bản sao
(noun) copy, duplicate
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bầu sao
(noun) a mottled bottle gourd; long opo squash (a kind of gourd that tends to have light spots)
cháy nắng
(adjective) sunburnt
chòm sao
(noun) constellation
cá mặt trăng
(noun) an ocean sunfish (Mola mola).
cảm nắng
(verb) to suffer from a heat stroke
cờ đỏ sao vàng
(noun) the Gold-Starred Red Flag; the national flag of Vietnam
day in the sun
Get recognition.
death star
a direct-to-home satellite television satellite (used by the cable television provider industry, to describe their competitors and the effect they would have in decimating the cable industry, prior to the introduction of digital satellite television and the three-foot dish revolution)
dù che nắng
parasol; sun umbrella
dấu sao
(noun) asterisk
dấu trăng
(noun) breve (semicircular diacritical mark)
gold star gay
A gay man who has never had sex with a woman.
gold star lesbian
A lesbian who has never had sex with a man.
gà sao
(noun) helmeted guineafowl
have the sun in one's eyes
To be drunk.
hươu sao
(noun) a sika deer
kem chống nắng
(noun) sunscreen, sunblock
khuôn trăng
(noun) the pretty face of a woman
khách sạn ngàn sao
(noun) the outdoors at night
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.".
không sao
(interjection) no problem
không vào hang cọp sao bắt được cọp con
Can't catch a tiger without going into its cave.
moon language
Text written in an incomprehensible script, especially Japanese, Chinese, Arabic, or Hindi.
moon rock
A mixture of crack cocaine and heroin.
moon rocks
A particularly strong preparation of cannabis.
moon unit
A stupid person; an idiot
mò trăng đáy nước
to make a hopeless, futile or vain effort at doing something; to ask for the moon
mặt trăng
(noun) alternative letter-case form of Mặt Trăng
một nắng hai sương
Enduring long, hard toil — usually of farmers or laborers working from before dawn to after dusk.
nghĩ sao
(adverb) how do you think
nắng
(adjective) sunny
nắng chói
(adjective) bright and sunny; blazing
nắng nỏ
(noun) sunshine (generally speaking)
once in a blue moon
Very rarely; almost never.
phơi nắng
(verb) to sunbathe; to suntan
ra sao
(adverb) how; what
sao
(adverb) why
sao biển
(noun) a starfish (various echinoderms)
sao băng
(noun) meteor
sao chổi
(noun) comet
sao khổng lồ đỏ
(noun) red giant
sao kê
(noun) bank statement
sao kê tài khoản
bank statement; account statement
sao la
(noun) saola
sao lùn
(noun) dwarf star
sao lùn trắng
(noun) white dwarf
sao sao
(noun) limpet
Sao Thủy
(noun) alternative spelling of sao Thuỷ (“Mercury”) (planet)
sao xẹt
(noun) meteor
sao y bản chính
(interjection) Used humorously to express surprise if two of something are highly similar.
sao đen
(noun) Hopea odorata
sao đỏ
(noun) students tasked with enforcing discipline standards and guidelines; school discipline monitors
say nắng
(verb) to suffer from a heat stroke
shoot the moon
To abscond without paying one's rent.
siêu sao
(noun) a superstar
star
Any small, natural and bright dot in the sky, most visible in the night or twilight sky. This sense includes the planets, but it is now sometimes used in exclusion of them due to influence from the technical astronomical sense.
star packer
A sheriff in the Wild West.
Star Trek Day
Synonym of First Contact Day (“5th of April, an annual day for Trekkies to celebrate Star Trek”).
star up
To transfer (an incarcerated juvenile offender) to an adult prison earlier than the usual age of 18 or 21.
Star Wars Day
A fan holiday celebrating the Star Wars franchise, on May 4th.
sun bunny
An attractive person who is an avid sunbather; sun worshipper.
sun up
to sunbathe; to soak up the sun
sure as the sun is going to come up tomorrow
Surely; certainly.
sáng nắng chiều mưa
(adjective) fickle, blowing hot and cold
sít sao
(adjective) tight; close; firm
tam sao thất bản
(adjective) in a mixed condition that obscures the original's content
there is nothing new under the sun
There is nothing truly novel in existence; every new idea has some sort of precedent or echo from the past.
thưởng trăng
(verb) to enjoy the beauty of the moon
to the moon
Towards prosperity and greatness.
track star
Somebody who is swift or excels in athletic running or in an occupation likened to it.
trăng
(noun) the Moon
trăng hoa
(adjective) philandering
trăng mật
(noun) a honeymoon
trăng non
(noun) new moon
trăng tròn
(noun) full moon
trăng trối
(noun) last words
trời nắng hoặc nhiều mây
It’s sunny or cloudy.
tuần trăng
(noun) lunation, a period from one new moon to the next
vật đổi sao dời
everything changes
WTF Star
Synonym of Tabby's Star: A star in Cygnus constellation, Milky Way Galaxy.
ánh nắng
(noun) sunlight; sunshine
ánh sao
(noun) starlight
ánh trăng
(noun) moonlight
đèn ông sao
(noun) a star-shaped lantern displayed during the Mid-Autumn Festival
a place in the sun
A favourable position that allows room for development; a share in what one has a natural right to. The phrase was popularized by William II of Germany during the crisis of 1911. In his speech at Hamburg (Aug. 27th) he spoke of the German nation taking steps that would make them — sure that no one can dispute with us the place in the sun that is our due.
ask for the moon
To ask for something that is completely impossible to get
back-cloth star
Recognized English idiom; full definition pending editorial review.
bar star
Someone who frequently visits bars and is well-known there
blue moon
Recognized English idiom; full definition pending editorial review.
blue moon
Once in a blue moon. Very rarely indeed.
catch the sun
Recognized English idiom; full definition pending editorial review.
Consenting Stars
Stars forming configura- tions for good or evil. In Judges v, 20, we read that "the stars in their courses fought against Sisera," i.e. formed unlucky or malignant configurations.
cycle of the sun
A period of twenty-eight years, at the expiration of which time the Sunday letters recur and proceed in the same order as they did twenty-eight years previously. In other words, the days of the month fall again on the same days of the week.
có trăng quên đèn
To forget something due to being infatuated with something better
falling stars
Meteors. Mohammedans believe them to be firebrands flung by good angels against evil spirits when they approach too near the gates of heaven. A wish wished as a star falls is supposed to come true.
finger pointing at the moon
A guide to help find the way, not the destination itself
fix the roof while the sun is shining
Prepare for problems when things are going well
fixed stars
Stars whose relative position to other stars is always the same, as distin- guished from planets, which shift their relative positions.
fly too close to the sun
Recognized English idiom; full definition pending editorial review.
Garden of the Sun
The East Indian (or Malayan) Archipelago.
greenwich stars
The stars used by astrono- mers for the lunar computations in the nautical ephemeris.
hang the moon
to do something extremely well or impressively
Harvest Moon
The full moon nearest the autumnal equinox, which rises for several days nearly at sunset, and at about the same time.
his star is in the ascendant
He is in luck's way; said of a person to whom some good fortune has fallen and who is very prosperous. According to astrology, those leading stars which are above the horizon at a person's birth influence his life and fortune; when those stars are in the ascendant, he is strong, healthy, and lucky; but when they are in the descendant below the horizon, his stars do not shine on him, he is in the shade and subject to ill- fortune. Cp.
hitch one's wagon to a star
To set ambitious goals and strive for great things
Hitch your wagon to a star. (Ralph Waldo Emerson)
English proverb; full definition pending editorial review.
honey moon
The first month after marriage. A poor honey; a harmless, foolish, goodnatured fellow. It is all honey or a t--d with them; said of persons who are either in the extremity of friendship or enmity, either kissing or fighting.
howl at the moon
To protest or complain futilely
in the stars
Fated or destined to happen
let not the sun go down on your wrath
Resolve conflicts before the end of the day
lucky star
A person or thing that brings good fortune
make hay while the sun shines
Take advantage of an opportunity while it is available
make hay while the sun shines
Strike while the iron is hot; take time by the forelock; one to-day is worth two to-morrows.
man in the moon
The gentleman who is supposed to find the "pieces" to pay election expenditure and electors’ expenses, so long as the latter vote his way. See ELECTION INQUIRIES.
midsummer moon
" 'Tis midsummer moon with you"; you are stark mad. Madness was supposed to be affected by the moon, and to be aggravated by summer heat; so it naturally follows that the full moon at midsummer is the time when madness would be most outrageous.
moment in the sun
A brief period of fame or success
moon
A month; generally used to express the length of time a person has been sentenced by the magistrate; thus "one MOON" is one month of four weeks. A calendar month is known as a "callingder" or long MOON. A "lunar MOON," ridiculous as the phrase may seem, is of constant use among those who affect slang of this description.
moon rakers
Wiltshire men: because it is said that some men of that county, seeing the reflection of the moon in a pond, endeavoured to pull it out with a rake.
mây xanh thì nắng mây trắng thì mưa
Good weather will follow clear skies, bad weather will follow cloudy skies
mũ chống nắng
sun hat
never let the sun go down on your anger
Resolve conflicts before the end of the day
once jn a blue moon
See BLUE MOON. The cycle of the moon. See CYCLE.
over the moon
Extremely happy or delighted
reach for the stars
Recognized English idiom; full definition pending editorial review.
sao Vĩ
(noun) Tail
see stars
to feel dizzy or disoriented
see the dark side of the moon
Recognized English idiom; full definition pending editorial review.
shooting stars
Incandescent meteors shoot- ing across the sky, formerly, like comets, fabled to presage disaster — A little ere the mightiest Julius fell, The graves stood tenantless, and the sheeted dead Did squeak and gibber in the Roman streets: As stars with trains of fire and dews of blood,
star
A common abbreviation of the name of the well-known STAR AND GARTER Inn at Richmond. Clever people, who delight in altering names, call this hostelry the "Gar and Starter."
Star Chamber
A court of civil and criminal jurisdiction at Westminster, abolished in 1641, and notorious for its arbitrary proceedings, its chief activity being the punishment of such offences as the law had made no provision for.
star gazer
A horse who throws up his head; also a hedge whore.
star is a in the tail
See CYNOSURE, Ursula, St. Ursula was a C9rnish princess and, as the story says, was going to France with eleven thousand companions when the galley was driven by adverse winds to Cologne, where they were all massacred by the Huns. Nothing at all is known of these maidens beyond the fact that they were martyrs at Cologne before the 4th century.
star it
To perform as the centre of attraction, with inferior subordinates to set off one’s abilities.—Theatrical.
star lag
Breaking shop-windows, and stealing some article thereout.
Star of Bethlehem
A bulbous plant of the lily family (Ornithogallum umbellatutri), with star-shaped t white flowers. The French peasants call it La dame d'onze heures, because it opens at eleven o'clock.
Star of David
A large yellow cloth star which Jews and persons of Jewish descent were forced to wear on their clothes under the Nazi and Fascist regimes. To express his disap- proval of this racial indignity King Christian X of Denmark himself wore a Star of David during the German occupation of his country.
Star of India
A British order of knighthood, The Most Exalted Order of the Star of India, instituted in 1861 by Queen Victoria as a reward for services in and for India and a means of recognizing the loyalty of native rulers. Its motto is "Heaven's Light our Guide.
star turn
The most impressive or enjoyable part of a performance or event
star vehicle
A production designed to showcase a particular star's talent
stars align
Events come together in a perfect combination
Stars and Bars
The flag of the eleven Con- federate States of America who broke away from the Union in 1860. It consisted of two broad horizontal red bars with a narrow white bar between them; in the top left corner a blue union bearing eleven white stars arranged in a circle.
Stars and Stripes
The flag of the United States
stars are aligned
Conditions are favorable for success
stars in one's eyes
Having overly optimistic or romantic ideas
Strike while the iron is hot. or Make hay while the sun shines
Take advantage of an opportunity while it is available
sun
To have been in the sun; said of one that is drunk.
sun in the eyes
Too much drink. A person who is tipsy is said to have the SUN IN HIS EYES. He is also said to have been "standing too long in the SUN."
sun worshipper
A person who enjoys sunbathing and sunny weather
thank one's lucky stars
To feel grateful for good fortune
The Island of the Moon
Madagascar is so named by the natives. The limbus of the moon. See above.
the man in the moon
Some say it is a man leaning on a fork, on which he is carrying a bundle of sticks picked up on a Sunday. The origin of this fable is from Numb, xv, 32-36. Some add a dog also; thus the prologue in Midsummer Night's Dream says, "This man •with lantern, dog, and bush of thorns, presented* moonshine"; Chaucer says "be stole tfee bush" (Test, of Cresseide).
The Moon is made of green cheese
Something is obviously untrue or absurd
the moon on a stick
Recognized English idiom; full definition pending editorial review.
The Northern Gate of the Sun
The sign of Cancer, or summer solstice; so called because it marks the northern tropic.
The Seven Stars
An astrological sign of the Middle Ages.
The Sun and the Rose
The cognizance of the House of York. The Swan with Three Necks. See SWAN.
The Sun of Righteousness
Jesus Christ. (Mai. iv, 2.) To have heen out in the sun, or to have the sun in one's eyes. To be slightly inebriated. To make hay while the sun shines. See HAY.
the sun sets on something
Something comes to an end or reaches its final stage
think one hung the moon
to think someone is perfect or extraordinary
Thân em như giọt nắng xuân
You are as precious as the first spring sunshine
to bark at the moon
To rail uselessly especially at those in high places, as a dog thinks to frighten the moon by baying at it
to cast beyond the moon
To form wild conjectures. One of Heywood's proverbs. At one time the moon was supposed to in- fluence the weather, to affect the ingathering of fruits, to rule the time of sowing, reaping, and slaying cattle, etc.
to cry for the moon
To crave for wfrat is wholly beyond one's reach, The allusion is £o foolish children who want the moon for 3, plaything. The French say, "He wants to take the moon between his teeth" (// veut prendre fa lune avec les dents), alluding to the old proverb about "trie moon," and a "green cheese.
to shoot the moon
To remove one's house- hold goods by night to avoid distraint; to "do a moonlight flit.
to shoot the sun
A sailor's expression for taking the sun's meridional altitude, which is done by aiming at the reflected sun through the telescope of the sextant.
to star the glaze
To break and rob a jeweller's show glass. CANT.
to the moon and back
Recognized English idiom; full definition pending editorial review.
TTie City of the Sun
Baalbec, Rhodes, and Heliopolis, which had the sun for tutelary deity, were so called. It is also the name of a treatise on the Ideal Republic by the Dominican friar Campanella (1568-1639), similar to the Republic of Plato, Utopia of Sir Thomas More, and Atlantis of Bacon.
turn your face toward the sun and the shadows fall behind you
Focus on the positive and negative things will be left behind
tắm nắng
to sunbathe
under the sun
Recognized English idiom; full definition pending editorial review.
written in the stars
Recognized English idiom; full definition pending editorial review.
Đêm qua trời sáng trăng rằm
a perfect opportunity
Đêm qua vật đổi sao dời
Everything has changed completely
Ước sao được vậy
Wish something could be true
Ở sao cho vừa lòng người
Vietnamese idiom; English definition pending editorial review.
Ở sao vừa được lòng người
Impossible to please everyone