Tuttle Concise Vietnamese Dictionary. Phan Van Giuong
oâng pron. we [very arrogant]
chuùng sinh n. all living creatures; wandering souls
chuùng ta pron. we, us [inclusive I and you, (he) and I; you, (they) and I]; cf.
chuùng mình, ta, mình chuùng toâi pron. we [exclusive I, he and I, they and I, but not you]
chuøng adj. [of rope, string] loose, slack; [of trousers] to be long, hanging
chuøng chình v. (= truøng trình) to loiter; to procrastinate
chuûng 1 n. R species, kind, sort: chuûng loaïi race; chuûng toäc human race 2 v. to vaccinate
chuûng loaïi n. sort, kind, variety, type, species
chuûng toäc n. race, people
chuoác v. to seek, to bring upon oneself [worry, profit, honors]
chuoäc v. to buy back [lost or pawned object], to redeem; to atone for [fault, mistake]; to try to win [someone’s heart]
chuoâi n. handle [of knife dao], hilt
chuoái n. banana: moät buoàng chuoái a bunch of bananas; vöôøn chuoái banana farm
chuoãi n. a string [of beads], necklace; file, series, succession: chuoãi haït trai pearl necklace; chuoãi traøng haït rosary
chuoâm n. small pond
chuoàn v. to take French leave, to clear out, to sneak out
chuoàn chuoàn n. dragonfly
chuoâng n. bell: baám chuoâng to ring the bell [by pushing a button]; ñaùnh chuoâng/thænh chuoâng to strike the bell with a mallet; laéc chuoâng to ring the bell [by shaking it]; chuoâng baám, chuoâng ñieän electric bell
chuoàng n. cage, shed, shelter, coop, stable, sty: luùc gaø leân chuoàng at nightfall; chuoàng boø stable for oxen; chuoàng gaø chicken coop, chicken house; chuoàng heo/chuoàng lôïn pig sty; chuoàng tieâu latrine, privy; chuoàng xí latrine, privy; chuoàng traâu buffalo stable
chuoäng v. to be fond of, to like, to esteem: chieàu chuoäng to pamper, to esteem; kính chuoäng to respect and esteem
chuoát v. to polish, to refine: chaûi chuoát to be smart
chuoät n. rat, mouse, cobaye: baû chuoät rat poison; döa chuoät cucumber; öôùt nhö chuoät loät drenched to the skin
chuoät baïch n. white mice
chuoät boï n. rodents
chuoät ñoàng n. field mouse
chuoät nhaét n. mouse, mice
chuoät ruùt n. cramp
chuïp v. to spring upon and seize suddenly: chuïp laáy coå noù to grab him
chuïp aûnh v. (= chuïp hình) to take a photograph [of]; to have one’s picture taken
chuïp ñeøn n. lamp shade
chuùt 1 adj. tiny (= tí): chuùt ít, chuùt ñænh, chuùt xíu; moät chuùt a little bit 2 n. great-great-grandchild; cf. chaùu, chaét, chít
chuùt con n. a small child, the only child
chuùt ñænh adj. a little bit, a touch of
chuùt ít adj. tiny
chuùt phaän n. modest condition
chuùt thaân n. humble life
chuùt tình n. humble sentiment
chuùt xíu adj. tiny
chuït n. smacking noise
chuøy n. mallet, hammer; blow
chuyeân 1 v. to transfer [liquid, merchandise]; to transport; to carry 2 adj., n., v. specialized in; expert, main occupation; to concentrate on: chuyeân veà to specialize in
chuyeân caàn adj. diligent, industrious
chuyeân cheá adj. absolute, dictatorial, arbitrary, autocratic
chuyeân chính n. dictatorship: cheá ñoä chuyeân chính dictatorship regime
chuyeân chôû v. to transport
chuyeân chuù v. to apply oneself, to be attentive, to concentrate on
chuyeân ñeà n. special subject/topic
chuyeân gia n. specialist, expert
chuyeân khoa n. specialty, advanced and specialized course; second cycle [three years] of secondary education [opp. phoå thoâng]
chuyeân moân n., adj. specialty [to specialize in], professional; to be technical: nhaø chuyeân moân expert, specialist; danh töø chuyeân moân technical terms, jargon
chuyeân nghieäp n. specialist, professional; vocational: tröôøng trung hoïc chuyeân nghieäp technical college, vocational school
chuyeân nhaát v. to be devoted to one thing
chuyeân quyeàn v. to be despotic, to rule as an autocracy, to be a dictatorship
chuyeân taâm v. to concentrate on [with fixed intention]
chuyeân traùch v. to be responsible
chuyeân trò v. [of doctor] to be a specialist in: baùc só chuyeân trò beänh ngoaøi da dermatologist
chuyeân tu v. to give or to get special training: lôùp chuyeân tu special session, seminar [on certain subjects]
chuyeân vieân n. expert, specialist
chuyeán n. trip, journey, voyage, flight [as a unit, single event]; time: chuyeán veà the homeward trip; chuyeán möôøi giôø the 10 o’clock train [bus, plane, etc.]; ñi cuø ng moät chuyeán to travel together; nhieàu chuyeán many times; chuyeán taøu ñeâm the night train
chuyeàn v. to pass, to hand; to pass from place to place; to carry, to transfer: chuyeàn tay nhau to pass on to each other
chuyeån v. to move, to transfer; to shift; to change [direction]; to transmit, to hand over: chuyeån giao to transfer; lay chuyeån to move, to shake; thuyeân chuyeån to move [personnel] around
chuyeån bieán v. to change
chuyeån buïng v. (= chuyeån daï) to start to have labor pains
chuyeån ñaït v. to transmit, to convey
chuyeån ñeä v. to transmit, to forward
chuyeån ñoäng v., n. to move; movement, motion
chuyeån giao v. to hand over [authority, government office]
chuyeån hoaù v. to transform, to change
chuyeån hoaùn v. to complete an evolution
chuyeån höôùng v. to change direction
chuyeån nhöôïng v. to transfer, to cede
chuyeån tieáp v., n. to transit; transition
chuyeån vaän v. to transport; to set in motion
chuyeän n. talk; story: keå chuyeän to tell a story; baøy/bòa/veõ chuyeän to fabricate; noùi chuyeän to talk, to speak, to chat [vôùi with, veà, ñeán, tôùi about, of]; buoåi noùi chuyeän a talk, public speaking; noùi chuyeän gaãu to talk idly; chuyeän phim film story, movie story; chuyeän tình love story; sinh chuyeän to pick a quarrel, to make a fuss
chuyeän troø v. to converse, to chat
chuyeän vaõn v. to converse, to chat
chö taêng n. all the monks
chö vò n. gentlemen, every one of …
chö haàu n. all the vassals; satellite, vassal