xăm xăm
(adjective) quick and purposeful
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xăng không chì
unleaded petrol; unleaded gasoline
xăng-ti-mét
(noun) centimeter/centimetre
xơ cứng
(adjective) rigid; fixed; unchangeable; inflexible
Xơ Đăng
(noun) Xo Dang, an ethnic group of Vietnam
xảo thuật
(noun) a clever trick; cunning method; deceptive practice
đánh vần
(verb) to spell a Vietnamese syllable as you pronounce it
đại hoạ
(noun) major catastrophe
đấu xảo
(noun) competitive exhibition; competitive showcase
đục thủy tinh thể
cataract
ấu trùng
(noun) larva
ồ
(verb) to rush; to dash; to flow
búa
(noun) hammer
bế giảng
(verb) to end a schoolyear, semester or course
chè
Tea, the drink or the plant — everyday Northern usage; in the South tea is trà, and chè there means a sweet dessert soup instead.
chưởng
(noun) move performed by pushing the front of the hand, with all fingers straightened, forward
chưởng cơ
(noun) General; a military officer title (2nd rank) during Nguyễn lords' period, above cai cơ and below chưởng dinh
chạy sô
(verb) to participate in many shows at the same time
chật
(adjective) having little space, or spanning a small amount of space; cramped, tight, narrow, claustrophobic, etc.
chẳng thà
(adverb) rather; preferably; better (to)
cá nóc
(noun) most members in the Tetraodontiformes order; pufferfish
cưa
(noun) a saw (tool)
cưỡng hiếp
(verb) to rape
cụt
(adjective) cut off; shortened; decreased
củ sen
lotus root
danh hoạ
(noun) famous painter
dưa chuột biển
(noun) sea cucumber
gian nan
(adjective) miserably hard; difficult; tough
hoạ báo
(noun) pictorial
hoạ sĩ
(noun) artist, painter or drawer
hết thảy
(adverb) each and every; all
hổng
(adverb) Southern Vietnam form of không
khâu nhục
(noun) a kind of braised pork belly from Cantonese cuisine; in Vietnam, a specialty of certain Tai-speaking peoples in Northeastern Vietnam
kèo
(noun) rafter, a supporting structure in the house
kỹ xảo
(noun) Alternative spelling of kĩ xảo.
long lanh
(adjective) alternative form of lung linh (“sparkling; glistening”)
lách
(noun) spleen
lò vôi
(noun) limekiln
lũ lụt
(noun) flood (generally speaking)
lường gạt
(verb) to dupe, to deceive
minh hoạ
(verb) to illustrate (to add explanatory or decoratory features)
mép
(noun) corner of the mouth
mĩ nhân ngư
(noun) mermaid
mũ cối
(noun) kind of pith helmet
mũ len
(noun) beanie
mũ miện
(noun) crown
mắm
(noun) Vietnamese salted, fermented fish or shrimp
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
phá huỷ
(verb) to destroy; to demolish; to ruin
phóng đãng
(adjective) debauched, indulgent, without constraint or discipline
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