Tuttle Pocket Vietnamese Dictionary. Phan Van Giuong
n. tartar, food particles between or on teeth
böùc 1 adj. hot and sultry, humid 2 n. a unit of board, a piece, a set
böùc thieát adj. urgent; pressing
böùc xaï n. radiation
böïc v., adj. displeased, annoyed, vexed
böïc doïc v., adj. testy
böng v. to carry with both hands
böng bít v. to cover up; to suppress
böùng v. to uproot, to pull up
böøng v. to flare up, to blaze up
böôùc v., n. to step; step
böôùc ñaàu n. the initial, at the beginning
böôùc ñöôøng n. stages on the road/way
böôùc ngoaët n. turning point
böôûi n. pomelo, grapefruit
böôùm n. butterfly
böôùng adj. stubborn, bull-headed
böôu v. to lump; to bump
böôùu n. hump
böùt v. to pick, to pluck off; to scratch
böu chính n. postal service
böu cuïc n. post office
böu ñieän n. postal service, post office
böu kieän n. parcel post; postal matter
böu phaåm n. postal matter, mail item
böu phí n. mailing cost, postage
böu phieáu n. money order
böu taù n. postman, mailman
böu thieáp n. postcard
böûu boái n. valuable thing; magic wand
C
ca 1 n. mug 2 n. shift 3 n. case 4 v. to sing
ca dao n. folk song, folk ballad
ca khuùc n. a song
ca kòch n. a play, opera, theater
ca loâ ri n. calorie
ca nhaïc n. music and song
ca noâ n. boat, speed boat
ca tuïng v. to praise, to eulogize
ca vaùt n. necktie
caù 1 n. fish 2 v. to bet, to wager
caù bieät adj. particular, individual
caù hoài n. salmon
caù hoàng n. snapper
caù maäp n. shark
caù nhaân adj. individual, personal
caù tính n. personality
caø n. eggplant, aubergine
caø keâ v., adj. to drag out, to tell a very long yarn; palavering
caø khaúng adj. tall and skinny
caø khòa v. to pick a quarrel [a fight] with
caø laêm v. to stutter, to stammer
caø nhom adj. very skinny
caø nhaéc v. to limp
caø pheâ n. coffee, coffee bean
caø roát n. carrot
caø raù n. carat, diamond, ring
caø kheo adj. stilts
caø sa n. monk’s robe
caû 1 adj. the oldest, the biggest 2 pron. all, the whole, at all
caùc adv. every, all
caùc toâng n. cardboard
caùch 1 n. manner, way, method, fashion 2 adj. to be distant from
caùch bieät v. to be distant, to separate, to be isolated, to cut off
caùch böùc v. to be indirect, to be distant, to cut off
caùch chöùc v. to revoke, to dismiss
caùch ñieän v. to insulate
caùch maïng n. revolution
caùch ngoân n. maxim, aphorism, saying
caùch nhaät adj. recurrent
caùch quaõng adj. intermittent
caùch thöùc n. style, method, way
caùch trí n. natural science
caùch trôû v. to be difficult, to separate and obstruct
cai 1 n. superintendent, jail keeper, corporal 2 v. to abstain from, to quit [habit]
cai quaûn v. to supervise, to manage, to administer
cai trò v. to administer, to govern, to rule
caùi 1 n. object, thing 2 adj. to be female 3 adj. main, principal, largest
caøi v. to fasten; to bolt; to shut
caûi 1 n. cabbage 2 v. R to change, to reform
caûi caùch v., n. to reform; reform
caûi chính v. to deny; to rectify, to correct
caûi daïng v. to disguise oneself
caûi giaù v. [of widow] to marry again, to remarry
caûi hoaù v. to change, to convert
caûi löông v., n. to improve, to reform; renovated theater, modern play
caûi taùng v. to reinter for reburial [a body]
caûi taïo v. to reconstruct, to reform, to re-educate
caûi thieän v. to improve
caûi tieán v. to improve, to ameliorate
caûi toå v. to reorganize, to reshuffle
caûi trang v. to disguise oneself
caûi laõo hoaøn ñoàng v. to rejuvenate
caûi töû hoaøn sinh v. to revive, to resuscitate
caõi v . to argue, to deny, to retort, to discuss, to quarrel
caõi coï v. to quarrel, to argue with someone
caõi loän v. to quarrel
caõi vaõ v. to argue, to debate
cam n. orange
cam thaûo n. liquorice
caùm n. bran
caùm ôn v. to thank, thank you
caùm doã v. to tempt, to seduce
caûm 1 v. to feel, to be affected by, to be touched 2 v. to catch cold
caûm ñoäng v., adj. to be moved, to be touched; emotional
caûm giaùc v., n. to feel; feeling, sensation
caûm höùng n. inspiration
caûm kích v. to be touched, to be moved
caûm phuïc v. to admire
caûm taï v. to express one’s gratitude; to thank
caûm tình n. sympathy, affection; feeling, sentiment
caûm thoâng v. to comprehend, to sympathize with
caûm töû v. to volunteer for death
caûm töôûng