Tuttle Concise Vietnamese Dictionary. Phan Van Giuong
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chaät ních v. to be overcrowded
chaät vaät adj. [of life] hard, difficult: laøm vieäc chaät vaät quaù to work hard for a living
chaâu 1 n. administrative unit in the highlands 2 v. to converge, to huddle together 3 n. continent: naêm chaâu the five continents
chaâu baùu n. precious things, valuables
chaâu chaáu n. grasshopper
chaâu thaønh n. city
chaâu thoå n. delta
chaàu 1 v. to attend court: saân chaàu court [in front of throne] 2 n. party, round
chaàu chöïc v. to wait to see somebody [a V.I.P.]
chaàu giôøi/trôøi v. to die, to pass away
chaàu Phaät v. to die, to pass away
chaàu rìa adj. idle
chaäu n. [SV boàn] wash basin, washbowl, pot
chaáy 1 n. head louse; [cf.
raän] 2 v. to grill and ground: thòt chaáy grilled and grounded meat
chaày 1 n. pestle 2 adj. late, tardy: chaúng choùng thì chaày sooner or later
che v. to cover, to hide, to shelter; to get protection, to take shelter
che chôû v. to protect
che ñaäy v. to cover up, to conceal
cheø 1 n. [SV traø] tea [both the leaves and the beverage]: nöôùc cheø tea [the beverage]; aám/bình cheø teapot; röôïu cheø alcohol; to be a tea drinker; cheø töôi/ xanh green tea 2 n. pudding, custard, dessert dish using such ingredients as soybeans, sugar, peas, lotus seeds, etc.
cheû v. to split, to chop [wood]
cheùm v. [SV traûm] to cut, to chop; to behead: maùy cheùm guillotine
chen v. to creep in; to elbow one’s way through a crowd: chen chuùc to jostle
cheùn n. [SV boâi] cup (= taùch), eating bowl (= baùt)
cheøn v. to chock [wheel, etc.]; to force [opponent, cyclist, motorist] out of his path
cheõn adj. [of clothing] very tight
cheo n. betrothal, engagement fee
cheo leo adj. perched way up high
cheùo adj. slanted, tilted, diagonal
cheøo 1 v. to row [boat, oar]; to paddle 2 n. comedy, farce
cheùp 1 v. to copy, to transcribe, to note down, to write down 2 v. to smack: cheùp mieäng to smack one’s mouth
cheùt v. (= treùt) to fill [crack, hole]
cheït v. to crush, to run over; to be strangled, to be crushed in between
cheâ v. to belittle, to spurn, to criticize, to scorn, to find fault with [opp. khen]: cheâ cöôøi to laugh at, to mock
cheâ bai v. to criticize, to scorn
cheâ cöôøi v. to laugh at, to mock
cheá 1 v. to jeer, to mock: cheá rieãu to mock at 2 v. to manufacture; to process: baøo cheá to prepare drugs; saùng cheá to invent 3 v. R system; R to moderate, to limit, to control: tieát cheá to control; phaùp cheá legislation; hoïc cheá educational system
cheá bieán v. to process
cheá duïc v. to restrain one’s desire
cheá ñònh v. to determine, to decide
cheá ñoä n. system, regime, -ism: cheá ñoä quaân chuû monarchy; cheá ñoä khoa cöû examination system
cheá ngöï v. to control, to restrain, to bridle
cheá nhaïo v. to mock, to jeer
cheá taùc v. to create, to invent
cheá taïo v. to manufacture, to make: nhaø cheá taïo manufacturer
cheách adj. tilted, slanting
cheâm v. to wedge; to add
cheãm cheä adj. sitting in a solemn, haughty manner
cheânh adj. tilted; very different
cheânh cheách adj. oblique, tilted, slanted
cheânh leäch adj., n. uneven, unequal; different; at variance
cheánh choaùng adj. tipsy, groggy, tight
cheånh maûng adj., v. to be negligent, be neglectful; to neglect
cheát v., adv. [SV töû] to die; [of timepiece, machine] to stop; extremely, awfully [follows main verb]: xaùc cheát corpse; gieát cheát to kill; ñaâm cheát to stab to death; caén cheát to bite, to sting to death
cheát cha intj. Oh my god!
cheát dôû v. to be between life and death, to have [financial] trouble
cheát ñieáng v. to be half dead [because of pain, shock]
cheát ñoùi v. to starve to death
cheát ñuoái v. to be drowned
cheát giaác v. to lose consciousness, to swoon
cheát huït v. to escape death [very narrowly]
cheát (meâ cheát) meät v. to be madly in love with
cheát ngaït v. to be suffocated
cheát ngaát v. to swoon, to faint, to be unconscious
cheát non v. (= cheát yeåu) to die young
cheát oan v. to die because of someone’s injustice or error, to die innocently
cheát soáng n., adv. life and death; at any cost, in any event
cheát toi v. to die of a contagious disease, to die in an epidemic
cheát töôi v. to die on the spot, to die in one’s boots
cheát yeåu v. to die young
cheät n. Chinese
chi 1 pron. (= gì) What?; something, anything, everything: Chi baèng Wouldn’t it be better to... .; khoâng can chi it doesn’t matter; heøn chi no wonder; phöông chi all the more reason; vò chi …. that makes ...; Voäi chi What’s the hurry? 2 n. R branch (= caønh); limb: töù chi the four limbs 3 v. to pay, to disburse, to spend [opp. thu] out
chi boä n. cell of a political party
chi caáp v. to allot, to grant, to provide
chi chít adj. thickly set; all over, condensed
chi cuïc n. branch office
chi duïng v. to pay, to spend
chi ñoäi n. detachment [army]
chi hoäi n. branch of association/ society
chi li adj. to be stingy; particular
chi löu n. tributary
chi nhaùnh n. branch office
chi phí n. expenses, expenditures
chi phieáu n. check [bank document]
chi phoái v. to control, to govern, to rule
chi thu n. expenditures and receipts
chi tieát n. detail: ñaày ñuû chi tieát fully detailed, in full detail
chi tieâu v. to spend
chí 1 n. will, resolution: yù chí ambition, aim; chí khí, chí höôùng purpose in life; ñoàng chí comrade 2 v. R to arrive, to each (= ñeán, tôùi); to, until: