chong chóng
(noun) a pinwheel
Vocabulary ranked by real-world frequency — start with the 1,000 most common words. Definitions adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0), review in progress.
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(noun) a pinwheel
(noun) a boor; brute; vulgarian
(noun) misspelling of chữ (“letter, word”)
(verb) to grumble; to complain; to nag
(adjective) bold; brazen; not shy; not self-conscious
(adjective) flat; flattened
(noun) cricket
(verb) alternative spelling of ganh tị
(adverb) to the greatest extent
(verb) to spit out (blood, etc.)
(adjective) strenuous; excruciating
(noun) lighter
(noun) Southern Vietnam form of kính cận
(noun) incoming manuscript (sent to a newspaper, a journal, etc.)
(adjective) filled with hardship and misfortune
(verb) to protrude
(verb) to appear; to heave; to come into sight
(adjective) bold; brave
(adjective) evil, viperish
(verb) to curse
(adjective) lazy; idle
(verb) to suddenly see
(verb) to mimic (others' words, speech, style of speaking)
(noun) nirvana
(adjective) steaming hot; piping hot; boiling hot
(adjective) feeling sick (in the body)
(noun) obsolete form of nòng nọc
(noun) mistake (especially in writing); error; misdeed; fault
(noun) fart
(noun) soy milk
(adverb) still
(adjective) surplus
(verb) to manifest
(adjective) perpetually; constantly; never-ending
(verb) to roller skate
(noun) myriad war chariots
(verb) to erode
(adjective) thwart; unfavourable; unpropitious
(verb) to have tinnitus
(verb) to live hand-to-mouth
(verb) to measure (an amount of liquid, etc.)
To fart — the Northern phrase; the Southern word địt is obscene in the North, a classic regional trap.
(noun) expiration date
(adverb) at full tilt; at maximum speed; in a flash; on the double; like a bat out of hell
(adjective) sad, pitiable
(noun) a flea (a parasitic insect of the order Siphonaptera)
(noun) mockingbird
(noun) chromium
grater
(noun) alternative form of đam (“freshwater crab”)
(noun) Ho Chi Minh sandal
(adjective) exquisitely adept
(adjective) naive; silly; foolish
(adverb) alternative form of freeship
(adjective) gruesome; disgusting
(noun) alternative form of giày dép
(verb) to pick a fight
(noun) groin
(noun) exchange of funds
(adverb) as fast as possible, like a bat out of hell