dìm
(verb) to drown (to be suffocated in fluid)
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dó
(noun) paper mulberry (Broussonetia papyrifera)
dùi mài
(verb) studying hard and diligently
giơ cao đánh khẽ
(verb) to slap on the wrist, wrist-slap
gù
(verb) to coo
hóng mát
(verb) to get some fresh air; to take the air
iu ấp
(verb) to hug tenderly
kỳ quặc
(adjective) Alternative spelling of kì quặc.
lùi lụi
(adverb) alternative form of lùi lũi
lấp ló
(verb) to flicker; to glimmer; to scintillate; to appear and disappear intermittently
lẩm bẩm
(verb) to mumble, to mutter, especially angrily or indignantly
mọn
(adjective) small, trivial, insignificant
nghé
(noun) water buffalo calf; baby water buffalo
ngoặc kép
(noun) quotation marks, either "curly" quotes, or sometimes in old-fashioned handwriting, guillemets that are raised to the same height as "curly" quotes
ngu đần
(adjective) moronic, dim-witted, brainless
nhang
Incense — the Southern word; Northerners say hương.
nhói
(adjective) stinging pain
nhẽ
(noun) Northern Vietnam form of lẽ (“reason”)
nuối tiếc
(verb) to miss (something good in the past); to be nostalgic; to regret
quặc
(verb) to hook; to snag
râu ria
(noun) beard and moustache (generally speaking)
rét nàng Bân
(noun) cold snap at the end of the third month of a lunar year; blackberry winter
rệp
(noun) bedbug
rứt
(verb) to pull, to tear (flesh, etc.)
sẩy
(verb) to lose something
tan tành
(adjective) smashed to pieces
thình thình
(interjection) pound
tiếc nuối
(verb) to miss (something good in the past); to be nostalgic; to regret
trái xoan
(adjective) oval; egg-shaped
tàu hủ ky
(noun) Alternative spelling of tàu hủ ki (“tofu skin”).
tép
(noun) small shrimp
vàm
(noun) rivulet mouth
vênh
(adjective) warped, tottering
xa pô chê
(noun) sapodilla (Manilkara zapota)
xoan
(noun) bead tree (Melia azedarach)
yểu
(adjective) premature
ô-boa
(noun) oboe
ăng ten
(noun) antenna (radio)
ăng-ten
antenna; aerial
ươm
(verb) to sow seeds and cultivate them into young plants which may be planted elsewhere, as in a plant nursery
ảm đạm
(adjective) gloomy; sombre; bleak (lacking color)
ẩu đả
(verb) to engage in a fight; to fight
bệ rạc
(adjective) slovenly; untidy; messy
ca vát
(noun) Alternative spelling of cà vạt.
chum
(noun) large jar
chảnh
Arrogant, stuck-up — the Southern word; Northerners say kiêu.
chầm chậm
(adjective) diminutive reduplication of chậm
chủ nghĩa Lê-nin
(noun) Leninism
cây kiểng
An ornamental plant — the Southern word; Northerners say cây cảnh.
cải xoăn
(noun) kale
cấn
(verb) to obstruct; to jam in a tight space
dấu ngoặc kép
(noun) double quotation marks ("); double quotes
dấu ngoặc nhọn
(noun) curly brackets ({ })
ghen tuông
(adjective) jealous in romantic love
giấy dó
(noun) Dó paper
giận dỗi
(verb) to be in the sulks; to be sulky
guốc
(noun) piece of footwear that is usually made of wood, resembles a high-heeled flip-flop
gờ-rác
(noun) non-hail ice, frozen liquid water, an ice cube, ice as used for consumption or refrigeration
hễ
(conjunction) if; whenever; each time
kem phết sô-cô-la
chocolate spread
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