giở quẻ
(verb) to suddenly change one's state or attitude (from good to bad); to change one's mind or conduct; to go back on one's word
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(verb) to suddenly change one's state or attitude (from good to bad); to change one's mind or conduct; to go back on one's word
(noun) problem, snag, hitch
(noun) sewing pin, ballhead pin, fastener
eyeglass frames
(verb) to be sulky; to be in a sulk
(noun) a coffin
(verb) to walk around in a small region or area
(verb) to yield (to); to be inferior (to)
(verb) to stagnate (in solving a problem)
(adjective) lingering in one's mind
(adjective) insignificant, sundry
(noun) motif, pattern
(noun) tomb; grave
(interjection) fuck
(interjection) fuck
(verb) look bewildered, look puzzled
(adjective) wild; eccentric; crazy
(adverb) much; a lot
(noun) Nùng, an ethnic group of Vietnam
(verb) to flap, to fan
(noun) emotional repressiveness or indifference
(verb) to dust (to remove dust)
(adjective) sly; scheming
(adverb) in a roving and sneaky manner
(verb) to snap, to bite
(noun) a type
The ground floor — the Southern word; Northerners say tầng một.
(noun) hometown; region; area; land; country
(adjective) quiet
(noun) alternative spelling of ô tô
(noun) Alternative spelling of ắc-quy.
(noun) accumulator (wet-cell storage battery)
(adjective) silent
(noun) a caricature (a humorous or satirical cartoon drawing)
(noun) violent storm; typhoon; tornado; hurricane
(adjective) shiny, glossy
(verb) feeling sick of (oily food)
(verb) to hesitate; to dither; to procrastinate; to delay (especially due to ambivalence)
(noun) Marxism-Leninism
(noun) yellow-headed temple turtle (Heosemys annandalii)
(noun) briefcase
(noun) dagger
flip-flops
(verb) to insert small beads under the skin of the penis; a form of genital body modification.
(noun) a generic name for a category of salad-like dishes consisting of raw vegetables and sometimes also raw fish
(noun) ripple (in the surface of a liquid)
(noun) dummy; doll
(adjective) glossy and smooth
(noun) jasmine
(adverb) fumblingly
(adjective) deformed
(adjective) vast; immense; infinite; endless
(adjective) vast and obscure; immense; infinite; endless
(adjective) too naive
(verb) to kindle, to launch
(adjective) deprived, with no substantial care from others
(adjective) small-minded; petty
(adjective) grieved; sorrowful
(noun) tomato sauce
(determiner) alternative form of này (“this”)