gà ta
(noun) any of various chicken breeds native to Vietnam
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(noun) any of various chicken breeds native to Vietnam
(noun) watercock (Gallicrex cinerea)
(verb) to make every effort; to do one's best; to try hard; to strain every nerve
(verb) to realize; to manifest; to materialize
(noun) cycle of sixty years in the sexagenary cycle
(verb) to combine
(noun) biochemistry
(noun) chemotherapy
(noun) goods
(verb) to practise (a trade or profession)
(noun) shape; form
(verb) to enjoy the pleasures of life
(adjective) of the opposite gender or sex
(verb) to give an exam
(noun) a victim; sufferer (of an accident or tragedy)
Bitter melon — the Southern word; Northerners say mướp đắng.
(verb) to make a detailed list; to enumerate
To call out, shout — standard nationwide; in the South you will often hear la instead.
(noun) Alternative spelling of kỉ lục.
(noun) a federation (array of nations or states that are unified under one central authority)
(verb) to be involved; associated
(adjective) that has a positive effect/impact on yourself or other people; good, positive, wholesome, productive, etc.
(noun) benefit; interest
(noun) a bell worn on the neck of a domestic animal, such as a horse, a bull, a cow, a dog, a cat, etc.
(verb) to earnestly hope for; to wish for
(noun) curtain
(adjective) cold-blooded
(noun) generator (machine that converts mechanical energy into electrical energy)
(noun) nose
eleven
to get dressed
(adjective) South Korean (of, from or relating to South Korea)
(noun) principle
(noun) obsolete spelling of nguyên tắc (“regulation”)
Corn, maize — the Northern word; Southerners say bắp.
(noun) pentatonic
(noun) the five (or more) fruits on a tray on the ancestral altar during the Vietnamese New Year celebrations
(noun) the five notes cung, thương, giốc, chủy, vũ of the classic pentatonic scale
(noun) a chromosome
(noun) country; countryside
(noun) diurnal tide, tide that has one high and one low each day
(noun) the Vietnamese version of hide and seek
(verb) to have; to hold; to keep, to maintain
(verb) to grip; to grab; to grasp; to seize; to catch
(noun) midnight
(noun) envoy; correspondent
(verb) to betray (often in love relationships)
(noun) one's dear hometown; one's dear homeland
(noun) synonym of hoá sinh học (“biochemistry”)
(noun) a supermodel
(verb) to arrange, to organize
(noun) measurement; reading
(noun) notebook, handbook
(noun) Traditional tone placement spelling of sức khoẻ tâm thần (“mental health”).
(noun) to drill, to practise
(noun) boat person; boat people
(noun) sailor; crew member (of a seafaring vessel)
(noun) experiment, test
(adjective) top-notch
(noun) slab of stone; slabstone