Tuttle Concise Vietnamese Dictionary. Phan Van Giuong
caûnh saùt n. police, policeman: lính caûnh saùt police force; sôû caûnh saùt police station
caûnh saùt cuoäc n. police station
caûnh trí n. landscape, sight, view, scenery
caûnh töôïng n. spectacle, scene, view
caûnh vaät n. nature; spectacle
caïnh n., adv. side, edge, ridge; to be beside: beân caïnh nhaø toâi next to my house; khía caïnh angle, aspect
caïnh tranh v. to compete with: caïnh tranh ñeå sinh toàn to struggle for life
cao 1 adj. tall, high; to excel [in a game]; exalted, lofty, noble: laøm cao conceited; beà cao height; ñoä cao altitude 2 n. ointment; jelly; glue: thuoác cao herbal ointment
cao caû adj., adv. to be great, noble; greatly, nobly
cao caáp adj. high-ranking, top-ranking, top level
cao cöôøng adj. superior, excellent
Cao Ñaøi n. Caodaist, Caodaism
cao ñaúng adj. higher education: tröôøng cao ñaúng college
cao ñoä n. pitch, height, altitude
cao hoïc n. post-graduate studies
cao höùng adj. inspired, elated
cao laâu n. restaurant
cao lôùn adj. tall, high
cao löông myõ vò n. exquisite dishes, the best food
Cao-Ly n. Korea; Korean (= Trieàu tieân, Haøn quoác): Baéc Cao Ly North Korea
Cao Meân n. (= Cao Mieân) Cambodia; Cambodian, Khmer
cao minh adj. intelligent, farsighted, enlightened
cao nguyeân n. uplands, highlands
cao nieân adj. elderly, old
cao quyù adj. noble
cao raùo adj. high, tall; good-looking
cao sang adj. noble
cao su n. rubber: röøng cao su, ñoàn ñieàn cao su rubber plantation; suùng cao su sling; keïo cao su chewing gum
cao taêng n. eminent monk
cao taàn n. high frequency
cao thöôïng adj. noble, magnanimous
cao traøo n. movement, high tide
cao voïng n. ambition
cao xa adj. far-reaching, exalted; utopian, unrealistic
cao xaï n. anti-aircraft
caùo 1 n. fox (= choàn) 2 v. to announce, to report; R to indict; to feign [illness, etc.] so as to take leave or decline an invitation; baùo caùo to report; caûnh caùo to warn; bò caùo the defendant; toá caùo to denounce, to charge; kính caùo, caån caùo respectfully yours [at the end of an announcement]
caùo baïch n. leaflet, handbill, announcement, advertisement
caùo beänh v. to feign illness
caùo bieät v. to take leave of; to say goodbye
caùo chung v. to announce its own end
caùo giaùc v. to denounce
caùo giaø adj. foxy, clever, crafty
caùo phoù n. death announcement
caùo thò n. announcement, proclamation, notice
caùo traïng n. charge, indictment
caùo tri v. to inform, to notify
caùo töø v. to take leave; to say goodbye
caøo v. to scratch, to claw; to rake
caøo caøo n. grasshopper, locust
caûo n. draft.
caïo v. to scrape, to scratch, to graze, to peel, to shave: caïo ñaàu to have or give a haircut
caïo giaáy n. clergy; bureaucrat clergy
caùt n. [SV sa] sand: baõi caùt beach, sandbank; coàn caùt sand dune; ñoáng caùt sand pile; ñaát caùt sandy soil; ñaát caùt land [as property]; ñaõi caùt to pan sand; ñöôøng caùt granulated sugar
caùt tuyeán n. secant
cau 1 v. to frown: cau maøy, cau maët to scowl 2 n. areca palm: quaû cau areca nut
caùu adj. dirty
caùu kænh adj. furious
caùu tieát adj. furious
caøu nhaøu v. to grumble
cay adj. to be peppery hot; hot
cay cuù v. to have a passion for [card game, etc.]; gheùt cay cuù to hate
cay ñaéng adj. bitter, miserable, painful
cay ñoäc adj. cruel, malicious
cay nghieät adj. stern; cruel
caùy n. small crab: nhaùt nhö caùy to be a coward; shy; to be a chicken
caøy n., v. plow: caøy caáy to do farming
caïy v. to prise up
caäy v. to rely on as an asset
caéc n. (= haøo) dime
caéc keø n. chameleon, gecko
caêm v. to bear a grudge against
caêm phaån v. to feel indignant
caêm thuø v. to hate and resent; to feel a vindictive hatred for
caém v. to plant, to thrust, to pitch [tent leàu]: caém traïi to camp
caèm n. chin: raâu caèm beard [as opp. to raâu meùp mustache]
caëm cuïi v., adj. to be absorbed in a task; completely wrapped up in
caên 1 n. R root (= reã); cause, origin, source: thaâm caên coá ñeá to be deep-rooted 2 n. flat, apartment, compartment: caên nhaø house
caên baûn n., adj. base, basis, fundamentals, background; to be basic, fundamental: khoaù caên baûn tieáng Anh a basic English course
caên cô n., adj. thrifty, economical; thrift
caên cöù n., v. basis; to base on
caên cöôùc n. identity: giaáy caên cöôùc, chöùng minh nhaân daân identity card
caên daën v. to repeat advice/suggestion/recommendation, to remind
caên duyeân n. origin, cause
caên nguyeân n. root; source, cause
caên soá n. root [math]
caén v. to bite, to sting
caén raêng v. to bear, to endure: caén raêng maø chòu to endure in silence
caén röùt v. to gnaw; to worry
caèn adj. stunted, dwarfed, impoverished
caèn nhaèn v. to grumble, to complain
caën n. deposit, residue, lees, dregs
caën keõ adj. careful, thorough, detailed
caêng v. to stretch, to spread: caêng da to stretch the skin
caêng thaúng adj. [of situation] tense; fully stretched
caúng n. paw; leg (= chaân): roäng caúng to have much freedom, much leeway
caép 1 v. to carry under one’s arms (= ñoäi, vaùc, khuaân,