phăng phăng
(adverb) instantly; immediately; straight away
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sần sùi
(adjective) rough, harsh
vun xới
(verb) to till soil and dig up roots; to cultivate (farmland, etc.)
mũm mĩm
(adjective) chubby; plump
nháo nhác
(adjective) hurried and scared; scurrying here and there; distraught
sướt mướt
(adjective) lachrymose; overly melodramatic
trợn trạo
(verb) to give a stern and angry look
tẩn mẩn
(adjective) with attention to insignificant details
vun vén
(verb) to put in order
ỉa đùn
(verb) to shit one's pants
khư khư
(adverb) tightly; stubbornly
khập khiễng
(adjective) with legs of different length or with a number of legs other than 3, therefore unable to stand straight or evenly
lỉnh kỉnh
(adjective) disorderly and bulky
mánh lới
(noun) trickery
rọc rọc
(noun) a pulley
tép riu
(noun) Caridina flavilineata, a species of small shrimp
tằng hắng
(verb) to clear one's throat
uể oải
(adjective) tired, languid, lethargic
vun vút
(verb) augmentative reduplication of vút
chổng kềnh
(verb) to fall on one's back; to topple or roll over
chờn vờn
(verb) to linger; to hover; to dawdle
viển vông
(adjective) fantastical; fanciful
chững chạc
(adjective) decent; proper; stately and dignified
quằn quại
(verb) to writhe oneself in pain
thảnh thơi
(adjective) unstressed; untangled
gạ gẫm
(verb) to speak persuasively or seduce in favor of someone
hoa nhài cắm bãi cứt trâu
(noun) an Arabian jasmine (Jasminum sambac) stuck in a pile of water buffalo shit
lúp xúp
(adjective) skurrying, with rapid and small steps and often hunched
càu nhàu
(verb) to grumble; to grunt; to complain
phụt cứt
(noun) alternative spelling of phọt cứt
lấm lét
(adjective) hesitant to look directly
táp đờ luy
(noun) nightstand; bedside table
bìm bìm
(noun) a plant of the family Convolvulaceae (especially bindweed or morning glory)
lấm láp
(adjective) dirtied; soiled; sullied
ngò rí
Coriander, cilantro — the Southern word; Northerners say rau mùi.
chạng vạng
(noun) twilight (either dusk or dawn)
ùn ùn
(adverb) numerously
đười ươi
(noun) orangutan
bìu dái
(noun) scrotum
còm nhom
(adjective) very thin and weak; lacking vitality or vigour
hom hem
(adjective) wasted, decrepit, skinny, thin, gaunt, emaciated
cót ca cót két
(adjective) ‑a reduplication of cót két
phũ phàng
(adjective) brutal, ruthless
láy rền
(noun) trill
hóm hỉnh
(adjective) humorous; jocular
bòng bòng
(noun) Calotropis
khuây khoả
(adjective) consoled, having found solace
lâng lâng
(adjective) very light and serene; light-hearted
riu riu
(adverb) mildly, meekly
a ri
"Like this / this way" — Central (Huế) for standard "như thế này".
a-crô-lê-in
(noun) acrolein
a-ma-tưa
(adjective) alternative form of a-ma-tơ
a-rập học
study of the Arabic language and culture
a-xít clo-hi-đrích
(noun) alternative spelling of axit clohiđric (“hydrochloric acid”)
a-xít đê-zoóc-xi-ri-bô-nu-clê-ích
(noun) Alternative spelling of axit đêôxiribônuclêic.
a-zốt
(noun) nitrogen
a-đrê-na-lin
(noun) adrenaline
acc
(noun) an account
actini
(noun) actinium
adrenalin
(noun) adrenaline (epinephrine, the hormone and neurotransmitter)
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