be

Rượu ngon chẳng quản be sành.

Good wine does not mind a terracotta flask.


盎

chữ Nôm form of ang (Northern Vietnam)/ảng (Central Vietnam, Southern Vietnam)


chai

→ Eastern Mnong: čai

→ Tai Dam: ꪊꪱꪥ


chum

head

𡓯, 󱝸, 𱗲, 坫, 炶, 𡑓

vi-noun

𡓯, 󱝸, 𱗲, 坫, 炶, 𡑓

(classifier cái, chiếc) chum • (𡓯, 󱝸, 𱗲, 坫, 炶, 𡑓)

cái (classifier)
chiếc (classifier)
𡓯 (CJK)
𱗲 (CJK)
坫 (CJK)
炶 (CJK)
𡑓 (CJK)


bát

Sino-Vietnamese word from 缽 (“earthen bowl”), ultimately from Sanskrit पात्र (pātra).


ve

bor

French verre (“glass (substance); objects made of glass”)


ang

head

盎, 𤮃, 坱, 央, 垵

vi-noun

盎, 𤮃, 坱, 央, 垵

cái (classifier)
盎 (CJK)
𤮃 (CJK)
坱 (CJK)
央 (CJK)
垵 (CJK)
ảng (alternative)

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Non-Sino-Vietnamese reading of Chinese 盎 (SV: áng).

der

SV: <i class="Latn mention" lang="vi">áng</i>

vi-etym-sino

(Northern Vietnam) a kind of water container


trã

cái (classifier)
chiếc (classifier)
𡋿 (CJK)
捛 (CJK)

Compare Chut kleː¹ (“rice cooking pot”), Khmer ឃ្លះ (khlĕəh, “pottery cooking vessel”), Koho glah (“cooking pot”), Chrau glah (“clay pot”).

cog

wide-mouthed, shallow-based, earthenware cooking pot


làn

chiếc (classifier)
cái (classifier)
籃 (CJK)
𬅉 (CJK)

xách làn đi chợ

handled handbasket with a flat bottom and wide mouth, made from rattan, rush, bamboo or plastics


cót

tấm (classifier)
cái (classifier)
𥱪 (CJK)
gót (alternative)

Compare the village name Cót or Kẻ Cót (tên chữ (“literary name”) Yên Quyết 安決).

(Northern Vietnam) cylindrical container comprising of a coiled bamboo sheet wall and a winnowing basket at the bottom, for storing unhusked rice or maize


chén

cái (classifier)
𱔩 (CJK)
盞 (CJK)
𥗜 (CJK)
𡃹 (CJK)

Non-Sino-Vietnamese reading of Chinese 盞 (“small cup”, SV: trản).

der

SV: <i class="Latn mention" lang="vi">trản</i>

vi-etym-sino

Chén Thánh

chén trà

small handleless porcelain cup that can be held with three fingers for drinking rice alcohol or tea, similar to a small shot glass


nai

con (classifier)
狔 (CJK)
猍 (CJK)
𬸼 (CJK)
nây (alternative)

From Proto-Vietic *k-ɗeː. Cognate with Muong đai and Arem kadeː.


ô

ô trầu

tray for holding areca nuts and betel quids


ché

cái (classifier)
𡍘 (CJK)
𪨛 (CJK)
𫵨 (CJK)
𬎭 (CJK)
choé (alternative)


vịt

The fact that the shape of the vessel resembles a duck. Semantically, compare ngỗng.

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vịt dầu

vịt nước mắm


tách

tách trà

mua bộ tách ấm


niêu

vi-noun

(classifier cái, chiếc) niêu • (㙘, 𡋁, 𡒭, 𦉗)

cái (classifier)
chiếc (classifier)
㙘 (CJK)
𡋁 (CJK)
𡒭 (CJK)
𦉗 (CJK)


rá

Possibly from Old Chinese 籮 (OC *raːl, “bamboo basket”) (Zhengzhang) (SV: la).


rổ

head

rổ • (𥯇, 󰐑, 𥶇, 杜)

vi-noun

(classifier cái, chiếc) rổ • (𥯇, 󰐑, 𥶇, 杜)

cái (classifier)
chiếc (classifier)
𥯇 (CJK)
𥶇 (CJK)
杜 (CJK)


nồi

cái (classifier)
㘨 (CJK)
内 (CJK)
堝 (CJK)

lọ nồi

a cooking pot; compare hũ (“storage pot”)


rương

Non-Sino-Vietnamese reading of Chinese 箱 (“box”, SV: sương, tương).

der

SV: <i class="Latn mention" lang="vi">sương, tương</i>


gáo

cây (classifier)
quả (classifier)
trái (classifier)
梏 (CJK)

Neolamarckia cadamba
Neolamarckia cadamba#Translingual


cong

Non-Sino-Vietnamese reading of Chinese 缸 (SV: cang)

der

SV: <i class="Latn mention" lang="vi">cang</i>


ấm

head

𡓅, 𨯛, 𩐛, 𮢣, ⿰⿸尸开音

ấm • (𡓅, 𨯛, 𩐛, 𮢣, ⿰⿸尸开音)

vi-noun

𡓅, 𨯛, 𩐛, 𮢣, ⿰⿸尸开音

(classifier cái) ấm • (𡓅, 𨯛, 𩐛, 𮢣, ⿰⿸尸开音)

cái (classifier)
𡓅 (CJK)
𨯛 (CJK)
𩐛 (CJK)
𮢣 (CJK)

→ Tai Dam: ꪹꪯꪷ꪿ꪣ

→ Tày: ẩm


ngỗng

The fact that the shape of the vessel resembles a goose. Semantically, compare vịt.

Lão ta ngồi tu một ngỗng rượu

He sat there and drank a whole ngỗng of rice acohol


tô

(Central Vietnam, Southern Vietnam) large bowl


tô

(intransitive) to color (to apply colors to the areas within the boundaries of a line drawing)


hộp

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Non-Sino-Vietnamese reading of Chinese 盒 (“box”, SV: hạp).

der

SV: <i class="Latn mention" lang="vi">hạp</i>

vi-etym-sino

hộp sữa

sữa hộp

cơm hộp

cá hộp

đồ hộp


tráp

cái (classifier)
劄 (CJK)
匼 (CJK)
㯚 (CJK)

(historical) a small wooden casket used to store paper, precious objects, and betel and areca [which are used as betrothal gifts]


sảo

(chiefly of an animal) to give premature birth


thúng

cái (classifier)
chiếc (classifier)
𥴗 (CJK)
𥽄 (CJK)

[tʰʊwŋ͡m˦˧˥]

(dry measure, obsolete) the quantity which fills up a thúng, varies without an exact standard unit.


cút

From Proto-Mon-Khmer *t₁gut ~ *t₁(g)uut (“quail”). Cognate with Mon ထဂုတ်, ဒဂိုတ်, Riang [Sak] rᵊkuːt², Khmu [Yuan] təkúːt.

trứng cút lộn


cút

head

cút • (咭, ⿰缶骨)

vi-noun

cút • (咭, ⿰缶骨)

a bottle-shaped container with an approximate volume of 1/4 or 1/8 litres, often used for holding liquor or used as a measuring vessel


cút

(informal, offensive) Beat it!; Take a hike!; Get lost!


cút

(informal, offensive) to beat it; to take a hike; to get lost


âu

cái (classifier)
chiếc (classifier)
𤮥 (CJK)

Sino-Vietnamese word from 甌 (“small bowl”).


âu

Non-Sino-Vietnamese reading of Chinese 憂 (SV: ưu).

der

SV: <i class="Latn mention" lang="vi">ưu</i>


bồ

(colloquial) boyfriend; girlfriend; date; romantic partner


kiệu

bông (classifier)
củ (classifier)
cây (classifier)

Non-Sino-Vietnamese reading of Chinese 韭 (SV: cửu).

der

SV: <i class="Latn mention" lang="vi">cửu</i>

vi-etym-sino

Allium chinense
Allium chinense#Translingual


giành

cái (classifier)
chiếc (classifier)
棦 (CJK)
𥱭 (CJK)

a kind of wooden, woven basket with a flat bottom


thống

cái (classifier)
chiếc (classifier)
𡎭 (CJK)
桶 (CJK)

[tʰəwŋ͡m˦˧˥]

Non-Sino-Vietnamese reading of Chinese 桶 (SV: thùng). Doublet of thùng.

der

SV: <i class="Latn mention" lang="vi">thùng</i>


cối

vi-noun

(classifier cái, chiếc) cối • (檜, 𥖩, 桧, 𡑭)

cái (classifier)
chiếc (classifier)
檜 (CJK)
𥖩 (CJK)
桧 (CJK)
𡑭 (CJK)

From Proto-Vietic *t-koːlʔ (“rice mortar”). Cognate with Muong cổl, Thavung โก้น, Chut [Rục] təkoːl³.
Compare Khmu [Cuang] guəl ("mortar for pounding grain"), Semai guul (“mortar”).


thau

Non-Sino-Vietnamese reading of Chinese 鍮 (SV: thâu).

der

SV: <i class="Latn mention" lang="vi">thâu</i>

vi-etym-sino

(Central Vietnam, Southern Vietnam) a portable, perfectly circular wash basin; compare bồn (“wall-affixed basin; counter-affixed sink”)


bể

head

bể • (𣷭, 波, 𤅶)

cái (classifier)
𣷭 (CJK)
波 (CJK)
𤅶 (CJK)

From Proto-Vietic *peh ~ *pes.
Compare also Malay tasik (“lake”) for the semantic relationship.

bể bơi

bể nước

some small water bodies, reserves or containers; a lake, a pool, a water reserve, a water tank, etc.


gạt tàn

[ɣaːt̚˧˨ʔ taːn˨˩]

[ɣaːk̚˨˩ʔ taːŋ˦˩]

[ɣaːk̚˨˩˨ taːŋ˨˩]


quan tài

[waːŋ˧˧ taːj˨˩]


thùng

cái (classifier)
樁 (CJK)
桶 (CJK)
筩 (CJK)

Non-Sino-Vietnamese reading of Chinese 桶 (SV: dũng, thũng); compare thúng. Cognate with Khmer ធុង (thung, “cistern”).

der

SV: <i class="Latn mention" lang="vi">dũng, thũng</i>

vi-etym-sino

Mua 1 thùng tặng 2 gói.

Buy one carton/box and get two more packs free.

(by extension) a cardboard box used to contain a fairly large amount of retail goods, typically beverage cans, milk bottles/packs or instant noodle packs


vạc

con (classifier)
𪂱 (CJK)
𪅥 (CJK)
𪅫 (CJK)

Onomatopoeic.
Compare Khmer ខ្វែក (khvaek), Dutch kwak, Maltese kwakka.

black-crowned night heron
black-crowned night heron


lọ

lọ mứt

lọ hoa

một lọ sốt cà chua

small jar or vase that can be held in one hand; compare chai (“bottle”) and hũ (“larger pot or jar”)


phuy

thùng phuy


hòm

cái (classifier)
chiếc (classifier)
函 (CJK)
㮀 (CJK)

→ Tai Dam: ꪭꪮꪣ

Non-Sino-Vietnamese reading of Chinese 函 (“case”, SV: hàm).

der

SV: <i class="Latn mention" lang="vi">hàm</i>

vi-etym-sino

(Central Vietnam, Southern Vietnam) coffin; casket


giỏ

Attested as dỏ in the Dictionarium Annamiticum Lusitanum et Latinum (1651).

Northern Vietnam form of nhỏ (“to drip”)


vò

head

vò • (扜, 趶, 紆)

vi-verb

vò • (扜, 趶, 紆)


trạc

cái (classifier)
chiếc (classifier)
𥭌 (CJK)
𥷧 (CJK)

[t͡ɕaːk̚˧˨ʔ]


gàu

a type of bucket used to manually splash out water from a pond, or to get water up from a well


đọi

head

đọi • (𡑖, 𥖐)

ăn không nên đọi, nói chẳng nên lời

cannot adequately eat a bowl of rice or say a comprehensible sentence

(North Central Vietnam) bowl (from which rice is typically eaten)


chậu

𡊱, 𡎣, 𡔍, 𤭷, 𦈽, 𫵥

vi-noun

𡊱, 𡎣, 𡔍, 𤭷, 𦈽, 𫵥

(classifier cái, chiếc) chậu • (𡊱, 𡎣, 𡔍, 𤭷, 𦈽, 𫵥)

cái (classifier)
chiếc (classifier)
𡊱 (CJK)
𡎣 (CJK)
𡔍 (CJK)
𤭷 (CJK)
𦈽 (CJK)
𫵥 (CJK)

chậu hoa


gùi

cái (classifier)
chiếc (classifier)
𩲡 (CJK)
cùi (alternative)

basket made of rattan or bamboo, used in mountainous regions to carry things on the back


linh cữu

[lïŋ˧˧ kiw˦ˀ˥]

[lɨn˧˧ kɨw˧˨]

[lɨn˧˧ kɨw˨˩˦]

(formal, chiefly in obituaries or eulogies) a coffin


phích

(Northern Vietnam, Central Vietnam) a thermos


bình thuỷ

[ʔɓïŋ˨˩ tʰwi˧˩]

[ʔɓɨn˦˩ tʰwɪj˧˨]

[ʔɓɨn˨˩ tʰ⁽ʷ⁾ɪj˨˩˦]

Calque of Chinese 水瓶 (thuỷ bình, “water bottle”). The morpheme thuỷ (水) was likely not translated to native nước in order to avoid confusion with usual water bottles.


trách

[t͡ɕajk̟̚˧˦]


giuộc

Non-Sino-Vietnamese reading of Chinese 勺 (“laddle, spoon”, SV: thược).

der

SV: <i class="Latn mention" lang="vi">thược</i>

vi-etym-sino

a cup-shaped vessel with a long handle, for dipping into and ladling out liquids


hăng-gô

cái (classifier)
chiếc (classifier)
hăng gô (alternative)

[haŋ˧˧ ɣo˧˧]

[haŋ˧˧ ɣow˧˧]

[haŋ˧˧ ɣow˧˧]

Thúy cầm hăng gô cơm lên, giọng chị đanh lại:[…]

1978, Chu Lai, chapter 10, in Nắng đồng bằng, NXB Quân đội Nhân dân:

Thuý picked up the billycan with rice; her voice turned hard: […]


choé

(Hải Phòng, specifically) teapot, kettle


hồ lô

Sino-Vietnamese word from 葫蘆 (“calabash”).

Bảy anh em hồ lô

Ta thường thấy bên cạnh ông Thọ luôn treo một bình hồ lô lớn vì vậy hồ lô được coi là đồ vật tượng trưng cho sức khỏe và sự trường thọ.

Lord Longevity is always seen with a big calabash bottle, which is why these things are considered objects of good health and longevity.

(chiefly Chinese fiction or occult, feng shui) a bottle that resembles the figure 8, used to store magical potions or rice alcohol


chĩnh

cái (classifier)
埕 (CJK)
𫄺 (CJK)
𡓟 (CJK)

der

SV: <i class="Latn mention" lang="vi">trình</i>

vi-etym-sino

non-Sino-Vietnamese reading of Chinese 埕 (“pear-shaped earthenware jar”, SV: trình)

a jar of terracotta or porcelain with a small mouth, a wide center, and a tapered base


nậm

cái (classifier)
𡔃 (CJK)
埝 (CJK)
稔 (CJK)


săng

From Proto-Vietic *s-raŋ (“wood”). Cognate with Muong Bi khăng, Arem cirɐ̀ŋ.
The meaning "coffin" is derived from the use of wooden coffins and was also the chief meaning of the word in late 19th-early 20th century Vietnamese texts. Although the word survived in a number of compounds, it is now rarely, if ever, used as a stand-alone word.


ảng

cái (classifier)
chiếc (classifier)
ang (alternative)

(Central Vietnam, Southern Vietnam) a kind of water container


cà-mèn

[kaː˨˩ mɛn˨˩]

[kaː˦˩ mɛŋ˦˩]

[kaː˨˩ mɛŋ˨˩]

From French gamelle. Defricativization of the consonant ([ɣ] > [k]) is inexplicable.
See also the form gà-mên.


bát ô-tô

[ʔɓaːt̚˧˦ ʔo˧˧ to˧˧]

[ʔɓaːk̚˦˧˥ ʔow˧˧ tow˧˧]

[ʔɓaːk̚˦˥ ʔow˧˧ tow˧˧]

(Northern Vietnam) a large bowl, "large" only in comparison to the small bát/chén/đọi in East Asia, but actually regular-sized elsewhere, usually used to contain more food than a small portion of rice for a person


thạp

cái (classifier)
chiếc (classifier)
塔 (CJK)
盒 (CJK)

(chiefly archaeology) large cylindrical jar


vại

cái (classifier)
敗 (CJK)
𡏯 (CJK)
㙕 (CJK)


tĩn

cái (classifier)
chiếc (classifier)
井 (CJK)
𨩠 (CJK)

kind of jar with a bulging middle part, traditionally used to store fish sauce


thõng

[tʰawŋ͡m˦ˀ˥]

[tʰawŋ͡m˨˩˦]

Có con gái trong nhà như thõng mắm treo đầu giàng.

Having daughters in the family is like having jars of fish sauce hanging at the bed's headboard.

(rare, possibly obsolete) small slim jar or vase, traditionally used to store fish sauce


ống nhổ

[ʔəwŋ͡m˧˦ ɲo˧˩]

[ʔəwŋ͡m˦˧˥ ɲow˧˨]

[ʔəwŋ͡m˦˥ ɲow˨˩˦]

From ống (“tube, pipe”) + nhổ (“to spit”).


khạp

Sino-Vietnamese word from 榼 (“wine vessel”).


giạ

vi-noun

(classifier cái, chiếc (“kind of bushel”)) giạ • (𣂃, 箸)

(dry measure) quantity which fills a full giạ, often standardized to be 40 litre but can vary


cần xé

[kən˨˩ sɛ˧˦]

[kəŋ˦˩ sɛ˨˩˦]

[kəŋ˨˩ sɛ˦˥]

Borrowed from Khmer កញ្ឆេរ (kɑɑkɑñchee).

(Mekong Delta) broad-mouthed bamboo basket with straps


thẩu

cái (classifier)
chiếc (classifier)
thẫu (alternative)


vịm

cái (classifier)
chiếc (classifier)
埮 (CJK)
𥁷 (CJK)

(Huế) glazed terracotta pot with lid, usually for storing food