Tuttle Pocket Vietnamese Dictionary. Phan Van Giuong
v. to transplant [rice seedlings]
caày caáy v. to till, to cultivate, to farm [land]
caày 1 v. to plow 2 n. dog
caäy v. to depend on, to rely on
cha n. father; [Catholic] father
cha anh n. elders
cha coá n. Catholic priests, clergymen
cha xöù n. vicar, local priest
chaø intj. Oh! [exclamation of surprise or admiration]
chaø laø n. date palm
Chaø vaø n. Javanese; Indian
chaø xaùt v. to rub, to crush
chaû 1 n. meat pie or ham 2 adv. not to be, not to do
chaû gioø n. Saigon spring rolls
chaï adj. mixed, mingled
chaïch n. small and long eel
chai 1 n. bottle 2 n., adj. callus; callosity; corn
chaøi 1 n. fishing net 2 v. to fish with a fishing net
chaûi v. to comb, to brush
chaûi chuoát v., adj. spruced up; well-groomed, meticulous [about dressing, writing]
chaøm 1 n. olive 2 n. Champa, Cham 3 adj. indigo, dark blue; indigo dye
chaïm 1 v. to carve, to sculpt 2 v. to touch, to encounter, to collide
chan v. to souse, to overflow
chan hoaø adj. dampened, soaked, bathed in
chaùn 1 adj. sufficient, be [sick and] tired of; boring, dull 2 v. to have no lack of; to be tired of, to be sick of
chaùn cheâ adj. satiated; plentiful, to have more than enough
chaùn chöôøng v., adj. to be tired of [person, regime]; to be embittered
chaùn ñôøi v. to be tired of the world, to be tired of living
chaùn naûn v. to be discouraged, to be disheartened
chaùn ngaùn v. to be [sick and] tired of
chaùn ngaét adj. very dull, wearisome
chaùn pheø adj. dull, monotonous, colorless
chaùn vaïn adj. many, a great many, a lot
chaïn n. screened larder, cupboard
chang chang adj. [of sunlight] hot and blazing
chaøng 1 n. young man; you [from wife to husband] 2 n. chisel
chaïng haùng v., adj. to straddle; straddling
chaïng vaïng n., adj. twilight, dusk
chanh n. lemon, lime
chanh chua adj. sharp-tongued, tart, sour
chaùnh n. chief, head
chaùnh aùn n. presiding judge, tribunal president
chaùnh chuû khaûo n. chairman of examination board
chaùnh vaên phoøng n. chief of the secretariat
chaïnh v. to be affected, to be moved
chao 1 n. soybean paste 2 n. lamp-shade
chao oâi! intj. Alas! Oh dear!
chaùo n. rice gruel, congee
chaøo v. to greet, to salute
chaøo ñoùn v. to welcome, to greet
chaøo maøo n. peewit, lapwing
chaøo möøng v. to welcome, to extend a welcome
chaûo n. frying pan [shaped like a skullcap]
chaõo n. rope, cable
chaïo toâm n. sugar-cane wrapped with minced prawn
chaïp n. the twelfth month of the lunar year
chaùt 1 adj. tart, strong, acrid 2 n. thump, slang
chau v. to frown, to knit
chaùu n. grandchild, nephew, niece
chay adj. vegetarian, diet
chay tònh adj., n. pure, chaste; diet
chaùy v. to blaze, to burn in a conflagration
chaûy v. to run, to flow; [of metals] to melt; [of fabrics] to stretch; [of container] to leak
chaïy 1 v. to run 2 v. to give up, to pass 3 adj. doing well, smoothly running
chaïy chöõa v. to treat one’s best, to treat with all means
chaïy ñua v. to race
chaïy laøng v. to run away, to give up the game
chaéc adj. firmly based, firm, certain, sure
chaéc chaén adj. to be firm, stable, steady; certain; reliable
chaéc haún adv. surely, certainly
chaêm adj. assiduous; to be hardworking, industrious
chaêm boùn v. to cultivate
chaêm chuù adj. concentrated, attentive
chaêm lo v. to give one’s mind to something, to take care of
chaêm nom v. to look after, to take care of
chaên 1 n. blanket 2 v. to tend [animals]
chaên chieáu v. to live as husband and wife; to make love; blanket and mat
chaên goái v, n.. to make love; to live as husband and wife; blanket and pillow
chaên nuoâi v. to breed, to raise
chaén v. to stop, to bar
chaün adj. [of a number, amount] even
chaën v. to stop, to block
chaêng 1 v. to stretch [string, rope], to spread, to hang 2 adv. [final particle denoting doubt] it seems to me
chaèng v. to tie up; to use [somebody else’s money, belongings]; to fasten
chaèng chòt adj. interlaced, intertwined
chaúng adv. not to be, not to do [precedes main verb]
chaúng bao giôø adv. never
chaúng bao laâu adv. soon
chaúng boõ adv. not to be worthwhile
chaúng cöù adv. not necessarily, not only
chaúng haïn adv. for example, as an example, for instance, namely
chaúng qua adv. only, just, at most; actually speaking
chaúng thaø adv. it would be better, it would be preferable
chaëng n. stage, leg [of trip]; portion, section; range [of mountains]
chaép v. to join, to assemble
chaét 1 n. great-grandchild 2 v. to drain off, to decant
chaét boùp v. to be thrifty, to deny oneself [in terms of money]
chaët 1 v. to cut off, to amputate, to chop 2 adj. tight
chaâm 1 v. to light, to kindle, to ignite, to burn 2 v. to pin, to needle
chaâm bieám v. to attack, to ridicule, to satirize
chaâm cheá v. to adjust, to be tolerant
chaâm chích v. to criticize
chaâm choïc v. to tease
chaâm chöôùc v. to be tolerant, to adjust
chaâm cöùu