Tuttle Pocket Vietnamese Dictionary. Phan Van Giuong
muoän v. See giaûi buoàn
giaûi ngheä v. to retire, to leave one’s profession
giaûi nghóa v. to explain
giaûi nguõ v. to be discharged from the army
giaûi oan v. to clear [oneself or someone] of an unjust charge
giaûi phaùp n. solution [to a problem]
giaûi phaãu v., n. to dissect; to have an operation; surgery
giaûi phoùng v. to liberate
giaûi quaùn quaân n. championship
giaûi quyeát v. to solve [difficulty]
giaûi saàu v. See giaûi buoàn
giaûi taùn v. to dissolve [a body], to adjourn; to break up, to scatter
giaûi thích v. to explain, to interpret
giaûi thoaùt v. to rid oneself, to liberate, to release, to free
giaûi thuyeát v. to explain, to interpret
giaûi tích adj. analyzing; analytic
giaûi trí v. to have a distraction, to relax, to entertain
giaûi vaây v. to break a blockade, to raise a siege
giaõi v. to manifest, to show, to expose
giaõi baøy v. to convey one’s thought/feeling
giaõi toû v. to manifest, to show
giam v. to detain, to confine, to imprison
giam caàm v. to detain/imprison
giam haõm v. to detain, to restrain, to lock up, to confine
giam loûng v. to put under house arrest
giaùm v . R to supervise, to directly examine, to control
giaùm ñònh vieân n. expert, inspector
giaùm ñoác n. director, supervisor
giaùm hoïc n. vice principal [of high school], director of courses
giaùm hoä n. guardian
giaùm khaûo n. examiner
giaùm muïc n. bishop
giaùm saùt v. to control, to inspect
giaùm thò n. overseer, proctor, invigilator
giaûm v. to decrease, to reduce, to diminish
giaûm bôùt v. to reduce, to discount
giaûm khinh v. to lighten [burden, punishment]
giaûm thieåu v. to decrease, to reduce, to lessen
giaûm thoï v. to shorten life
gian 1 adj. dishonest, deceitful, cheating 2 n. apartment, compartment
gian aùc adj. dishonest and wicked
gian daâm adj. adulterous
gian doái adj. tricky, deceitful, false
gian giaûo adj. cheating, shifty
gian haøng n. stall, stand
gian hieåm adj. crafty, artful, wily, sneaky, treacherous
gian huøng n. scoundrel
gian khoå adj., n. hard; hardship, adversity
gian lao adj., n. hard; hardship, adversity
gian laän v. to trick, to cheat [at an exam]
gian nan adj. difficult, laborious, troubled, hard
gian nguy adj. dangerous
gian nònh n. wily flatterer
gian phi n. malefactor, evildoer
gian phu n. adulterer
gian phuï n. adulteress, loose woman
gian taëc n. brigand, bandit
gian tham adj. covetous, dishonest, greedy
gian thaàn n. traitor [among mandarins]
gian traù adj. cheating, false, crooked
gian truaân n. adversity, trial
giaùn n. cockroach
giaùn ñieäp n. spy; espionage
giaùn ñoaïn v. to interrupt
giaùn hoaëc adv. in case
giaùn thu adj. [taxes] indirect
giaùn tieáp adv., adj. indirectly; indirect
giaøn giuïa adj. bathed in tears
giaûn dò adj. simple, easy
giaûn dò hoùa v. to simplify
giaûn ñoà n. diagram
giaûn ñôn adj. simple, uncomplicated
giaûn löôïc n. summary, brief, abstract, synopsis
giaûn minh v. to be concise
giaûn tieän adj. practical, convenient
giaûn öôùc v. to be concise, simple, compact
giaûn yeáu adj. essential, elementary, concise
giaõn v. to slacken, to become distended, to stretch
giang n. R [large] river
giang bieân n . river bank, riverside
giang hoà adj., n. errant; adventure
giang khaåu n. mouth of a river
giang sôn n. rivers and mountains; country, fatherland
giaùng 1 v. R to demote, to lower; to descend 2 v. to give a hiding
giaùng caáp v. to demote
giaùng chöùc v. to demote
giaùng haï v. to descend
giaùng sinh v. to be born
giaùng theá v. to come into the world
giaûng v. to explain, to teach, to preach
giaûng daïy v. to teach
giaûng ñaïo v. to preach a religion
giaûng ñeà n. topic, subject [of lecture]
giaûng ñöôøng n. amphitheater, lecture room, auditorium
giaûng giaûi v. to explain, to expound
giaûng hoaø v. to make peace
giaûng khoa n. subject, course of study
giaûng kinh v. to comment on the classics
giaûng luaän v. to dissert, to expound
giaûng nghóa v. to explain, to interpret
giaûng nghieäm tröôûng n. senior assistant [in laboratory, university]
giaûng nghieäm vieân n. assistant [in laboratory, university]
giaûng sö n. assistant professor [in university]
giaûng taäp v. to teach, to drill
giaûng vieân n. lecturer
gianh n. thatch
giaønh 1 v. to secure, to win 2 n. basket [for fruit]
giaønh giaät v. to scramble for, to dispute
giao v. to entrust, to deliver; to assign
giao caáu v. to have sexual intercourse
giao chieán v. to be engaged in fighting
giao dòch