giò lụa
(noun) Vietnamese pork sausage
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giòn giã
(adjective) brilliant, dazzling, pleasing to the ear
giấy nhám
(noun) sandpaper
gài
(verb) to pin; to fasten; to set (trap)
hách dịch
(adjective) domineering; imperious; tyrannical (especially in an arrogant way)
hùm xám
(noun) blue tiger; Maltese tiger
HĐND
(noun) initialism of hội đồng nhân dân
man rợ
(adjective) barbaric; uncivilized; primitive
mui
(noun) covering roof (for car, boat, etc.); hood
muỗng
A spoon — the Southern word; Northerners say thìa.
mụn cám
(noun) comedo
mửa
(verb) to vomit
nghiền ngẫm
(verb) to pore over; to ponder on; to think over; to ruminate
ngân khố
(noun) treasury, exchequer
người xứ Wales
Welsh; from Wales
noãn thai sinh
(adjective) ovoviviparous
pha-ren-hét
(noun) Fahrenheit
rau nhút
(noun) water mimosa (Neptunia oleracea)
rồ dại
(verb) to go mad; to go crazy
sá
(noun) road
sầm uất
(adjective) crowded, busy, and doing well
thây ma
(noun) corpse; dead body
thốt nốt
(noun) sugar palm, palmyra palm, wine palm
tùng xẻo
(noun) lingchi
vằn thắn
(noun) wonton
vồng
(noun) only used in cầu vồng
áo sát nách
(noun) a sleeveless shirt; a sleeveless dress
ói
(verb) to vomit
đường sá
(noun) roads; ways (generally speaking)
đường thốt nốt
(noun) palm sugar
BS
(noun) initialism of bác sĩ
bà í
She (personal pronoun).
bên í
That side, over there.
bậy bạ
(adjective) mischievous
chắp nối
(verb) to piece together; to assemble; to compile
chằng
(verb) to fasten; to bind; to tie securely
cá ngừ
(noun) tuna
cò lẹ
(adverb) pronunciation spelling of có lẽ (“perhaps”), representing North Central Vietnam Vietnamese
cọ xát
(verb) to rub; to rub against something
cồng
(noun) gong
dép tổ ong
(noun) honeycomb sandal
ganh tị
To envy, be jealous of — the Southern word; Northerners say ghen tị.
gãi
(verb) to scratch
gọn gàng
(adjective) neat; tidy
huyên náo
(adjective) noisy and chaotic
hào nhoáng
(adjective) outwardly beautiful but in a showy manner; gaudy; flashy; meretricious
hăm hở
(adjective) eager; enthusiastic; impetuous
hả hê
(adjective) satisfied
hắt xì
(interjection) achoo
khinh miệt
(verb) to despise; to disdain
lu bu
(adjective) busy with work
luồn cúi
(verb) to maneuver in life with no backbone, i.e. subserviently, servilely, obsequiously, sycophantically
lả
(adjective) up and down at varying heights, gracefully gliding and swaying
muối mè
(noun) A condiment made of salt and ground, roasted sesame or peanut, sprinkled on xôi and similar dishes.
mó
(verb) to touch
mắc ói
Nauseous — the Southern word; Northerners say buồn nôn.
mền
A blanket — the Southern word; in the North it’s chăn.
mệt nách
(adjective) tiresome; bothersome
mửa mật
(adverb) with much effort, to the point of exhaustion
nhấp nháy
(verb) to blink
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