khinh nhờn
(adjective) disrespectful
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.
Tiếng Việt English Idioms & phrases →
Frequency: All Top 1,000 1,001–5,000 ⚡ Drill the top 1,000
(adjective) disrespectful
(adjective) naive; foolish; stupid
(noun) vulture
(adjective) absorbed
(noun) Northern Vietnam form of màu (“colour; crops”)
(adjective) miraculous, magical
(noun) sprout
(noun) iris
(verb) to be bored
(verb) to grind, clench or grit (one's teeth)
(noun) a creature that has the traits of a dog and a lion (among others), serves as a guardian of temples, similar to a Chinese guardian lion
(adjective) playful; mischievous.
(noun) a hook
(noun) round brackets; parentheses
(noun) dismemberment with five horses
(adjective) mild and respectful
(adjective) old; aged
(verb) to grate
(verb) to be willing to, to be able to bring oneself to do something
(noun) debt
(noun) miracle
(noun) Poseidon
(noun) Vietnamese coriander (Persicaria odorata)
(noun) a mustache
(noun) otter
(noun) otter
(verb) to wear thin, to be dead tired
(verb) to fall down; to collapse
(noun) submission or appeal to the reigning monarch
(verb) to subside, to be depressed, to sink
(noun) elastic
(noun) echidna
(adjective) very white in a bad way
(verb) have heard that
(adjective) impassive, deadpan
(verb) to come and go
(noun) disaster; misfortune; calamity
A T-shirt — the Southern word; Northerners say áo phông.
(adjective) having tinnitus
(verb) to make a scene, such as by lying on the floor, in order to indulge one's whim, claim damage, etc.; to throw a tantrum
(verb) to take care of something or somebody with kindness
(noun) tantra
(adjective) proud and dignified
(adjective) moving in a storm-like, massive, rapid and disorderly manner
car deck
(adjective) fat
(adjective) bold; daring
(verb) to split, to cleave
(verb) to lose one's head; to be in an agitated hurry
(adjective) shallow, superficial
(noun) civet; viverrid
(adjective) inured (to); experienced
A rubber band — the Southern word; Northerners say dây chun.
(noun) the distant, bygone or forgotten past
(adjective) hardy; tough and self-confident; aggressive
(noun) parenthesis (( )); parentheses
(adjective) old; aged; elderly
(noun) imitation dog meat, usually made of pork, beef or chicken
(noun) being late (for an occasion); arriving late; not being punctual
(adjective) strained, forced, unnatural