Tuttle Concise Vietnamese Dictionary. Phan Van Giuong
cöôùc chuù n. footnote
cöôùc phí n. postage, transportation charges
cöôùi v. [SV hoân, thuù] to marry: ñaùm cöôùi wedding procession; aên cöôùi to attend a wedding [banquet]
cöôùi hoûi n. marriage, wedding
cöôùi xin n. (= cöôùi hoûi) marriage, wedding
cöôøi v. [SV tieáu] to smile, to laugh; to laugh at, to ridicule, to mock: mæm cöôøi to smile; baät cöôøi to burst out laughing; troø cöôøi laughing stock; cöôøi chuùm chím to smile; cöôøi göôïng to smirk; cöôøi khuùc khích to giggle; cöôøi aàm, cöôøi oà, cöôøi nhö naéc neû, cöôøi ruõ röôïi to roar with laughter
cöôøi côït v. to joke, to jest
cöôõi v. [SV kî] to ride
cöôøm n. glass bead
cöông 1 n. reins: caàm cöông to hold the reins 2 adj. R hard, inflexible, unyielding (= cöùng; opp. nhu) 3 v. to improvise
cöông lónh n. platform, principal guidelines
cöông muïc n. summary, outline
cöông quyeát adj. determined; strong-willed
cöông thöôøng n. constant obligations of morality
cöông toaû n. restrictions [to one’s freedom]; shackles
cöông tröïc adj. upright
cöông vò n. position, status
cöông yeáu n. fundamentals, essentials
cöôøng adj. R strong, powerful (= maïnh): phuù cöôøng to be prosperous [as a nation]; lieät cöôøng the world powers
cöôøng baïo adj. viciously cruel
cöôøng döông adj. aphrodisiac
cöôøng ñieäu v. to exaggerate, to magnify
cöôøng ñoä n. intensity
cöôøng haøo n. village tyrant
cöôøng löïc n. force [as an instrument]
cöôøng quoác n. powerful great nation
cöôøng quyeàn n. brute force, cruel power
cöôøng thònh adj. prosperous, flourishing
cöôøng traùng adj. vigorous, robust
cöôõng v. to compel, to force
cöôõng baùch v. to make compulsory, to force, to coerce: lao ñoäng cöôõng baùch forced labor
cöôõng daâm v. to rape
cöôõng eùp v. to force, to coerce: töï nguyeän laøm chöù khoâng ai cöôõng eùp to do something of one’s free will, not under coercion
cöôùp v. to rob, to loot, to ransack: aên cöôùp to rob; cöôùp ngoâi to usurp the throne; cöôùp giaät to rob by snatching
cöùt n. excrement, feces; dung (= phaân): cöùt saét [iron] dross, slag, cinder
cöu mang v. to carry in one’s womb; to support
cöùu v. to save, to rescue: caáp cöùu [to give] first aid, emergency aid
cöùu caùnh n. the end; the purpose [opp. phöông tieän the means]
cöùu giuùp v. to help, to relieve
cöùu hoûa v. to put out a fire: ñoäi cöùu hoaû fire brigade
cöùu quoác v. to save the country
cöùu teá v., n. to give relief to; aid
cöùu theá v. to save the world: Chuùa Cöùu theá the Savior
cöùu thöông v. to give first aid: xe cöùu thöông ambulance
cöùu tinh n. the Savior
cöùu vaõn v. to save: cöùu vaõn tình theá to save the situation
cöùu vieän v. to aid, to assist, to reinforce
cöùu vôùt v. to rescue, to save
cöùu xeùt v. to consider
cöøu n. sheep: cöøu caùi ewe; cöøu non lamb; ngöôøi chaên cöøu shepherd
cöûu num. R nine (= chín): ñeä cöûu chu nieân the ninth year
cöûu chöông n. multiplication table
Cöûu Long Giang n. the Mekong River
cöõu n. R coffin: linh cöõu bier
cöïu adj. R old, used (= cuõ); R former [opp. taân]: thuû cöïu conservative; tay kyø cöïu old timer, veteran
Cöïu Kim Sôn n. San Francisco
cöïu nho n. traditionally trained scholar
Cöïu Theá Giôùi n. the Old World
cöïu traøo n. former dynasty
Cöïu Öôùc n. Old Testament
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da n. [SV bì] skin, hide, leather: nöôùc da complexion; leân da non [of wound] to heal; ngöôøi/moïi da ñoû Indian, Redskin; nhaø maùy thuoäc da tannery; da laùng patent leather
da deû n. complexion
da dieát adj. gnawing, tormenting
da gaø n. goose-flesh, the creeps
da lieãu n. venereal diseases
da thòt n. skin and flesh
da thuoäc n. leather: giaày baèng da thuoäc leather shoes
da trôøi n. sky-blue
daõ v. to neutralize the effect of [alcohol, liquor röôïu, poison ñoäc]: daõ röôïu to neutralize the effect of alcohol
daõ ca n. pastoral song, folk song
daõ caàm n. wild animals
daõ chieán n. field combat, fighting in the countryside
daõ man adj. savage, barbarian
daõ nhaân n. peasant, boor; orang utan
daõ söû n. chronicle; unofficial history
daõ taâm n. wild ambition, wicked intention
daõ thuù n. wild animals, wild beast
daõ traøng n. little sand crab which carries sand on the beach
daï 1 intj. [polite particle] Yes! [I’m here, I’m coming, I heard you]; (= vaâng) Yes, you’re right; Yes, I’ll do that; No, it’s not so [you’re right]: Ninh ôi! daï; Ninh! Yes! [mummy]; daï khoâng; goïi daï baûo vaâng to say daï when summoned and vaâng when told something; to be obedient, well-behaved 2 n. felt; wool 3 n. stomach, abdomen; heart, courage: haû daï content, satisfied; saùng daï intelligent; gan daï courageous; toái daï dull, slow-witted; buïng mang daï chöûa to be pregnant; treû ngöôøi non daï young and immature
daï con n. uterus
daï daøy n. stomach (= bao töû)
daï du n. sleep-walking at night
daï ñaøi n. hell
daï haønh n. night journey
daï hoäi n. evening party
daï khaùch n. night visitor, night guest
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