a bad tree does not yield good apples
Bad parents do not raise good children.
Trees & plants · Cây cỏ 200
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angry fruit salad
A web page or user interface that is poorly designed and overuses color.
anh em cây khế
someone who badmouths or even goes out of their way to harm their siblings or friends who has a brotherly bond with them
anh hoa
(noun) synonym of tinh hoa
April showers bring May flowers
The month of April, traditionally a rainy period, gives way to May, when flowers will bloom because of the water provided to them by the April rains.
ass in the grass
The situation of a soldier deployed in active combat.
ba hoa
(verb) to be garrulous and boastful; to blabber; to brag
ba que xỏ lá
cheating and caddish; wicked and malicious; deceitful; roguish
bag of fruit
A suit (clothing).
bao hoa
(noun) perianth
barking up the wrong tree
Pursuing a mistaken idea or blaming the wrong person or cause.
bear fruit
Have good results.
bánh mì hoa cúc
(noun) brioche
báo hoa mai
(noun) a leopard
báo lá cải
(noun) tabloid
bãi cỏ
(noun) lawn; grassland
bình tưới cây
watering can
bó hoa
(noun) bouquet
cackle fruit
A chicken's egg.
chim sợ cành cong
Close to the English saying: “once bitten, twice shy.”.
chiết cành
(noun) layering; plant propagation by rooting cuttings
Christmas tree
Something which resembles a Christmas tree (sense 1) in appearance (for example, in having coloured lights) or shape. — A panel of indicator lights in an aircraft or a submarine.
cháo hoa
(noun) a type of plain or undercooked congee (rice porridge)
chó cỏ
(noun) a common Vietnamese dog (often of a breed with short, tawny fur)
chả lá lốt
minced meat wrapped in betel leaves and grilled
chậu cây
flowerpot; plant pot
chủ nghĩa bài Hoa Kì
(noun) anti-American sentiment; anti-Americanism; Americanophobia
crotch fruit
A child; offspring.
cành
(noun) tree branch
cành nhánh
(noun) boughs and stems; branches and twigs
cá trắm cỏ
(noun) grass carp
cây
(noun) plant with a hard trunk or stem, such as a woody tree or bamboo, as opposed to cỏ (“(soft-stemmed) grass”)
cây bụi
shrub; scrub
cây cảnh
An ornamental plant — the Northern word; Southerners say cây kiểng.
cây cỏ
(noun) plant; herbaceous plant (generally speaking)
cây cối
(noun) plant (generally speaking)
cây kiểng
An ornamental plant — the Southern word; Northerners say cây cảnh.
cây mắc cỡ
(noun) sensitive plant
cây nhiệt đới
(noun) tropical tree
cây Nô-el
(noun) Christmas tree
cây Nô-en
(noun) Christmas tree
cây nước
(noun) waterspout
cây quất
kumquat tree
cây trinh nữ
(noun) sensitive plant
cây trồng
(noun) cultivated crops
cây xanh
(noun) green plants, plants planted for a green environment in cities and the like
cây xăng
(noun) gas station
cây xấu hổ
(noun) sensitive plant
cây ăn quả
(noun) fruit tree
cây ăn trái
(noun) fruit tree
cần cỏ
(noun) ganja; marijuana; cannabis; pot
cỏ
(noun) grass
cỏ bợ
(noun) European waterclover (Marsilea quadrifolia)
cỏ cây
(noun) plants
cỏ gà
(noun) Cynodon dactylon
cỏ may
(noun) Chrysopogon aciculatus
cỏ máu
(noun) Wisteriopsis reticulata
cỏ tranh
(noun) cogon grass
daisy roots
Boots or other footwear
dick root
That part of an abdominal V-cut shown above a low waistline, sometimes including the top of the groin or base of the penis.
dressed up like a Christmas tree
Richly or gaudily clothed or ornamented.
dây mơ rễ má
distant blood tie
dạ cỏ
(noun) rumen
dệt gấm thêu hoa
to embellish; to embroider
dị ứng phấn hoa
hay fever; pollen allergy
forbidden fruit is the sweetest
Forbidden things seem more appealing; people desire things more if (or, in some way, because) they can't have them.
fruit fly
A woman who enjoys the company of homosexual men.
fruit loops
Crazy; deranged; fruity
fruit machine
A device developed to identify homosexual people by measuring their physical responses to different kinds of pornography.
fruit salad
Awards worn on a military uniform.
giáp lá cà
(verb) See đánh giáp lá cà.
go to grass
To take a violent fall, especially of a boxer.
grass
To act as a grass or informer, to betray; to report on (criminals etc) to the authorities.
grass on
To betray by informing on.
grass up
To betray by informing on.
gái bán hoa
working girl; female prostitute; literally "flower-selling girl"
gốc rễ
(noun) root; origin; source
happy as a possum up a gum tree
Very happy or content.
hoa
A flower — standard nationwide; in the South you will often hear bông instead.
hoa baby
gypsophila; baby’s breath
hoa bia
(noun) hop, hops - flower used in brewing beer for its bitter taste
hoa bất tử
(noun) strawflower (Xerochrysum bracteatum)
hoa chè
(noun) camellia
hoa có chủ
(noun) one who is already taken; one who is in a relationship or married
hoa giáp
(noun) cycle of sixty years in the sexagenary cycle
hoa giấy
(noun) bougainvillea
hoa hiên
(noun) orange day-lily (Hemerocallis fulva)
hoa hậu
(noun) Miss, winner of a beauty pageant
hoa hồng
(noun) rose (flower)
hoa khôi
(noun) a beauty queen; a supremely beautiful female; an exceptionally gorgeous girl
hoa kim châm
(noun) daylily
hoa kiều
(noun) overseas Chinese; Chinese nationals
hoa liễu
(adjective) venereal; sexually transmitted
hoa lá
(noun) flowers and leaves; foliage
hoa lơ
(noun) cauliflower
hoa lơ trắng
(noun) cauliflower
hoa lệ
(adjective) beautiful
hoa mai
yellow apricot blossom
hoa màu
(noun) farm produce; agricultural products
hoa mười giờ
(noun) moss rose
hoa mắt
(adjective) dazzled; bleary-eyed
hoa ngữ
(noun) Chinese language
hoa nhài cắm bãi cứt trâu
(noun) an Arabian jasmine (Jasminum sambac) stuck in a pile of water buffalo shit
hoa niên
(noun) the bloom of youth; one's youth; one's childhood; one's young days
hoa quả
(noun) fruit
hoa sữa
(noun) Alstonia scholaris, blackboard tree, devil's tree
hoa tai
(noun) earring
hoa tay
(noun) dexterity, deftness
hoa thị
(noun) synonym of sao (“asterisk”)
hoa tiêu
(noun) Sichuan pepper; prickly ash
hoa trà
(noun) camellia
hoa văn
(noun) Mandarin, especially Mandarin taught at a private Mandarin-language school
hoa đào
peach blossom
hoa đăng
(noun) a flower-shaped lantern, which can float on water
huyên hoa
(verb) to brag
hành lá
spring onion; scallion
hào hoa
(adjective) generous and polite; liberal
if there's grass on the field, play ball
Alternative form of if there's grass on the pitch, play ball.
if there's grass on the pitch, play ball
Once someone has grown pubic hair or started puberty, they are old enough for sexual intercourse.
if there's grass on the wicket, let's play cricket
Synonym of if there's grass on the pitch, play ball.
khai hoa
(verb) to bloom
kinh Pháp Hoa
(noun) the Lotus Sutra
kính vạn hoa
(noun) a kaleidoscope (tube of mirrors rotated to produce symmetrical designs)
leaf
A member of the Toronto Maple Leafs hockey team, its organization, or its supporters.
leaf out
Of a plant, to open its buds.
leaf peeper
A tree sightseer who enjoys observing the leaves change color in the autumn.
leaf through
To turn the pages of (a book) idly, reading short sections at random.
leaves of three, let it be
Don't touch a plant with a cluster of three leaves because it might be poison ivy or poison oak.
leo cây
(verb) to be stood up; to be left waiting; to be jilted during a planned meeting
let a thousand flowers bloom
One should not interfere with promising developments in their early stages.
light up like a Christmas tree
To become very brightly lit.
lit up like a Christmas tree
Very brightly lit.
low-hanging fruit
Tasks that have the greatest positive effect for the least effort, used when promoting new projects to show the advantages. {{cite web.
luật hoa quả
The “law of fruit-ma” — karma, respelled: nhân (cause/karma) also means “kernel”, so the internet swapped in fruit.
làm cỏ
(verb) to weed
lá chắn
(noun) shield
lá cây
(noun) a leaf
lá gai
(noun) ramie leaf
lá kim
needle, as on a conifer
lá lành đùm lá rách
the strong protect the weak
lá lách
(noun) spleen
lá lốt
(noun) lolot (Piper lolot)
lá mía
(noun) pancreas of livestock when used as food
lá ngón
(noun) heartbreak grass (Gelsemium elegans)
lông lá
(noun) fur (generally speaking)
lỗ tai cây
(noun) ears merely for show
lớp lá
(noun) third grade in kindergarten
mai hoa
(noun) red avadavat; red munia; strawberry finch
money doesn't grow on trees
Wealth cannot be obtained without some effort; hence currency is not always available for a prospective purchase.
money is the root of all evil
The desire for money is the root cause of all evil.
mọc rễ
(verb) to take root
mỗi cây mỗi hoa, mỗi nhà mỗi cảnh
Different trees have different flowers; different families have different situations. / Every family goes through its own problems.
một cây làm chẳng nên non, ba cây chụm lại nên hòn núi cao
One person alone achieves little; people united can accomplish great things.
một nụ cười bằng mười thang thuốc bổ
Laughter is the best medicine.
mực lá
(noun) bigfin reef squid (Sepioteuthis lessoniana)
nail Jell-O to a tree
To do something that is impossible or very difficult, with connotations of pointlessness.
nan hoa
(noun) spoke (part of a wheel)
ngoại giao cây tre
(noun) bamboo diplomacy
người bán thuốc lá
tobacconist or tobacco seller
người Hoa
(noun) Hoa person: ethnic Han Chinese in Vietnam; Chinese-Vietnamese
người Hoa Kì
(noun) person of the United States or U.S. American
nhà lá
(noun) a hut with roof of leaves
nhà ngói cây mít
An image of settled rural prosperity — a tile-roofed house and jackfruit trees mark a well-established household.
nhũ hoa
(noun) nipple
như nước đổ lá khoai
like water off a duck's back.
nhặt lá đá ống bơ
overly curious in taking a crack at miscellaneous items, usually with no or little purpose
nón lá
(noun) Asian conical hat
nước hoa
(noun) perfume; scent
nụ
(noun) flower bud
nụ cười
(noun) a smile
old fruit
An old friend; an old chap or fellow.
one's ass is grass
One is doomed (used as a threat).
out of one's tree
Crazy; unhinged; irrational.
pháo hoa
(noun) fireworks
Pháp Hoa
(adjective) alternative spelling of Pháp-Hoa (“Franco-Chinese”)
phê cỏ
(adjective) to be high after smoking weed
Phù Lá
(noun) Phù Lá, an ethnic group of Vietnam
phồn hoa
(adjective) bustling, prosperous
pick the low-hanging fruit
Go (initially) for the easiest options.
quốc hoa
(noun) national flower
root
To get root or privileged access on (a computer system or mobile phone), often through bypassing some security mechanism.
root about
To forage by poking the snout here and there.
root for
To support (a favored person, team, or result).
root out
To remove or abolish completely.
root up
To dig or pull up by the roots.
seed down
To sow with seeds to make grass grow.
snake in the grass
An unrecognizable danger or hidden enemy.
square root of fuck all
Absolutely nothing.
sán lá
(noun) a fluke; trematode (a flatworm of the class Trematoda)
sân cỏ
(noun) a large, grassy field for playing sports like football, soccer, etc.; a soccer field
sói đồng cỏ
(noun) coyote (Canis latrans)
tall trees catch much wind
People in high-profile, successful, or prominent positions are more liable to attract scrutiny, jealousy, criticism, or challenges.
tape tree
A network for distributing content not aired/distributed locally between enthusiasts and fans of the material, copying on home VCRs and passing new tapes to further nodes of the network.
the grass is always greener on the other side
Other people’s situations always look better than your own, usually mistakenly.
the highest branch is not the safest roost
A coveted position of power does not guarantee safety to the holder.
the nut does not fall far from the tree
Synonym of the apple does not fall far from the tree.
thiên hoa
(noun) smallpox
thuốc lá
(noun) tobacco
thuốc lá điện tử
(noun) an electronic cigarette
thám hoa
(noun) a person who achieves the third highest score in the imperial exam