứa, and khóm names a smaller variety.
(classifier) Used for large constructions, such as buildings, temples, palaces, etc.
(noun) building
(verb) to suppress; to remove; to exterminate; to withdraw (troops)
(adjective) thorough; complete
(noun) alternative form of trường kỉ
(noun) water buffalo
(verb) to be fortunate and be tested on the only thing(s) one has studied
(verb) to ski
(adjective) filled with an ocean of misery
(adjective) crippled
(noun) Docynia indica
(verb) to take away; to take over; to seize; to appropriate; to deprive
(noun) algae
(noun) scale (of a map, figure, etc.)
kitchen cupboard
(verb) to call oneself; to proclaim oneself as; to give oneself the title of (esp. a false title)
(noun) synonym of thiên đình
(verb) to put in order
(noun) potassium permanganate
(noun) a hydra (any of several small freshwater polyps of the genus Hydra and related genera)
(noun) a food pyramid
(adjective) treacherous; vicious
(noun) seniority, length of service
(verb) to hate; to dislike intensely
(noun) hare
(adjective) Alternative spelling of Thuỵ Sĩ.
(noun) canard, hoax
(verb) to streamline, to simplify or reorganize to increase efficiency
(noun) good reputation that lasts through generations