Tuttle Pocket Vietnamese Dictionary. Phan Van Giuong
veä sinh n. toilet paper
giaãy v. to wriggle, to strive,to struggle
giaãy giuaï v. to struggle
giaãy naûy v. to start up, jump, to surprise
gieøm v. to berate, to slander
gieøm pha v. to backbite, to vilify, to talk down
gieo v. to sow, to cast
gieo maï v. to sow rice seeds
gieo mình v. to throw oneself
gieïp adj. flat, flattened, collapsed
gieâng n. the first month of the lunar year, January
gieáng n. well
gieáng maïch n. artesian well
gieáng phun n. artesian well
gieát v. to kill, to murder, to assassinate; to slaughter
gieãu v. to tease, to kid, to jest
gieãu côït v. to tease, to joke
gìn giöõ v. to keep, to preserve, to guard
gioù n. wind
gioù hanh n. dry and cold wind
gioù loác n. whirlwind
gioù luøa n. draft
gioù muøa n. monsoon
gioø 1 n. meat paste 2 n. foot, leg
gioø luïa n. lean pork ham
gioø thuû n. pig’s head ham
gioû n. market basket, flower basket
gioøi n. worm, maggot
gioûi adj. good, adept, skilled, clever, capable
gioøn adj. crispy, brittle, [of laugh] hearty, tinkling
gioøn tan adj. very crispy
giong v. to go away, to travel
gioùng 1 n. stump 2 v. to prod [goad, urge] with beatings
gioøng 1 n. line 2 n. current, flow, stream
gioïng n. voice, tone; intonation; voice pitch
gioïng kim n. soprano
gioïng löôõi n. lingo, tongue
gioït n. drop
gioït leä n. tears
gioã n. anniversary of death, memorial day
gioã teát n. anniversaries and festivals
gioái v. to make the last recommendations; to write a will
gioài n. blood pudding
gioãi v. to get angry, to get upset
gioäi v. to pour water on something/someone
gioâng n. storm, rainstorm
gioâng gioáng adv. somewhat similar, alike
gioâng toá n. hurricane, storm, tempest
gioáng 1 n. species, race; sex, gender 2 v. to look like, to be similar
gioáng caùi n. feminine
gioáng ñöïc n. masculine
gioáng heät adj. to be as alike as two peas
gioáng ngöôøi n. mankind, human race
gioáng nhö v. to look like
gioáng noøi n. race
gioáng vaät n. animal
gioàng v. to plant, to cultivate, to grow
gioäp v. to blister [because of burn, scalding, sunburn]
giô v. to raise [hand, foot]; to show
giôø n. time; time of the clock; hour
giôø ñaây n. at the present time
giôø giaác n., v. time; schedule; to stick to a schedule
giôø laâu adj. long, long time
giôû 1 v. to alter, to change 2 v. to untie, to unwrap, to open
giôû chöùng v. to change one’s conduct
giôû daï v. [of woman] to begin to have labor pains
giôû gioïng v. to change one’s tune
giôû giôøi n. change of weather
giôû maët v. to turn one’s face
giôû mình v. to turn over in bed
giôû reùt v. to become cold, to be cold again
giôi n. bat
giôùi n. sex; world, circles
giôùi haïn n., v. limit, limitation; to limit
giôùi nghieâm n. curfew, martial law
giôùi thieäu v. to introduce [socially]
giôùi tuyeán n. demarcation line
giôøi sky, heaven; weather, climate; God
giôøi ñaùnh n. God’s punishment
giôøi ñaát n. nothing at all [in negative statements]
giôøi giaùng v. to have a nasty fall
giôøn v. to flit, to flitter about, to wander
giôõn v. to play, to romp
giôïn v. to feel a thrill
giuõ v. to shake the dust or water off
giuõa v. to file; to smooth, to polish
giuïc v. to urge on
giuùi v. to push with force, to thrust
giuïi v. to rub, to stamp out
giuøm v. to aid, to help
giun n. worm, earthworm
giun deá n., adj. worms and crickets; feeble
giun saùn n. worms and tape-worms
giuùp v. to help, to aid
giuùp ích to be of service to, to be useful
giuùp söùc v. to help, to backup
giuùp vieäc v. to aid, to collaborate
giöõ v. to keep, to hold, to maintain; to protect, to guard
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. in the middle, in the center; between
giöông v. to open one’s eyes wide, to stare; to stretch some string
giöôøng n. bed
giöôøng chieáu n. bed and mat
giöït v. to snatch; to win; to pull
goø 1 n. mound, knoll 2 v. to tighten, to hammer into shape
goø boù v. to impose strict discipline
goø cöông v. to draw in the reins, to pull in the reins
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