ngoái
(verb) to turn (one's head) round
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ngoại giao cây tre
(noun) bamboo diplomacy
ngu dân
(verb) to keep the people ignorant; to stultify the masses; to engage in obscurantism
ngưỡng mộ
(verb) to admire
nhà xí
(noun) toilet
nhờ vả
(verb) to ask someone for a favor; to ask someone to give a hand
nhục hình
(noun) corporal punishment; torture
ni
(determiner) this
nóng bỏng
(adjective) scalding hot; scorching hot
năm ngoái
(noun) last year
nồng hậu
(adjective) warm
phòng khám nhãn khoa
ophthalmology clinic
phòng mổ
(noun) operating room
quạt trần
(noun) ceiling fan
rau tập tàng
(noun) mixed greens, esp. made with wild vegetables
rộn
(adjective) noisy; disorderly
sinh mổ
Caesarean section; C-section
sâu bọ
(noun) insects
sói đỏ
(noun) dhole (Cuon alpinus)
sơn thuỷ
(noun) landscape
sốc nhiệt
(noun) hyperthermia
tan nát
(adjective) broken in pieces; crushed; ruined
tang tảng
(adjective) slightly bright, when the Sun rises
thuỷ chung
(adjective) synonym of chung thuỷ (“maritally faithful”)
thuỷ phủ
(noun) palace of the river god; the underwater realm
thuỷ vận
(noun) waterborne transport
thâm kim
(adjective) dotted with small spots of grime, such as when fabric gets moldy
thâm nhập
(verb) to penetrate
thâm độc
(adjective) wicked, evil in an underhand way
thắc mắc
(verb) to wonder (about something)
thỉnh nguyện
(noun) petition
tinh nghịch
(adjective) mischievous, impish
tiểu tràng
(noun) small intestine
tiệm cắt tóc
barbershop
toàn bích
(adjective) absolutely perfect; flawless
trạm xá
(noun) local infirmary, cottage hospital
trực tràng
(noun) a rectum
tào
(noun) eye dialect spelling of tàu
tàu thuỷ
(noun) a ship
tê
(adjective) numb
tập trung quan liêu
(adjective) bureaucratically centralized (pertaining to bureaucratic centralism)
tắc xi
(noun) taxi, cab
tắc-xi
(noun) alternative form of tắc xi
tự nhục
(adjective) antinationalist self-deprecating
vở
(noun) notebook
xuống dốc
(verb) Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see xuống, dốc.
xà quyền
(noun) snake style
xí
(verb) to appropriate (something) to oneself; to claim or assume (presumptuously)
xưng
(verb) to use a certain form of address
áo khoác da
leather jacket
ân xá
(verb) to grant amnesty; to pardon
đình lạm
(noun) stagflation
đại ngu
(adjective) exceedingly foolish
đạt lỗ hoa xích
(noun) darughachi; basqaq
đẩy lùi
(verb) to beat back; to repel; to repulse
đỏ đắn
(adjective) pinkish in a way that indicates good health or beauty
động mạch phổi
(noun) pulmonary artery
động mạch vành
(noun) coronary artery
đứt
(verb) to break off, to be cut off
ổ đĩa
(noun) drive; disc
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