Tuttle Concise Vietnamese Dictionary. Phan Van Giuong
complete; well provided
ñaày tôù n. servant
ñaày traøn v. to overflow
ñaåy v. to push, to shove
ñaåy maïnh v. to push, to promote
ñaãy adj. (= beùo) fat; full
ñaãy ñaø adj. big and fat, plump
ñaäy v. to cover [with a lid or stopper]
ñe 1 v. to threaten: moái ñe doaï danger, threat 2 n. anvil CL caùi
ñeø v. to press down, to crush, to squeeze
ñeø beïp v. to crush; to overwhelm
ñeû v. [SV sinh, saûn] (= sinh) to be born; to bear [child con], to lay [eggs tröùng], to give birth [ra to]; [of animals] to throw; [of bitch, she-wolf, she-bear] to whelp; mother; you [my mother]: sinh ñeû to have children; ñau ñeû to be in labor; ñeû non to have a premature baby; ngaøy sinh thaùng ñeû date of birth; tieáng meï ñeû mother tongue
ñem v. to take or to bring along [RV ñeán to a place, ñi away, laïi forth, about, leân up, veà back, vaøo in, xuoáng down]
ñen adj. [SV haéc] black; unlucky; dark: toái ñen pitch-dark; soá ñen/ vaän ñen bad luck
ñeøn n. [SV ñaêng] lamp; light: ñeøn ñieän electric light; ñeøn pha searchlight, headlight [of a car]; taét ñeøn to switch off the light; chao ñeøn, chuïp ñeøn lamp shade
ñeo v. to wear, to put on: ñeo nöõ trang to wear jewelry; ñeo kính to wear glasses
ñeo ñuoåi v. to pursue, to stick to [career]
ñeøo n. mountain pass
ñeøo v. to carry on one’s vehicle or bicycle
ñeõo v. to whittle, to trim, to square; to squeeze [money tieàn]
ñeïp adj. [SV myõ] beautiful, pretty, attractive, handsome: saéc ñeïp/veû ñeïp beauty; laøm ñeïp loøng to please
ñeïp duyeân v. to marry [vôùi, cuøng precedes object]
ñeïp ñeõ adj. See ñeïp
ñeïp trai adj. [of man] handsome
ñeùt 1 adj. dried up, withered, thin 2 v. to whip
ñeâ n. dike
ñeâ ñieàu n. dikes, levees, dams
ñeâ heøn adj. mean, base
ñeâ maït adj. vile, mean
ñeâ meâ v. to be drunk, to be under the spell of
ñeâ tieän adj. coward, abject
ñeá 1 n. sole [of shoe], base, stand; root 2 n. R emperor, ruler; imperialism: hoaøng ñeá emperor
ñeá cheá n. monarchy
ñeá ñoâ n. capital city
ñeá quoác n. empire, imperialist
Ñeá Thieân Ñeá Thích n. Angkor Wat
ñeá vöông n. king, emperor, ruler
ñeà 1 n. fig tree; CL caây 2 v. to write, to inscribe, to address [a letter] 3 n. subject, title: ñaàu ñeà subject [of exam]; nhan ñeà title [of book]
ñeà aùn n. proposal project, program
ñeà bieän v. to defend [thesis]
ñeà cao v. to uphold, to give prominence to: ñeà cao caûnh giaùc to enhance one’s vigilance
ñeà caäp v. to mention, to touch on, to bring up [a problem]
ñeà cöû v. to nominate
ñeà hueà adj. crowded; harmonious
ñeà khôûi v. to put forth [proposal]
ñeà lao n. jail
ñeà muïc n. title [of book, article, etc.], heading
ñeà nghò v., n. to suggest, to propose; move, suggestion, proposal, motion CL lôøi, baûn [with ñöa ra or ñeä trình to submit; uûng hoä to support, to second]
ñeà phoøng v. to take precautions; to prevent: Ñeà phoøng keû caép! Beware of pickpockets!
ñeà taøi n. subject, topic
ñeà xuaát v. to put forth, to propose
ñeà xöôùng v. to put forth, to raise, to advance [theory, etc.]
ñeå 1 v. to place, to put; to let, to leave; to cede, to dispose of: ñeå choàng, ñeå vôï to divorce; ñeå daønh to put aside, to save; ñeå ra to put aside, to save; ñeå yù to be careful; to heed, to pay attention [with ñeán or tôùi to], to notice 2 conj. for, so that, in order to
ñeå buïng v. to keep feeling, to have something on one’s mind
ñeå khoâng v. to leave empty, to leave unused
ñeå loä v. to disclose, to release
ñeå maëc v. to leave alone
ñeå maét v. to keep an eye on, to observe
ñeå phaàn v. to spare, to save something for someone
ñeå tang v. to be in mourning
ñeä 1 v. to submit [resignation, petition]: ñeä kieán nghò leân ban giaùm ñoác to submit a petition to the management board 2 n. R [prefix for ordinal numbers equivalent to English suffix -th; the cardinal has to be Sino-Vietnamese and the construction is ñeä numeral-noun]: ñeä nhaát first; ñeä nhò tham vuï second secretary of the embassy; ñeä nguõ chu nieân fifth anniversary 3 n. R younger brother (= em giai/trai); I [slang]: tieåu ñeä little or stupid brother
ñeä trình v. to submit [proposal, plan, etc.]
ñeä töû n. disciple, student
ñeách v. [slang] no, not (= khoâng, chaúng, chaû)
ñeâm n. [SV daï] night: ban ñeâm at night; nöûa ñeâm midnight
ñeâm hoâm adv. during the night, late at night
ñeâm khuya n. late night
ñeám v. to count: ñeám töø moät ñeán möôøi to count from 1 to 10
ñeám xæa v. to take into account
ñeäm n. mattress; cushion: ñeäm loø xo spring mattress
ñeán v. [SV chí, ñaùo] (= tôùi) to arrive [at], to come [to], to reach at; to, up to, down to, until: ñeán nay to date; töø tröôùc ñeán nay thus far, so far; noùi ñeán to speak or talk about, to speak of; nghó ñeán to think of; ñeán giôø roài it’s time, time’s up; ñeán noãi to such a degree that; ñeán tuoåi to come of age
ñeàn 1 n. Taoist temple, temple CL ngoâi [with laäp to build]; palace 2 v. to compensate for, to return: ñeàn toäi to pay for one’s sin
ñeàn boài v. to pay back [moral debt]
ñeàn buø v. to pay back, to make up for
ñeånh ñoaûng adj. to be negligent, careless; indifferent
ñeàu adj. to be equal, even, regular, both, all, in both or all cases: chia ñeàu to divide equally; ñoàng ñeàu equal, even
ñeàu ñaën adj. regular, well-proportioned, even
ñeåu adj. ill-bred, vulgar; obscene
ñi 1 v. [SV taåu, haønh] to go, to depart, to walk away: ñi boä to walk; ñi chôï to go to market; ñi tuaàn to patrol; ñi ñaùi/ñi giaûi/ñi tieåu/ñi tieåu tieän to pass water;