Tuttle Concise Vietnamese Dictionary. Phan Van Giuong
to aid, to help: giuøm moät tay to give help, to give a hand
giun n. worm, earthworm
giun deá n., adj. worms and crickets; feeble
giun saùn n. worms and tapeworms
giuùp v. to help, to aid: giuùp ñôõ ai vieäc gì to help someone do something
giuùp ích to be of service to, to be useful
giuùp söùc v. to help, to back up
giuùp vieäc v. to aid, to collaborate
giöõ v. [SV thuû] to keep, to hold, to maintain; to protect, to guard, gìn giöõ to maintain, to preserve; canh giöõ, phoøng giöõ to guard; giöõ lôøi höùa to keep one’s promise; giöõ mieäng to hold one’s tongue; giöõ mình to be on one’s guard; giöõ nhaø to guard the house; giöõ traät töï to maintain order; giöõ vieäc to assume work
giöõ bo bo v. to guard jealously
giöõ gìn v. to maintain, to preserve, to take care of
giöõ khö khö v. to guard jealously
giöõ treû v. to mind children
giöõa n., adv. [SV trung] in the middle, in the center; amidst, between, among: giöõa trôøi in the open air; giöõa tröa midday, noon
giöông v. to open one’s eyes wide, to stare; to stretch some string
giöôøng n. bed: lieät giöôøng to be bedridden
giöôøng chieáu n. bed and mat
giöït v. (= giaät) to snatch; to win; to pull
goø 1 n. mound, knoll CL caùi 2 v. to tighten, to hammer into shape
goø boù v. to impose strict discipline; [of written style] to be affected
goø cöông v. to draw in the rein, to pull in the reins, to rein
goø ñoáng n. hillock
goø gaãm v. to forge [written style]
goø löng v. to bend the back
goø maù n. cheekbone
goõ v. to knock, to rap: goõ cöûa nhaø ai to knock on the door of someone’s house; chim goõ moõ woodpecker
goõ laïi v. to straighten [warped metal surface]
goaù adj. widowed: goaù choàng to be a widow
goùc n. angle, corner; portion, fraction, piece [of a cake]
goùi v., n. to wrap up; to pack; parcel, package, pack, bundle: goùi quaø to wrap up a present
goûi n. special Vietnamese dish made of prawn, pork and vegetables, Vietnamese coleslaw
goïi v. (= keâu) to call, to hail, to summon; to name: keâu goïi to appeal to, to call upon
goïi coå phaàn v. to call upon shareholders
goïi cöûa v. to knock at the door
gom v. to gather together [money]
goøn n. cotton, wadding
goïn v., adj. to be neatly arranged, to dress neatly; to be methodical, systematic, in order
goïng n. rim, frame, framework: goïng oâ umbrella frame
goïng kìm n. prongs, tines [of pincers]; two pronged [attack]
gooøng n. [Fr. wagonnet] tip cart, tip wagon
goùp v. to contribute, to donate; to pay jointly with others or on installment: goùp phaàn to contribute one’s share [vaøo to]; giaû/ traû goùp to pay in installments
goùp chuyeän v. to take part in a conversation
goùp nhaët v. to collect little by little, to accumulate
goùp phaàn v. to take part in, to participate in
goùp söùc v. to focus one’s energies on, to contribute
goùp voán v. to pool capital in a business
goùt n. heel [of foot, shoe]: theo goùt to follow; quay goùt to turn around
goùt sen n. L pretty girl
goït v. to peel [fruit] with knife, to sharpen [pencil]
goâ 1 n. partridge 2 v. to tie, to tie up, to bind [RV laïi]
goân n. [Fr. goal] goal in soccer or football: ngöôøi giöõ goân (= thuû moân) goalkeeper
goâng n. cangue; stocks [used on criminals]
goâng cuøm n. yoke, slavery
goàng v. to try one’s best
goàng gaùnh v. to carry with a pole
goäp v. to add up
goät v. to clean [with brush and water]; to wipe
goät röûa v. to clean and wash; to get rid of
gôû adj. [of an omen ñieàm] ill
goà adj. prominent, jutting out, protruding: traùn goà prominent forehead
goà gheà adv. uneven, rough, broken, hilly, bumpy, unsmooth
goã n. [SV moäc] (= caây) wood, timber, lumber: goã cöùng hard-wood; than goã wood coal; ñoáng goã wood pile; moït goã wood-eater; beø goã raft of timber; baèng goã wooden
goác n. [SV baûn] foot [of a tree]; root: goác caây foot of a tree
goác gaùc n. origin, descent
goác laõi n. principal and interest
goác ngoïn adv. from the beginning to the end: ñaàu ñuoâi goác ngoïn thoroughly
goác tích n. origin, descent
goäc adj. [slang] big, large, huge
goái 1 n. pillow, cushion, bolster [CL caùi] to rest one’s head [ñaàu] [vaøo on]: aùo goái pillowcase 2 n. knee: ñaàu goái knee; quì goái/ xuoáng goái to kneel down
goäi v. to wash one’s hair: taém goäi to bathe, to wash up
goám n. pottery: ñoà goám pottery
goàm v. to total up; to include, to comprise: bao goàm to include [opp. laønh]
gôõ v. to unravel, to extricate, to clear up [knot, embarrassing situation]; to recover [money lost at gambling]
gôõ ñaàu v. to comb out one’s hair
gôõ gaïc v. to profit, to take advantage of
gôõ nôï v. to pay off a debt
gôõ toäi v. to clear oneself
gôûi v. See göûi
gôïi v. to arouse, to awaken, to revive [emotion, memories], to strike up [conversation], to whet [desires]: gôïi nhôù to revive memories
gôùm adj. horrified; horrible, dreadful, disgusting: ñau gôùm terrible pain
gôøm v. to be scared/afraid of
gôïn adj., n. [of water] rippled, wavy; flaw [in gem]
gôïn soùng adj. undulating, wavy
gôït v. to scum, to skim
guø 1 v. to coo [of dove] 2 adj. hunch-backed
guï n. a kind of tough wood used for furniture
guïc v. to bend down [one’s head ñaàu]: ngaõ guïc xuoáng to slump down
guoác n. wooden shoe or clog [CL chieác for one, ñoâi for a pair]
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