thìa
A spoon — the Northern word; Southerners say muỗng.
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tông-đơ
(noun) an electric hair clipper
tưng tưng
(adjective) wacky; mad
tấc
(noun) name of several units of length
tởm
(adjective) gross, disgusting
Xinh Mun
(noun) Xinh Mun, an ethnic group of Vietnam
xéo
(adjective) oblique, slanting
đay
(noun) jute (genus Corchorus, especially jute mallow (Corchorus olitorius)
ấu trĩ
(adjective) childish; infantile; immature
ấu trĩ viên
(noun) kindergarten
axít
(noun) acid
bon bon
(verb) augmentative reduplication of bon
bìa còng
ring binder
bó tay chấm com
(verb) to give up completely because something that is very difficult and cannot be solved anymore
chíp
(interjection) chirp; peep
chửi rủa
(verb) to curse at; to revile; to insult
cocktail
(noun) cocktail
com-pa
(noun) a pair of compasses
cuốc
(noun) white-breasted waterhen
cuốc bộ
(verb) to walk on foot
cát-ca-đơ
(noun) a stuntman; a stuntperson
cải thìa
(noun) bok choy
dép xăng-đan
sandals
Giỗ Tổ Hùng Vương
Hung Kings’ Commemoration Day
giời leo
(noun) kind of phosphorescent centipede
hôi tanh
(adjective) stinking
húng quế
(noun) Thai basil (Ocimum basilicum var. thyrsiflora)
khoanh
(noun) coil; round piece; slice
khăn quàng
(noun) a scarf
khăn quàng cổ
scarf
khước từ
(verb) to refuse, to decline
liếc
(verb) to avert one's eyes towards any direction other than forward
lén lút
(adverb) furtive or deceitfully concealed
lạch bạch
(verb) to plod, to waggle
ma quỉ
(noun) Alternative spelling of ma quỷ.
ngớ
(verb) to be stupefied; to be stunned
oi ả
(adjective) sweltering, sultry
phiếm du
(verb) to wander; to roam
phiếm hàm
(noun) a functional
phiếm luận
(verb) to gossip; to chatter; to prattle
phiếm thần luận
(noun) pantheism (belief in a divine universe)
phù phiếm
(noun) frivolous, useless, valueless
pô
(noun) short for ống pô (“exhaust pipe”)
quỉ vương
(noun) Alternative spelling of quỷ vương.
rối rít
(adjective) in a bustle; nervous; rushed
sa đọa
(adjective) alternative spelling of sa đoạ
triền
(noun) basin (of river); slope (of mountain)
vo ve
to buzz
váng
(noun) film (on the surface of a liquid); scum
VĐV
(noun) initialism of vận động viên (“sportsperson”)
vạc
(noun) cauldron
vỉa hè
(noun) a sidewalk/pavement
xương sên
(noun) astragalus
áo gấm
(noun) áo gấm (traditional Vietnamese brocade tunic for men)
áo tấc
(noun) five-piece robe with loose sleeves; a variant of the áo ngũ thân
đọ
(verb) to compete (in); to vie; to measure oneself against
đọ mắt
(noun) staring contest
ẩu
(adverb) carelessly (in doing something)
ủ dột
(adjective) somber, gloomy, melancholy
bôn ba
(verb) to scurry; bustle; rush around
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