bướng
(adjective) stubborn; headstrong
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bở
(adjective) crumbly; flaky; friable
bục
(noun) podium; pulpit
bục mặt
(verb) to work one's fingers to the bone
bục xuất phát
starting block
cacbon
(noun) carbon
chơi vơi
(adjective) in an isolated place (and unsure where to go); lonely; solitary
chủ nghĩa Xi-ôn-nít
(noun) Zionism (Jewish nationalism, the movement which supported first the re-establishment of a Jewish homeland and now supports the continuation of a Jewish state in Israel)
càng cuốc
(noun) clouded monitor (Varanus nebulosus)
dong riềng
(noun) a canna plant
Ghi-nê Xích Đạo
(adjective) Equatorial Guinean; Equatoguinean
ghế đẩu
(noun) a stool (A seat for one person without a back or armrest)
giằng
(verb) to forcefully snatch or yank from someone's hand
giống nòi
(noun) a race
gắt gao
(adverb) sharp; fierce; severe; intense; extreme
héo ruột
(adjective) desolate, forlorn
hũ
(noun) large storage pot or jar that must be held with two hands; compare lọ (“small jar”), chai (“bottle”) and nồi (“cooking pot”)
khay
(noun) tray
khuỷu
(noun) elbow
khuỷu tay
(noun) elbow
khùng
Crazy, mad — the Southern word; Northerners say điên.
lép kẹp
(adjective) hollow, flat, without its usual bulge
lúc nhúc
(verb) to wriggle due to limited space
lố
(adjective) odd (to the extent of being ridiculous); strange
mõm
(noun) a snout or a muzzle
nem nướng
(noun) nem nướng (Vietnamese grilled pork sausage or grilled meatball)
ngan
A Muscovy duck — the Northern word; Southerners say vịt xiêm.
nhún
(verb) to slightly bend one's legs to jump up; to spring, bounce
nhảm
(adjective) nonsensical; of the bollocks, bullshit
nhọ
(noun) soot
nhờn
(adjective) greasy; oily
nêm nếm
(verb) to season well
nòi
(noun) breed, race
nòi giống
(noun) a race
nòng nọc
(noun) a tadpole (toad or frog larva)
nôn mửa
vomiting
nạc
(noun) meat as opposed to fat
oxi hoá khử
(adjective) redox
phớt lờ
(verb) to ignore; to turn a deaf ear or blind eye to
quần chíp
(noun) panties
rêu rao
(verb) to tell others (often false) statements for nefarious and/or insidious purposes; to speak ill of; to disparage; to spread libel and/or slander; to malign; to traduce
rận
(noun) body louse (Pediculus humanus)
sành sỏi
(adjective) accomplished; efficient; well-experienced
sườn xào chua ngọt
sweet-and-sour pork ribs
sảy
(verb) to winnow, specifically to clear the grains of husks by tossing them up and down gently from a woven tray
thìa canh
(noun) tablespoon
thìa cà phê
(noun) teaspoon
thìa gỗ
wooden spoon
tiều
(adjective) Teochew
trớ
(verb) to throw up, to vomit
tán thán
(verb) to praise
tưởng bở
(verb) to misjudge something as favourable
tợn
(adjective) bold, mighty
vơ đũa cả nắm
(verb) to paint with a broad brush
vơi
(verb) to be lowered
ác quỉ
(noun) Alternative spelling of ác quỷ.
áo chíp
(noun) brassiere
éo
(adverb) alternative form of đéo
đái dầm
(verb) to wet the bed; to squirt
đánh trống bỏ dùi
(verb) to embark on a project with a lot of hullabaloo but then abandon it half-finished
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