Tuttle Pocket Vietnamese Dictionary. Phan Van Giuong
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 nguõ n. troops, army ranks
binh phaùp n. military strategy/tactics
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 an adj. well, safe
bình daân adj. common, popular; simple-mannered; democratically-mannered
bình dò adj. ordinary, simple
bình dieän n. aspect, facet
bình ñaúng adj. to be equal, on the same level
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 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. [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
bít taát n. socks, stockings
bít teát n. beefsteak
bòt v. to cover, to stop up
bíu v. to cling to, to grasp, to hold
bóu v. to purse [one’s lips]
bo bo adj. jealously guarding, close, griping
boù v., n. to tie in a bundle; bunch
boù buoäc v. to compel, to force; [of a system] to be strict, severe
boù tay v. to give up, to be unable to do anything
boø 1 v. to crawl, to creep, to go on all fours 2 n. cow, ox, bull
boû v. to put, to cast; to leave, to abandon, to give up; to deposit
boû beâ v. to neglect
boû cuoäc v. to give up joining a competition
boû dôû v. to leave [something] unfinished
boû maëc v. to abandon oneself
boû mình v. to die
boû nhoû v. to make a passing shot
boû phieáu v. to cast a vote, to vote
boû qua v. to pass, to overlook, to throw away [a chance]
boû queân v. to forget
boû rôi v. to leave far behind
boû soùt v . to omit, to leave out, to miss
boû tuø v. to jail, to put in jail
boû tuùi v. to put into a pocket
boï n. insect, worm, flea
boùc v. to peel [fruit]; to open
boùc loät v. to rob; to exploit
boïc v., n. to wrap, to cover, to pack; package; parcel, bundle
boùi v . to tell one’s fortune, to divine
boùi caù n. kingfisher
bom n. bomb
boûm beûm v. to chew [betel] a mouthful
bon bon adj. [of vehicles] to run fast
boùn 1 v. to fertilize 2 adj. to be constipated
boïn n. small group of people [derogatory]; gang
bong v. to get loose, to come off
bong boùng n. bubble, toy balloon, bladder
boùng 1 n. shadow, shade, light 2 n. ball, balloon 3 adj. shiny
boûng adj. burned, scalded
boong n. deck of a ship
boùp 1 v. to squeeze with one’s hand, to press 2 n. wallet
boùp buïng v. to deny oneself in everything, to suffer
boùp meùo v. to distort
boït n. foam, bubble, suds, lather
boâ n. chamber pot, bedpan
boâ boâ adj. loud and noisy
boâ laõo n. village elderly
boá n. father, dad, papa
boá caùo v. to proclaim, to announce
boá cuïc v., n. to arrange; to structure; arrangement; structure
boá thí v. to give alms, to give to charities
boá trí v. to deploy [troops]
boà n. friend, pal, sweetheart, lover
boà caâu n. pigeon, squab, dove
boà coâi adj. to be an orphan
Boà Ñaøo Nha n. Portugal, Portuguese
boà ñeà n. bodhi tree [Buddhism]
boà hoùng n. soot
boà hoâi n. sweat, perspiration
boà nhìn See buø nhìn
boà noâng n. pelican
boå 1 v. to split, to chop, to open 2 v. to name, to appoint 3 adj. to be nourishing, nutritious
boå duïng v. to appoint, to nominate
boå ích adj. to be useful, interesting
boå khuyeát v. to fill [lacuna, position]
boå nhieäm v. to appoint
boå tuùc v. to complement, to supplement, to add to
boä 1 n. set, series, pack [of cards], suit [of clothes] 2 n. section, part, branch, [government] department, ministry
boä binh n. infantry(man)
boä ñieäu n. gesture, attitude
boä ñoäi n. troops, army
boä haønh n. pedestrian
boä laïc n. tribe
boä moân n. subject, department, section, field of specialization or endeavor
boä tröôûng n. minister, secretary
boä xöông n. skeleton
boác v. to take with one’s fingers
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