bánh chè
(noun) a kneecap; patella; kneepan
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bò tái chanh
beef cured in lime juice
bóng chày
(noun) baseball
bịt mắt
(verb) to blindfold
bọ gậy
(noun) mosquito larva
bồ côi
(adjective) alternative form of mồ côi
chia phôi
(verb) to separate; to part; to disunite
chè bà ba
(noun) chè bà ba (a southern Vietnamese dessert)
chưởng doanh
(noun) Encampment Commandant; a military officer title of Nguyễn dynasty, above chưởng cơ and below Ngũ quân Đô thống
chải
(verb) to comb or brush (hair)
chấp chưởng
(verb) to rule; to govern; to control
chọi
(verb) to face off (with); to be versus (against)
cuống não
(noun) brain stem
cọ
(noun) palm tree
cộng hoà chuối
(noun) banana republic
dàn hợp xướng
choir
dưng
(verb) alternative form of dâng
dở dở ương ương
(adjective) in an intermediate or undetermined stage; in-between; (of a person) not very smart, but not entirely stupid either; half-witted
dựng lều
to pitch a tent
hoạ phúc
(noun) in weal and woe; good fortune and misfortune; happiness and suffering
huỷ diệt
(verb) to destroy, exterminate, annihilate
hãn hữu
(adjective) sporadic
ion hoá
(verb) to ionize
kali
(noun) potassium
keo sơn
(noun) glue and lacquer
khoai tây chiên
(noun) French fries
kẽm
(noun) zinc (element)
kỳ cọ
(noun) Alternative spelling of kì cọ.
luyến
(verb) to sing the syllables smoothly and melodiously
lá lách
(noun) spleen
lều báo
(noun) poor quality newspaper or magazine; rag or fish wrap
lều tranh
(noun) a thatched hut
lộng
(noun) coastal waters
lộng hành
(verb) to abuse one's power through overstepping the established lines
ma lanh
(adjective) cunning, or (for tricksters) sly
mụ
(noun) an old woman
mừng rỡ
(verb) to rejoice greatly; to exult; to be (visibly) happy
nghênh xuân
(verb) to welcome the spring
người dưng
(noun) a non-relative; compare người lạ (“stranger”)
người phàm trần
(noun) a mortal
ngạo mạn
(adjective) being overly arrogant while not showing respect to others, especially the elderly
ngặt nỗi
(adverb) regrettably (due to one's inability)
ngứa
(verb) to feel itchy; to itch
ngứa tay
(verb) to be itching to do something (e.g. fight someone)
nhát gan
(adjective) weak-hearted; gutless
phẫu thuật thẩm mĩ
(noun) plastic surgery; cosmetic surgery; aesthetic surgery
ranh mãnh
(adjective) sly, cunning
rước
(verb) to escort someone or carry something en masse
rồng bay phượng múa
(adjective) alternative form of rồng bay phụng múa (“lively and vigorous (of calligraphy)”)
sương sâm
(noun) Tiliacora triandra (plant and jelly made from the plant)
tai hoạ
(noun) disaster; calamity
thịt thà
(noun) meat (generally speaking)
thối nát
(adjective) rotten; spoiled (entirely)
toa giường nằm
sleeper car; couchette car
trướng
(noun) a decorated banner used for veneration of the death
tự dưng
(adverb) suddenly, unexpectedly, out of the blue
vướng mắc
(noun) impediments; obstacles; entanglement; misgivings
vớt
(verb) to pull something out (of water, etc.) using a tool
xê-tôn
(noun) a ketone
ô rô
(noun) various plants in the family Acanthaceae
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