tiếng đồn
(noun) rumor; hearsay
Vocabulary ranked by real-world frequency — start with the 1,000 most common words. Definitions adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0), review in progress.
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(noun) rumor; hearsay
(verb) to compete
(noun) achievement, feat
(verb) to harm, to damage
(noun) a vehicle or craft that makes frequent stops to load and unload its contents
(verb) to applaud; to praise; to appreciate
(noun) a prisoner of conscience
(interjection) the pounding sound of a drum
(verb) to stand by
(verb) to speak in-depth; to express with detail
(noun) the four cardinal directions
(noun) thanatology
(verb) to violate the constitution; to be unconstitutional
(verb) to be killed; to lose one's life
(noun) ticket
(adjective) unhappy; unfortunate
(noun) cuboid bone
(adjective) synonym of hiểm ác
(adjective) harmful
(noun) wild beast; behemoth
(noun) A-shirt
(noun) tune; melody
(verb) to live off (someone else); to sponge on; to live on
(noun) safety belt; seat belt
toothache; tooth pain
(adjective) diminutive reduplication of đỏ
(verb) to compete (fiercely); to contend (with)
(noun) wedding
(noun) green light
(verb) to act a part in a play
(adjective) appropriate; adequate; timely; fashionable
(adjective) large-scale; widespread; pervasive
(adjective) isotonic (of the same osmotic pressure)
(verb) to promise
(noun) test tube
(noun) beer
(verb) to hold on to the land; to not give up on a piece of land
(noun) A deep-fried glutinous rice ball in southern Vietnamese cuisine, filled with mung bean paste and coated with sesame seeds.
(verb) to vote; to cast one's vote
(verb) to renovate; to modernise; to reform (politics, society, etc.)
(noun) a period; cycle; interval
(adjective) alternative form of chính thống
(adjective) Southern Vietnam form of chính thức
(noun) alternative form of chính trị
(verb) to bless
(noun) the other woman or man
(noun) plant; herbaceous plant (generally speaking)
(noun) an owl (bird)
(noun) canteen
(noun) canteen, cafeteria
(verb) to nostalgize; to sentimentalize
(noun) prohibition; ban
(verb) to lift, to raise
(noun) plants
To tie, bind — the Southern word; Northerners say buộc.
(noun) alternative spelling of cờ-lê (“wrench; spanner”)
(noun) a wrench; a spanner
(noun) orange colour (like that of the fruit orange)
(noun) famous Buddhist temple
(adjective) dense, thick