anh chột làm vua xứ mù
a mediocre person without any special qualities who stands out only because they are surrounded by people worse than them; in the land of the blind, the one-eyed man is king
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bean queen
A (usually white) man who is primarily attracted to Hispanic and Latino men.
butch queen
A gay male who is neither overtly masculine nor overtly feminine, but displays the mannerisms of both genders.
bà chúa
(noun) a woman who lives a life of wealth and luxury.
bà hoàng
(noun) queen
bàng hoàng
(adjective) stunned; stupefied; dumbfounded
bàng quan
(adjective) indifferent to something that is not to be taken lightly, such as a serious social problem, someone else's accident, etc.; apathetic
bá quan
(noun) all officials in the court
bạo chúa
(noun) tyrant
bế quan toả cảng
to cut off a country from the outside world
bế quan tỏa cảng
Traditional tone placement spelling of bế quan toả cảng.
bệnh công chúa
(noun) princess sickness (condition of narcissism and materialism in women)
Bồ Tát Quan Thế Âm
(noun) Quanyin, or Bodhisattva Avalokiteśvara
calico queen
A prostitute.
chocolate queen
A (usually white) man who is mostly attracted to black men.
chúa
(noun) dated form of chủ (“master; lord”)
chúa hề
(noun) a clown (a person who is hilarious, capable of causing laughter, always creating jokes; or use sarcasm on people who think they are funny.)
Chúa nhật
(noun) the Lord's Day
chúa sơn lâm
(noun) king of the jungle (the title for the tiger)
chúa thượng
(pronoun) Your Highness; Your Excellency (addressing a royalty who can be referred to as chúa, not the reigning monarch)
chúa tể
(noun) a lord or an overlord
chúa Xuân
(noun) the personification and deification of spring/youth
chưa thấy quan tài chưa đổ lệ
to refuse to be convinced until one is faced with the grim reality; to be tenacious, resolute or pertinacious in one's pursuit of a goal despite of obstacles or advice
closet queen
Synonym of closet case.
clown prince
A crown prince, seen as a clown.
clown princess
A crown princess, seen as a clown.
comma queen
A person who is obsessed with fixing grammatical errors.
curry queen
A (usually white) man who is mostly attracted to South Asian or Indian men.
công chúa
(noun) princess, daughter of a monarch (king, emperor)
cảnh quan
(noun) landscape
cờ vua
(noun) chess (two-player board game)
cứu chúa
(noun) a savior
dark fuck prince
A male fictional character who is presented as desirably intense, domineering, and sexually aggressive, typically as an out-of-character portrayal in a work of fan fiction.
dinge queen
A white man who is predominantly sexually attracted to black men.
drunk as a lord
Completely drunk.
eyeball queen
A gay man who derives sexual pleasure from observing other people, especially when they are engaging in a sexual activity.
finger prince
A man who is too lazy to search for information online and asks others for the answers through an online forum or chat.
finger princess
A woman who is too lazy to search for information online and asks others for the answers through an online forum or chat.
flaming queen
A homosexual, and often cross-dressing, man acting in an ostentatious and flaunting manner akin to a diva.
giác quan
(noun) sensory organ
green queen
A gay man who derives sexual pleasure from engaging in public sex in parks, near bushes and trees.
gym queen
A gay man who spends a lot of time at the gym, usually in order to maintain a muscular physique.
happy as a prince
Thoroughly contented.
Hi Hoàng
(adjective) of the times of mythological creators and civilization founders, including the gods Fuxi and the Yellow Emperor
history of the four kings
A pack of cards.
hoàng bào
(noun) yellow court robe worn exclusively by the emperors and crown princes of imperial China, Japan, Korea and Vietnam
hoàng gia
(noun) a royal family or imperial family
hoàng hôn
(noun) dusk; sunset; nightfall; evening twilight
hoàng hậu
(noun) a queen consort or an empress consort
hoàng kim
(adjective) golden
hoàng lan
(noun) ylang ylang (a tree of the species Cananga odorata)
hoàng oanh
(noun) oriole
hoàng phi
(noun) alternative form of hoành phi
hoàng thái hậu
(noun) empress dowager
hoàng thái tử
(noun) crown prince
hoàng tuyền
(noun) the world of the dead
hoàng tộc
(noun) royal family; imperial clan
hoàng tử
(noun) prince (son or male-line grandson of a reigning monarch)
hoàng đạo
(noun) ecliptic
hoàng đản
(noun) jaundice (a morbid condition, characterized by yellowness of the eyes, skin, and urine)
hoàng đế
(noun) an emperor
hoạn quan
(noun) eunuch
huy hoàng
(adjective) brilliant; splendid
Hy Hoàng
(adjective) alternative spelling of Hi Hoàng
hạ sĩ quan
(noun) a non-commissioned officer
hải quan
(noun) customs (customs checks at a border checkpoint)
hồng hoàng
(noun) great hornbill (Buceros bicornis)
hữu quan
(adjective) relevant, involved
in the country of the blind, the one-eyed man is king
Alternative form of in the land of the blind, the one-eyed man is king.
in the land of the blind, the one-eyed man is king
Even someone with limited abilities or opportunities is dominant over, and considered special by, those who have even fewer abilities and opportunities; the value of any ability depends on its prevalence.
in the valley of the blind, the one-eyed man is king
Alternative form of in the land of the blind, the one-eyed man is king.
khán quan
(noun) audience, you (when addressing an audience)
khả quan
(adjective) favourable; satisfactory
khủng long bạo chúa
(noun) a T. rex
king crab
A king and a three as a starting hand in Texas hold 'em.
king hit
A blow intended to incapacitate in one hit, often delivered without warning.
King Kong
A king (playing card).
King Shit of Fuck Mountain
An important person within a small domain.
king skin
An extra large rolling paper, roughly double the length of a regular one.
king's ransom
A large sum of money.
kings
A pair of kings (playing cards).
kinh hoàng
(verb) to be scared; to be frightened; to be terrified
kì quan
(noun) a wonder; a place of magnificent scenery or outstanding architecture
kỳ quan
(noun) Alternative spelling of kì quan.
leather queen
A gay man with a fetish for leather.
live like a king
To live in luxury, in costly and comfortable surroundings.
lord of the rings
The Olympic champion on the rings (“still rings”) men's gymnastics apparatus.
lord over
Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see lord, over: to act as a lord or boss in relation to (someone or something).
luật vua thua lệ làng
In practice, local custom outweighs distant formal authority — the village’s rules beat the king’s law.
lãnh chúa
(noun) a lord in feudal Europe
muscle queen
An especially muscular gay man who works out, usually for sex appeal.
nga hoàng
(noun) Synonym of sa hoàng (“tsar; tsarina regnant”)
ngũ quan
(noun) the five senses of sight (thị giác), hearing (thính giác), smell (khứu giác), taste (vị giác) and touch (xúc giác)
nhân sinh quan
(noun) an outlook on humans' lives and worth
Nhật hoàng
(noun) synonym of thiên hoàng (“Emperor or Empress Regnant of Japan”)
noãn hoàng
(noun) yolk in a yolk sac
nợ như chúa Chổm
to be heavily indebted
nữ hoàng
(noun) a queen regnant or an empress regnant
one-eyed king
The king of diamonds in a deck of playing cards.
ong chúa
(noun) queen bee
pavement princess
A pickup truck, SUV, or ute that is modified for off-road capabilities, such as large tires and suspension lifts, but rarely or never used off-road, often seen as showy or impractical.
phép vua thua lệ làng
even the monarch's law loses to a village's norms
phượng hoàng
(noun) a fenghuang
phụng hoàng
(noun) alternative form of phượng hoàng
pillow princess
A person (typically a lesbian) who wants to receive sexual pleasure but is not interested in giving it.
pillow queen
A woman who only wants to receive sexual gratification during sex.
potato queen
A nonwhite (usually East Asian) man who is mostly attracted to Caucasian men.
Prince Albert
A piercing through the glans penis.
princess parts
The female genitalia.
quan
(noun) mandarin
quan chấp chính
(noun) Roman consul
quan chế
(noun) mandarinate (political form of rule by mandarins)
quan chức
(noun) an official
quan họ
(noun) quan ho, a style of antiphonal Vietnamese folk music with alternating groups of female and male singers issuing musical challenges and responses, originally from Bắc Ninh Province
quan liêu
(noun) bureaucracy
quan lại
(noun) government bureaucrat; official; mandarin
quan ngại
(verb) to become concerned (about)
quan nhân
(noun) a man
quan niệm
(noun) a notion, an understanding, or a way of thinking
quan quân
(noun) government soldiers
quan thiết
(adjective) closely related
quan thoại
(noun) Mandarin
quan thuế
customs (border) (pre-1975 / overseas Vietnamese usage; today usually “hải quan”)
quan to
(noun) a bigwig in an organization; a big shot; a higher-up
quan trắc
(verb) to observe, to sight
quan tài
(noun) coffin
quan tái
(noun) frontier pass and fortress
quan viên
(noun) mandarin, government official
quan ải
(noun) mountain pass (that is located in a strategic position)
Queen Bess
The queen of clubs.
queen of hearts
A woman who has a sexual preference for white men.
queen of spades
A non-black woman with a sexual preference for black men.
queen out
To behave in a submissively appeasing, accommodating, overly flattering, or flamboyant way, especially when excited.
queen up
To get in drag; to get ready to perform as a drag queen.
quận chúa
(noun) princess, sister or niece of a monarch (king, emperor)
rice queen
A non-Asian man who is mostly attracted to East Asian men.
sa hoàng
(noun) tsar; tsarina regnant
seafood queen
A man who is mostly attracted to, and sexually pursues sailormen.
snow queen
A black gay man who prefers to have relations with white men.
snowflake queen
A gay man who derives sexual pleasure from having semen ejaculated on his face.
sofa king
Very, extremely.
speed queen
A female speedfreak; a woman who abuses stimulating drugs.
suicide king
A king of hearts in a deck of playing cards.
Swan Queen
The ship of characters Emma Swan and Regina Mills from the television series Once Upon a Time.
sĩ quan
(noun) a commissioned officer
tam quan
(noun) tam quan, a Vietnamese traditional gate
tham quan
(verb) to visit and examine thoroughly (a fascinating place)
thiên hoàng
(noun) an Emperor or Empress (regnant) of Japan
thuế quan
(noun) customs, customhouse
thuỷ quan
(noun) alternative letter-case form of Thuỷ quan
thành hoàng
(noun) thành hoàng (deity enshrined in villages' communal houses in Vietnam)
thái hoàng thái hậu
(noun) grand empress dowager
thái trưởng công chúa
(noun) great grand-princess, paternal aunt of a monarch (king, emperor)
thông quan
(verb) to clear (something) through customs
thăm quan
(verb) eggcorn of tham quan
thằng chột làm vua xứ mù
synonym of anh chột làm vua xứ mù (“in the land of the blind, the one-eyed man is king”)
thế giới quan
(noun) a worldview
trang hoàng
(verb) to decorate; to adorn
trưởng công chúa
(noun) grand princess, sister of a monarch (king, emperor)
trực quan
(adjective) very intuitive; very easy to grasp; what you see is what you get
tương quan
(adjective) correlated (with); related (to)
tập trung quan liêu
(adjective) bureaucratically centralized (pertaining to bureaucratic centralism)
tổng quan
(noun) overview
uniform queen
A gay man who is attracted servicemen and or policemen.
vua chúa
(noun) kings and nobles; royalty
Vua Tin Vịt
(noun) the VTV
vợ vua
(noun) queen
wing king
A male wing commander.
wing queen
A female wing commander.
xe buýt tham quan
sightseeing bus
yas queen
An expression of approval, support, or encouragement.
áo quan
(noun) a coffin
ô ăn quan
(noun) kind of Vietnamese traditional game; variant of mancala
đoàng hoàng
(adjective) misconstruction of đàng hoàng
đàng hoàng
(adjective) comfortably off; well-off
đại quan
(noun) important official, highly-placed mandarin
đạo Chúa
(noun) synonym of Thiên Chúa giáo (“Catholicism; Christianity”)
đạo Thiên Chúa
(noun) Catholicism
ải quan
(noun) frontier (pass)
a cat may look at a king
Even those of low status have rights
A King Log
A king who rules in peace and quietness, but never makes his power felt. In allusion to the fable of the frogs asking for a king. Jupiter first threw them down a log of wood, but they grumbled at so spiritless a king. He then sent them a stork, which devoured them eagerly.
a king should die standing
The reputed dying saying of Louis XVIII.
a king's bad bargain
Said of a soldier (or sailor) who turns out a malingerer or to be of no use; in allusion to the shilling formerly given by the recruiting sergeant to a soldier on enlistment.
after the Lord Mayor's show
Recognized English idiom; full definition pending editorial review.
beauty queen
A woman who wins a beauty contest
bio queen
a person who is exceptionally skilled at a biological or medical field
Black Prince
Edward, Prince of Wales (1330-76), eldest son of Edward III. Froissart says he was "styled black by terror of his arms" (c. 169). Strutt confirms this saying: "for his martial deeds surnamed Black tne Prince" (Antiquities). Meyrick says there is not the slightest proof that he ever wore black armour, and, indeed, there is indirect proof against the supposition. Thus, there was a picture on the wall of St.
British king
The Round Table was not peculiar to the reign of King Arthur, but was common in all the ages of chivalry.
buôn thất nghiệp, lãi quan viên
Trading losses, but gaining official positions
chim hoàng yến
canary
chim khôn đỗ nóc nhà quan
A clever person can achieve a high position
chuyến tham quan
excursion
Chúa ơi
oh my God
Chưa thấy quan tài chưa đổ lệ lệ
Don't mourn until the situation is confirmed
Clarenceux King of Arms
So called from the Duke of Clarence, brother of Edward IV. His jurisdiction extends over England south of the Trent.
con có nạ như thiên hạ có vua
Vietnamese proverb; English definition pending editorial review.
con nhà lính, tính nhà quan
A person's behavior is influenced by their family background
con vua vua dấu, con chúa chúa yêu
Children of kings and lords are treated with favor and privilege
cotton lord
A Manchester manufacturer.
Crown Prince
The title of the heir-apparent to the throne in some countries, as Sweden, Denmark, and Japan (formerly also in Ger- many).