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Work & office · Công việc 223
Deadlines, bosses, hustle, and jargon for the working day.
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Do you work or study?
chỉ hươu nói ngựa
To brazenly call one thing another — deliberate misrepresentation, often to deceive or curry favor.
cẩn tắc vô ưu
Close to the English saying: “Harm watch is harm catch.”.
dài lưng tốn vải
a long back wastes cloth
gieo gió gặp bão
What you reap shall reap.
gái bán hoa
working girl; female prostitute; literally "flower-selling girl"
không có lửa sao có khói
"There is no effect without some cause." or "It is supposed that if there is a rumour, there must be some truth behind it.".
làm công ăn lương
to work and earn, to be a salaryman
làm trâu làm ngựa
to work diligently and submissively
một nắng hai sương
Enduring long, hard toil — usually of farmers or laborers working from before dawn to after dusk.
nhân nào, quả nấy
Close to the English saying: “You reap what you sow.”.
nhân viên công nghệ thông tin
IT worker; IT staff member
rào trước đón sau
to cleverly point out something infelicitous in advance so that the listener will be understanding when it occurs and find it difficult to fault the speaker; to be careful with one's words; to be on the defensive
sít rịt
Uncannily lucky or unlucky — a “secret”-tier coincidence (from English “secret”).
tay làm hàm nhai
Close to the English saying: “He that does not work shall not eat.”.
tham thì thâm
Close to the English saying: “Grasp all, lose all.”.
tôi làm việc bán thời gian hoặc toàn thời gian
I work part-time or full-time.
tôi làm việc ở
I work at...; I work for...
tới công chuyện
“Now it’s on” — trouble (or serious business) has officially arrived; also “going all out”.
vô sản toàn thế giới, đoàn kết lại
Workers of the world, unite!
vô sản tất cả các nước, đoàn kết lại
Workers of the world, unite!
xem việc biết người
Close to the English saying: “A workman is known by his chips.”.
ăn chặn
to embezzle, pocket, or intercept money or goods that belong to others (especially by taking a cut from wages, relief funds, or payments)
ăn nên làm ra
to bring benefits; to be profitable
điệu hổ li sơn
to lure an opponent out; to get rid of an opponent or a problem to achieve one's goal
đồng sàng dị mộng
people live or work together but have very different interests or agendas
đứng mũi chịu sào
to take responsibility for the hardest part of a common task; to bear the brunt; to take the helm
biên chế
(noun) staff; a workforce
buôn bán
(verb) to trade (in); to deal (in); to do business (generally speaking)
bách khoa
(noun) various disciplines; miscellaneous subjects
báo đáp
(verb) to repay (someone's favor, kindness, etc.); to requite; to pay back; to return
bù đầu
(adverb) overwhelmingly; over head and ears; hopelessly
bươn chải
(verb) to strive to earn a living; to run about
bảng biểu
(noun) tables, spreadsheets, graphs, and other kinds of data presentations
bận bịu
(adjective) busy (with work) (generally speaking)
bở hơi tai
(verb) to be tired, as or as if one is breathing out of their ears
bủn rủn
(adjective) weary; fatigued; physically exhausted
ca kíp
(noun) work shift (generally speaking)
chiến hữu
(noun) a comrade in arms; battle buddy; fighting partner
chung sức
(verb) to work together; to cooperate
chuyên cần
(adjective) diligent; industrious; hard-working
chuyên nghiệp
(adjective) professional; vocational
chuyên tâm
(verb) to work single-mindedly at (something); to dedicate oneself to (doing something)
chân lấm tay bùn
(verb) to toil bitterly; to labor arduously; to work one's fingers to the bone; to break one's back; to keep one's nose to the grindstone
chóp bu
(noun) a person in charge; leader; superior
chăm chỉ
(adjective) hard-working; industrious; laborious
chạy đua
(verb) to race, vie, compete
chật vật
(adjective) strenuous; arduous; toilsome; laborious; strugglesome
chế tác
(verb) to craft; to artfully create; to finely manufacture; to skillfully produce (especially something exquisite or precious)
chịu khó
(verb) to take pains (to); to make an effort persistently (to); to attempt regardless of hardship (to)
chủ trì
(verb) to be the main person responsible; to preside over; to chair
chức nghiệp
(noun) career, profession
chức năng
(noun) a function, role or feature
chức sắc
(noun) post; office; title
chức trách
(noun) responsibilities, duties
chức vị
(noun) a position (of status); a post; an office
chức vụ
(noun) function (of one's office); duty and power; responsibility
cung lượng
(noun) output; capacity; efficiency
cách chức
(verb) to dismiss; oust; fire; remove from office