Tuttle Concise Vietnamese Dictionary. Phan Van Giuong
khaùn n. visa [on passport]
chieáu leä adv. for form’s sake
chieáu theo v. to refer to
chieàu 1 n. [of time giôøi/trôøi] late afternoon, early evening 2 n. direction, course; side, dimension; manner, method: chieàu daøi length; chieàu cao height; chieàu saâu depth; traêm chieàu in every way, in every respect; ñöôøng moät chieàu one-way street 3 v. to please [people, customer]; to pamper, to spoil [child]; to treat with kindness and consideration
chim n. [SV caàm, ñieåu] bird: [caùchaäu] chim loàng somebody who does not enjoy any freedom
chim chuoät v. to woo, to flirt
chim muoâng n. birds and beast
chìm v. [SV traàm] to sink, to be submerged; to be hidden: cuûa chìm hidden wealth
chìm ñaém v. to be engulfed in [pleasure, passion]
chín 1 num. [SV cöûu] nine: möôøi chín nineteen; chín möôi ninety 2 adj. ripe [opp. xanh], cooked [opp. taùi, soáng]; nghó [cho] chín to think over carefully; chín tôùi done to a turn
chín chaén adj. mature
chín muoài adj. very ripe
chinh v. R to make an expedition against: toøng chinh to enlist
chinh chieán n. war, warfare
chinh phaït v. to send a punitive expedition against
chinh phu n. warrior, fighter
chinh phuï n. warrior’s wife
chinh phuïc v. to subdue, to conquer
chính 1 adj. (= chaùnh) principal, main, chief [opp. phuï]; secondary [or phoù second, vice, assistant]: cöû a chính main gate; baûn sao a copy] 2 adj. R righteous, just, upright [opp. taø]: quaân, daân, chính the army, the people and the government 3 adv. exactly, just, precisely: chính giöõa in the middle; chính toâi I myself; chính ra at bottom in the main, actually; caûi chính to deny
chính baûn n. the original copy
chính bieán n. political upheaval, coup d’etat
chính chuyeân adj. [of woman gaùi, ñaøn baø] virtuous
chính coáng adj. real, real McCoy, original
chính cung hoaøng haäu n. official queen
chính danh n. a correct name
chính dieän adj. right side; face front
chính ñaïi adj. straightforward, upright
chính ñaùng adj. legitimate, proper, correct
chính ñaûng n. political party
chính ñaïo n. the right way, the correct way [opp. taø ñaïo]
chính giaùo n. orthodox religion
chính giôùi n. political circles, government circles; politicians
chính khaùch n. politician
chính kieán n. political views
chính nghóa n. righteous cause, cause
chính phaïm n. author of a crime, principal to a crime
chính phuû n. government
chính qui adj. [of army] regular
chính quyeàn n. political power [with cöôùp, daønh, naém to seize]; government
chính saùch n. policy
chính söï n. political affairs, government affairs, politics
chính taû n. orthography; dictation
chính thaát n. legal wife, first wife
chính theå n. form of government, regime
chính thò adv. exactly, precisely
chính thoáng adj. orthodox
chính thöùc adj., adv. official, formal; officially, formally
chính tình n. political situation
chính toâng adj. authentic, genuine, real, real McCoy
chính trò n., adj. politics, policy; political: khoa hoïc chính trò political science
chính trò gia n. statesman, politician
chính trò hoïc n. political science
chính trò phaïm n. political prisoner
chính trò vieân n. political instructor
chính tröïc adj. righteous, upright
chính xaùc adj. accurate, corrected
chính yeáu adj. important, main, principal, vital
chænh 1 adj. right, straight, correct: nghieâm chænh/teà chænh serious, right 2 v. to correct, to repair; to amend; to fix
chænh ñoán v. to revamp
chænh huaán v. to re-educate
chænh löu v. to rectify [electric] current
chænh lyù v. to re-adjust, to correct and edit
chænh teà adj. correct; tidy, in good order
chónh n. jar [to store rice, salt, etc.]: chuoät sa chænh gaïo to get a windfall [like a mouse falling into a jar of rice]
chít 1 v. to wrap 2 n. great-great-great-grandchild
chòu v. to bear, to stand, to endure, to tolerate, to put up with; to consent; to give up; to receive, to acknowledge: deã chòu to be agreeable, comfortable; to feel fine; khoâng (theå) chòu ñöôïc unbearable; baùn chòu to sell on credit
chòu cöïc v. to endure hardship
chòu ñöïng v. to bear, to put up with, to suffer
chòu khoù v. to be patient, to work hard
cho 1 v. to give; to add; to let/ allow/permit to, for; as a favor, for you [follows main verb] until; cho ñeán; cho aên to feed; cho möôïn to lend [tool, money]; cho (kyø) ñöôïc until one succeeds, until one gets what is wanted; cho ñeán nay up to now, so far, thus far; cho hay to let know, to inform 2 v. to think, to maintain [raèng, laø that]
cho khoâng v. to give away, to grant
cho neân adv. therefore, hence
cho pheùp v. to allow, to authorize
choù n. [SV khuyeån, caåu] dog: choù saên hunting dog, police dog; choù caùi bitch; choù soùi wolf; cuõi choù dog kennel, dog house; choù con puppy; choù möïc black dog; Ñoà choù. What a dog!; choù giöõ nhaø watchdog, house dog; choù maù scoundrel, cad; Coi chöøng choù döõ . Beware of dogs!
choõ 1 n. elbow: cuøi choõ elbow 2 v. to direct one’s mouth to; to stick out: choõ mieäng/moàm to give one’s unexpected view
choaïc v. to open wide; to spread [legs chaân]
choaùn v. to take up, to occupy space
choang adj. bright
choaùng adj. shocked into a daze, to be dazzling
choaùng vaùng v. to feel dizzy
choaøng v. to embrace, to throw over or around
choaûng v. to stick, to beat, to hit, to come to blows
choaét adj. dwarfed, stunted: beù loaét choaét tiny
choïc v. to pierce, to puncture; to tease, to annoy, to bother: choïc töùc ai to tease someone
choïc gheïo