Tuttle Concise Vietnamese Dictionary. Phan Van Giuong
marksmen]: bia ñôõ ñaïn cannon folder 3 n. [Fr. bìere] beer
bìa n. book cover; cardboard: ñoùng bìa to bind [with a hard cover]
bòa v. to invent, to fabricate
bòa ñaët v. to invent, to fabricate
bích chöông n. poster
bích baùo n. newspaper posted on the wall
bieác adj. [SV bích] green or azure blue
bieám hoaï n. cartoon
bieân 1 v. to write down, to note down, to jot down 2 n. R edge, border, limit, boundary, frontier
bieân baûn n. report, log, minutes
bieân caûnh n. frontier area
bieân cheùp v. to write, to copy
bieân cheá v. to arrange staff: giaûm bieân cheá to cut staff
bieân cöông n. frontier, boundaries, border
bieân giôùi n. frontier, border
bieân lai n. receipt
bieân soaïn v. to edit, to compile, to write
bieân taäp vieân n. editor, writer
bieân thuyø n. frontier, border
bieán 1 v. to disappear, to vanish 2 v. to change, to turn into
bieán caûi v. to change, to transform
bieán chuyeån v. to change, to develop
bieán coá n. event, happening, occurrence
bieán ñoåi v. to change, to fluctuate
bieán hoaù v. to change, to evolve
bieán loaïn adj., n. rebellious; turmoil
bieán soá n. variable number
bieán thieân v. to change, to vary
bieàn ngaãu n. parallel, couple [stylistics]
bieån 1 n. [SV haûi, döông] sea, ocean: baõi bieån seashore, beach (= beå) 2 n. sign, placard
bieån laän adj. avaricious; fraudulent
bieån thuû v. to embezzle
bieän baùc v. to discuss, to argue, to explain, to debate
bieän giaûi v. to explain
bieän luaän v. to discuss, to argue
bieän lyù n. prosecutor
bieän phaùp n. method, measure, means, procedure
bieáng adj. lazy; indolent
bieát v. [SV tri] to know, be aware of: quen bieát to be acquainted with
bieát ñaâu adv. Who knows!
bieát ñieàu adj. reasonable
bieát ôn adj. grateful
bieät 1 adj. separated, isolated 2 v. to disappear without a trace: ñaëc bieät to be special, characteristic, typical
bieät ñaõi v. to treat exceptionally well
bieät ñoäng ñoäi n. special mobile troops
bieät hieäu n. nickname, pen name, pseudonym, alias
bieät laäp adj. independent, isolated
bieät ly v. to be separated, to part
bieät phaùi v. to detail
bieät taøi n. special talent
bieät thöï n. countryhouse, villa
bieät xöù adj. exiled, banished
bieáu v. to offer as a gift/present
bieáu xeùn v. to make [frequent] gifts
bieåu 1 v. (= baûo) to say to, to tell, to order 2 n. table, index, scale, meter: ñoà bieåu chart
bieåu dieãn v. to perform, to demonstrate, to parade
bieåu döông v. to show, to manifest [a certain spirit tinh thaàn]
bieåu ñoàng tình v. to express agreement
bieån hieän v. to manifest, to show plainly
bieåu loä v. to express, to convey
bieåu ngöõ n. slogan, banner
bieåu quyeát v. to decide, to vote
bieåu thò v. to show, to express
bieåu tình 1 v. to demonstrate [as a crowd] 2 n. demonstration
bieåu töôïng n. symbol
binh n. R soldier, private (= lính)/ R military: nhaø binh the military; tuø binh prisoner-of-war; moä binh to recruit soldiers; phaùo binh artillery(man); binh nhì private
binh bò n. military affairs
binh cheá n. military system or organization
binh chuûng n. arms, service, branch
binh ñao adj., n. pertaining to war; war, warfare, hostilities
binh ñoäi n. troops, forces
binh lính n. soldiers, troops
binh löïc n. combat forces, military power
binh maõ n. troops, army, cavalry
binh nguõ n. troops, army ranks
binh phaùp n. military strategy/ tactics
binh phí n. military expenses
binh só n. soldier, fighter, serviceman
binh thö n. military book/manual
binh vaâïn v. to carry out agitation and propaganda among enemy troops
bình 1 v. to comment, to criticize 2 n. vase, pot: bình hoa flower vase; bình cheø teapot; bình höông incense burner
bình an adj. well, safe: chuùc baïn thöôïng loä bình an to have a safe trip
bình daân adj. common, popular, simple-mannered, democratically-mannered
bình dò adj. ordinary, simple
bình dieän n. aspect, facet
bình ñaúng 1 adj. to be equal, on the same level 2 n. equality
bình ñòa n. level ground
bình ñieän n. battery
bình ñònh v. to pacify
bìng laëng adj. quiet and peaceful
bình luaän 1 v. to comment [veà on] 2 n. commentary, editorial
bình minh n. dawn, early morning
bình nguyeân n. plain
bình nhaät n. every day
bình phaåm v. to comment, to criticize
bình phong n. screen [folding screen]
bình phuïc v. to recover [from an illness]
bình phöông n. square [in mathematics]
bình quyeàn n. equal rights; equality of rights
bình sinh adv. in one’s lifetime
bình thaûn adj. peaceful, uneventful; indifferent, calm
bình thöôøng 1 adj. normal, ordinary 2 adv. ordinarily, normally
bình tónh 1 adj. calm, peaceful 2 v. to keep calm
bình yeân See bình an
bòp v. to bluff, to cheat