kiểng
(noun) eye dialect spelling of cảnh, representing Southern Vietnam Vietnamese
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(noun) eye dialect spelling of cảnh, representing Southern Vietnam Vietnamese
(adjective) very strange, odd or weird
(adjective) slow; dawdling; idle
(verb) to fracture; to dislocate
(noun) Lu, an ethnic group of Vietnam
(noun) soursop (Annona muricata)
(verb) to tighten and strap (one's clothes or one's belongings)
(noun) nitrogen (chemical element)
chiropractic care
(noun) bra, brassiere
(noun) Neohouzeaua (a genus of medium-sized tropical bamboo)
(adjective) rumbling; resounding; reverberating
(noun) banded krait
(verb) to get drunk; to be intoxicated (generally speaking)
(verb) to make a mistake; to slip up
(verb) To burn black, scorch.
(noun) contemplation; deep thinking; deliberation
(noun) freckle
(verb) to think over; to ponder
(adjective) carefree; happy-go-lucky; laid back
(noun) women's breasts; boobs
(noun) a nursery; greenhouse
(adverb) by association; in complicity
(adverb) aimlessly
(adjective) curly
(adverb) be the last, or the worst (at something)
(noun) sheath
to miscarry; to have a miscarriage
(verb) to be sick and tired of cooked rice and long for pho
(interjection) oh my goodness; damn; Lordy
(verb) to be pregnant
(noun) alternative form of cà vạt
Pregnant — the Northern word; Southerners say mang bầu.
(noun) a thunderstorm
(adjective) long-winded; verbose
A river boat or ferry — the Southern word for the small boats of the Mekong; Northerners say đò or thuyền.
A small boat — the Southern word; Northerners say thuyền.
sofa; couch
(noun) bow, crossbow
(noun) commemorative death anniversary ceremonies and ancestor holidays
(noun) expensive textiles
(noun) an oyster (mollusk; food)
(noun) rock oyster (Saccostrea)
(verb) to scare someone with a surprise
(verb) to pluck off
(adjective) slow-witted, foolish
(adjective) fragmented
(adverb) without further ado, without trouble
(adjective) to calm down
(adjective) silly, absurd, foolish; out of one's senses; vacant
(verb) to look through a narrow opening or passage, such as a small hole, a microscope or binoculars
(noun) this particular music; this goddamn music
(noun) synonym of nỏ (“crossbow”)
(noun) cymbal
(adjective) Sino-Vietnamese reading of 矮
(noun) pound (unit of mass)
(adjective) Used to describe heavy, fast, and continuous sounds of many people or vehicles moving together; tramping; thundering; rumbling; stampeding
sofa bed
(noun) (bệnh ~) asthma
(verb) to have a miscarriage