Tuttle Concise Vietnamese Dictionary. Phan Van Giuong
in one’s scheme
ñaéc lôïi v., adj. to achieve a profit; to be profitable; advantageous
ñaéc löïc adj. efficient; capable
ñaéc saùch n. good/clever method
ñaéc thaéng adj., v. victorious; to win a victory
ñaéc theá v. to be favored [by luck, success]
ñaéc thôøi v., adj. to have the opportunity; lucky
ñaéc toäi v. to be guilty
ñaéc yù v., adj. to be satisfied; contented
ñaëc adj. thick [opp. loûng]; strong [opp. loaõng]; condensed; massive, full, solid [opp. roãng]; coagulated, solidified: theå ñaëc solid state; doát ñaëc thick-headed; toái ñaëc pitch dark
ñaëc aân n. privilege, special favor
ñaëc bieät adj. special, characteristic, typical, particular
ñaëc caùch n., adv. an exception; exceptionally
ñaëc caùn mai adj. very stupid
ñaëc chaát n. peculiar matter
ñaëc dò adj. to be distinctive
ñaëc ñieåm n. characteristic
ñaëc kòt adj. dense [of crowd]
ñaëc nhieäm n., adj. special mission; extraordinary
ñaëc phaùi v. to send on a special mission
ñaëc phaùi vieân n. special correspondent
ñaëc quyeàn n. privilege
ñaëc san n. special magazine
ñaëc saõn n. seafood; special food
ñaëc saéc n., adj. characteristic feature; to be brilliant, outstanding; special: moùn aên ñaëc saéc special food
ñaëc söù n. special envoy; ambassader extraordinary
ñaëc taøi n. exceptional talent, special gift
ñaëc thuø adj. special
ñaëc tính n. special character, peculiarity
ñaëc tröng n. specific trait
ñaëc öôùc n. special agreement
ñaëc vieân n. special agent
ñaëc vuï n. special mission, intelligence service, secret agent
ñaëc xaù v. to release prisoners early on a special occasion, to grant a special reprieve
ñaêm chieâu adj. [of look] absorbed, worried, anxious
ñaêm ñaêm v. to stare at, to look fixedly at
ñaém adj., v. to be drowned; to sink: bò ñaém taøu shipwrecked
ñaém ñuoái adj. engulfing in [passion]; [of look] full of love
ñaèm adj. calm, equable
ñaèm thaém adj. fervid, profound, sweet
ñaüm adj. wet, soaked: öôùt ñaüm wallowing in [water nöôùc, mud buøn]
ñaén ño v. to weigh the pros and cons, to hesitate
ñaün v. to chop, to fell [tree]/section, to piece
ñaêng 1 v. to insert, to publish, to print; R to register 2 n. R lamp, lantern, light (= ñeøn)
ñaêng baï v. to register: ñaêng baï xe gaén maùy to register one’s motorcycle
ñaêng cai v. to host
ñaêng ñaøn v. to go up to the rostrum
ñaêng khoa v. to pass the examination
ñaêng kyù v. to register: soá ñaêng kyù xe the car’s registration number
ñaêng lính v. to enlist in the army
ñaêng luïc v. to register
ñaêng quang adj. to be crowned
ñaêng taûi v. to carry, to publish [news, story]
ñaêng ten n. [Fr. dentelle] lace
ñaêng tieân v. to go up to Fairyland, i.e. to die
ñaêng trình v. to set out, to go on a trip
ñaêng vò v. to ascend the throne
ñaéng v., adj. [SV khoå] bitter
ñaéng cay adj. bitter and hot, miserable, painful
ñaéng ngaét adj. very bitter
ñaèng n. side, direction, way: Ñaèng naøo? Which way? Which direction?
ñaèng ñaüng adv. for a long time
ñaèng haéng v. to clear one’s throat
ñaèng la n. concubine
ñaèng thaèng adj. serious, correct
ñaúng n. rank, grade, level: bình ñaúng equal(ity); sô ñaúng elementary [level]; ñoàng ñaúng similar; ñeä nguõ ñaúng the fifth class
ñaèng caáp n. grade, level; class
ñaúng thöù n. rank, order
ñaúng thöùc n. equality
ñaúng tích n. constant volume
ñaúng tính n. homogeneity
ñaúng traät n. rank, grade
ñaëng v. See ñöôïc
ñaép v. to pile up, to pack [earth ñaát, stone ñaù], to construct [mound uï, dike ñeâ, road ñöôøng]; to fill up [gap, lack]
ñaép ñieám v. to cover, to protect
ñaép ñoåi v. to live from day to day, from hand to mouth
ñaét adj. (= maéc) expensive, costly
ñaét tieàn adj. [opp. reû]; [of goods] in great demand [opp. eá]: ñaét khaùch [of shop or shopkeeper] busy, having plenty of business
ñaét choàng adj. [of young girl] having many suitors
ñaét ñoû adj. [of living ñôøi soáng] dear, expensive: ñôøi soáng ñaét ñoû very high cost of living
ñaét vôï adj. [of young man] highly eligible
ñaët v. to place, to put; to set up [rules, institutions]; to write, to construct [sentences]; to fabricate, to make up: baøy ñaët/bòa ñaët to fabricate; ñaët mua haøng to order goods; xeáp ñaët to arrange; caùch ñaët caâu syntax
ñaët baøy v. to fabricate, to invent [stories]
ñaët chuyeän v. to fabricate
ñaët coïc v. to give money earnestly, to make a deposit, to pay in advance
ñaët ñeå v. to fabricate, to invent [stories]; to arrange, to force
ñaët ñieàu v. to fabricate, to make up stories
ñaët ñít v. to sit down
ñaët löng v. to lie down
ñaët mình v. to lie down
ñaët teân v. to name, to give a name, to give a nickname
ñaâm v. to prick, to stab; to pound [rice]; to grow, to sprout, to issue; to hit, to collide [vaøo against]; to become, to turn into, to change suddenly: ñaâm cuoàng/ñaâm khuøng to go crazy, to go berserk; ñaâm lieàu to become bold; ñaâm lo to become worried
ñaâm bò thoùc, choïc bò gaïo