Tuttle Concise Vietnamese Dictionary. Phan Van Giuong
thueá v. to levy taxes, to tax
ñaùnh thöùc v. to wake [somebody] up
ñaùnh traùo v. to swap, to cheat
ñaùnh traän v. to go to war
ñaùnh troáng laûng v. to evade the subject
ñaùnh troáng laáp v. to change the subject to avoid embarrassment
ñaùnh vaûy v. to scale a fish
ñaùnh vaàn v. to spell [a word]
ñaùnh vaät v. to wrestle
ñaùnh voõ v. to box, to wrestle
ñaùnh vôõ v. to break [chinaware, glassware]
ñaønh v. to resign or to consent to [precedes main verb]
ñaønh hanh adj. wicked; naughty
ñaønh phaän v. to be content with one’s lot
ñaønh raèng conj. though, although
ñao n. R knife (= dao); scimitar
ñao kieám n. saber and sword, weapons
ñao phuû n. executioner
ñaùo n. hopscotch [with chôi, ñaùnh to play]
ñaùo ñeå adv. extremely, excessively [follows verb]
ñaùo kyø v. to meet the deadline
ñaùo lyù adj. reasonable, logical
ñaùo nhieäm v. to resume one’s duty, to take up one’s reponsibility, to come back to one’s office
ñaøo 1 n. peach: hoa ñaøo peach blossom; haïnh ñaøo apricot 2 n. young girl; lover; boy/girl friend; actress: ñaøo haùt singer 3 v. to dig, to dig up; to excavate; to lift; to sink [well gieáng]
ñaøo binh n. deserter
ñaøo chuù v. to form, to create
ñaøo haùt n. actress; cf.
keùp haùt ñaøo hoa v. to be lucky in love
ñaøo keùp n. actors and actresses, the cast
ñaøo luyeän v. to train
ñaøo moû v. to be a gold digger, to mine
ñaøo nguõ v. to desert
ñaøo taïo v. to train, to form
ñaøo taåu v. to escape, to flee
ñaøo thaûi v. to eliminate; to select
ñaøo thoaùt v. to escape, to free
ñaøo tô n. young girl
ñaûo 1 n. island: baùn ñaûo peninsula; quaàn ñaûo archipelago 2 v. R to turn over, to turn around, to turn upside down: ñaû ñaûo to topple, to overthrow, to knock down; khuynh ñaûo to overthrow
ñaûo chính n., v. coup d’etat; to revolve
ñaûo ñieân adj. unhappy; mad; shifty, disloyal
ñaûo loän v. to turn upside down, to upset
ñaûo nghòch v. to rebel
ñaûo ngöôïc v. to turn upside down, to reverse; to upset
ñaïo 1 n. ethical way of acting; doctrine, religion; Taoism; Christianity; R road, way, route, guide: ñaïo laøm con a child’s duty, ñaïo Khoåøng (töû) Confucianism; xích ñaïo equator; Ecuador; quyõ ñaïo orbit; ñaïo Gia toâ Catholicism; ñaïo Hoài hoài Islam; ñaïo laõo Taoism; ñaïo Phaät Buddhism; ñaïo Thieân chuùa Christianity; coá ñaïo missionary; nhaân ñaïo humanity 2 n. CL for armies, laws, decrees, edicts: moät ñaïo luaät a bill; moät ñaïo saéc leänh a degree
ñaïo coâ n. Taoist priestess
ñaïo dieãn n. producer, stage manager [radio, theater, TV]
ñaïo ñöùc n. virtue, morality, goodness
ñaïo giaùo n. Taoism
ñaïo haøm n. derivative
ñaïo haïnh n. virtue
ñaïo höõu n. religious follower, Buddhist
ñaïo lyù n. doctrine, principle
ñaïo maïo adj. imposing, serious-looking, distinguished-looking
ñaïo só n. Taoist priest
ñaïo sö n. Taoist priest
ñaïo taëc n. brigand, pirate, robbers
ñaïo vaên v. to plagrarize
ñaùp 1 v. to answer, to reply: ñoái ñaùp to answer questions; thi vaán ñaùp oral examination 2 v. to catch, to take a train/plane 3 v. to land, to touch down: maùy bay vöøa ñaùp xuoáng the plane has landed
ñaùp aùn n. answer, key of answer
ñaùp bieän v. to reply
ñaùp leã v. to return a call/visit
ñaùp töø v. to reply to speech
ñaùp öùng v. to satisfy
ñaïp v. to kick [with sole or heel], to step on, to cycle: baøn ñaïp pedal; xe ñaïp bicycle
ñaïp ñoå v. to topple, to overthrow; to kick down, to push down
ñaïp maùi v. [of cock] to copulate with a hen
ñaïp thanh v. to visit relatives’ graves in spring
ñaït v. to reach [aim muïc ñích], to realize, to achieve: chuyeån ñaït to transfer; dieãn ñaït to convey, to express
ñaït nhaân n. a sophisticated man; a successful man
ñaït vaän n. good fortune
ñau n., adj. pain, aching, hurt; ailing, suffering: laøm ñau to hurt
ñau bao töû adj. to have stomach-ache
ñau buïng adj. to have a stomach upset
ñau buoàn adj. distressed, sorrowful
ñau daï daøy adj. to have stomach-ache
ñau ñeû adj. to have labor pains
ñau ñôùn adj. to be painful, suffering, sorrowful
ñau khoåû adj. miserable; suffering [morally]
ñau loøng v., adj. to feel deep grief; heart-rending
ñau maøng oùc v. to have meningitis
ñau maét v. to have sore eyes
ñau maét hoät adj. to have trachoma
ñau oám adj. sick, ill [frequently]
ñau raêng adj. having a toothache
ñau ruoät adj. having intestinal trouble
ñau thöông adj. sorrowful
ñau tim adj. having heart trouble
ñau yeáu adj. [frequently] ill
ñay n. jute
ñay nghieán v. to reproach, to reprimand or to scold bitterly
ñaùy n. bottom, base: khoâng ñaùy bottomless
ñaøy v. to deport, to exile
ñaøy aûi v. to exile; to ill-treat
ñaøy ñoaï v. to ill-treat
ñaøy tôù n. servant
ñaõy n. bag, sack
ñaéc v. R to obtain, to be elected (= ñöôïc) [opp. thaát]