Tuttle Concise Vietnamese Dictionary. Phan Van Giuong
chaám phaåy n. semicolon
daáu hoûi n. question mark, mark for low rising tone
daáu huyeàn n. mark for falling tone; grave accent [`]
daáu muõ n. circumflex accent [^]; mark for secondary stress
daáu naëng n. mark for low constricted tone; dot
daáu ngaõ n. mark for creaky rising tone; tilde [~]
daáu ngoaêïc ñôn n. parenthesis
daáu ngoaëc keùp n. inverted commas, quotation marks
daáu ngoaëc vuoâng n. bracket
daáu phaåy n. comma
daáu saéc n. mark for high rising tone or primary stress; acute accent [ ù ]
daáu than n. exclamation mark
daáu veát n. trace, vestige
daàu 1 n. oil, petroleum: moû daàu/ gieáng daàu oil well; nhaø maùy loïc daàu oil refinery; haõng daàu oil company 2 conj. (= duø) though, although
daàu aên n. salad oil, table oil
daàu baïc haø n. peppermint oil, tiger balm
daàu caù (thu) n. cod liver oil
daàu haéc adj. far
daàu hoaû n. kerosene, petroleum
daàu hoâi n. kerosene, oil, petroleum
daàu loøng v. to be kind enough to
daàu maø conj. although, though, even though
daàu raèng conj. although, though, even though
daàu sao conj. (= chaêng nöõa) at any rate, anyway
daàu xaêng n. petrol, gasoline
daãu conj. though, although, despite the fact that; cf. tuy, duø, daãu
daãu maø conj. though, although, despite the fact that, in spite of the fact that
daãu raèng conj. though, although, despite the fact that, in spite of the fact that
daây n. string, cord: daät daây to pull the strings; nhaåy daây to skip; moät sôïi daây a piece of string
daây chuyeàn n. necklace
daây cöông n. bridle
daây döa v. to drag, to get involved
daây ñieän n. electric wire
daây ñoàng n. brass wire
daây giaày n. shoe lace, shoe string
daây keõm gai n. See daây theùp gai
daây theùp n. steel wire [clothes line]; electric wire; telegram
daây theùp gai n. barbed wire
daây tô hoàng n. marriage bonds, matrimonial ties
daây xích n. chain
daây xích thaèng n. See daây tô hoàng
daáy v. to raise [troops binh; arm quaân]; to cause: daáy leân to rise up, to rebel
daäy v. to wake up: nguû daäy/thöùc daäy to get up; ñöùng daäy to stand up; ngoài daäy to sit up
daäy thì adj. pubescent, pubertal
deø 1 adj. to be moderate; reserved 2 v. to foresee, to expect: kieâng deø to have consideration for; khoâng deø unexpectedly
deø bæu v. to slight, to sneer at
deø chöøng v. to foresee the eventuality of
deø daët v., adj. to be reserved, be cautious, to be careful
deø xeûn v. to save here and there, to be parsimonious
deû n. hazel nut: haït deû chestnut
deøn deït adj. relatively flattened
deo deûo adj. relatively pliable and soft
deûo adj. pliable and soft
deûo dai adj. enduring, resistant and supple
deûo dang adj. lithesome, resistant
deûo queïo v. very lithely
deûo söùc adj. untiring, indefatigable
deûo tay adj. agile
deùp n. sandal, slipper
deïp v. to put away, to arrange: deïp laïi to put in order; deïp loaïn to repress a rebellion
deït adj. flat or flattened
deâ 1 n. [SV döông] goat 2 adj. oversexed, lustful: coù maùu deâ to be oversexed in disposition
deá n. cricket
deå ngöôi v. to despise; to scorn
deã adj. [SV dò] easy, simple [opp. khoù]
deã baûo adj. docile, obedient
deã chòu adj. pleasant, nice, comfortable
deã coù adv. [it wouldn’t be] easy to have
deã coi adj. attractive; nice, pretty
deã daõi adj. easy, easy-going, tolerant, lenient, not strict
deã daøng adj. easy
deã daïy adj. docile
deã nghe adj. pleasant to the ear; reasonable
deã thöông adj. lovely, charming
deã thöôøng conj. perhaps, maybe
deã tính adj. See deã daõi
deät v. to weave: thôï deät weaver
di v. to change position; to move
di buùt n. posthumous writing
di caûo n. posthumous manuscript
di chæ n. archeological site
di chieáu n. imperial will, testament left by a dead king
di chuùc n. will
di chuyeån v. to move, to transfer
di cö v. to migrate: daân di cö immigrant, refugee(s)
di daân n., v. immigrant; to migrate
di dòch v. to move, to change
di döôõng v. to nourish, to entertain, to sustain
di ñoäng v., adj. to move; mobile
di haøi n. remains [dead body], relics
di haïi n., v. aftermaths; to leave aftermaths
di hoaï n. disastrous aftermaths
di huaán n. last teachings, sayings left by a deceased person
di ngoân n. last wishes, will
di saûn n. inherited property; heritage
di taùng v. to move a corpse to another tomb
di taûn v. to evacuate
di tích n. vestiges, relics
di tinh n. nocturnal emissions
di truù v. to migrate
di truyeàn v., adj. to transmit to one’s heir; hereditary, atavistic: di truyeàn hoïc genetics
di töôïng n. portrait [of deceased person]
di vaät n. relics, souvenir
dí v. to press on
dì n. mother’s younger sister CL baø, ngöôøi stepmother;