thâu
(noun) Southern Vietnam form of thu (“autumn”)
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(noun) Southern Vietnam form of thu (“autumn”)
(noun) continental shelf
(verb) to scold, to reprimand
(verb) to be stationed, posted in a province
A train — the Northern word; Southerners say xe lửa.
(adjective) backward, undeveloped
(verb) to drop down; to decrease (to)
(verb) to be indignant (and yet have to contain one's anger)
(noun) (Northern Vietnam) lesser banded hornet (Vespa affinis)
(adjective) such, like this
(adjective) awkward; clumsy
(adjective) clumsy
(adjective) luxurious; fancy; posh; smart; slap-up
(verb) to diet; to fast
(verb) to eat on the sly
(adjective) vile, abject, despicable
(noun) alternative spelling of bao quy đầu
(interjection) ding dong (onomatopoeia for the sound of a doorbell)
(noun) mechanical pencil
(noun) alternative form of blu (“white coat”)
(verb) to embrace; to hug
(verb) to prick; to sting; to puncture
(noun) A variety of chả giò. Mainly found in central Vietnam, it is about a finger long in size and its stuffing includes shrimp and fatty pork.
(noun) diet system (a controlled regimen of food and drink)
(noun) code
(noun) snakehead
(verb) to hop on one foot
(noun) nightjar
toilet brush
(noun) trellis (made of bamboo, for climbing plants); arbour; pergola
(noun) scaffolding
(verb) to torment; to torture
(noun) the period of time from 7 AM to 9 AM
(verb) to urge
GPS; sat-nav
(noun) fuse; match; detonator
(adjective) immediate; urgent
(adjective) panicky; nervous
(verb) to squander; to spend wastefully
(verb) to slightly open
(noun) ancestral and divine sacrifices, worship, offerings, etc.
(noun) shield
(verb) to beckon; to wave
(noun) diffusion
(noun) certain species of fan palms
(noun) chocolate
(verb) to strike
(noun) pancreas of livestock when used as food
(verb) to fillet
(adjective) wobbling or so
(adjective) dim; indistinct; vague; unclear
(verb) to finger vaginally
(noun) weevil
(noun) bookworm
(noun) Alternative spelling of mì.
(verb) to meow
(noun) bank, shore, coast
(noun) water chestnut
(noun) alternative spelling of nội quy
(verb) to set fire