lao

cây (classifier)
ngọn (classifier)
𨦭 (CJK)


ná

head

弩, 𫸶, 梛, 󲈦, 那

ná • (弩, 𫸶, 梛, 󲈦, 那)

vi-noun

弩, 𫸶, 梛, 󲈦, 那

(classifier cái, chiếc) ná • (弩, 𫸶, 梛, 󲈦, 那)

cái (classifier)
chiếc (classifier)
弩 (CJK)
𫸶 (CJK)
梛 (CJK)
那 (CJK)

From Proto-Vietic *s-naːʔ (“crossbow”), from Proto-Mon-Khmer *snaʔ (“crossbow”). Cognate with Thavung ซะน่า, Khmer ស្នា (snaa), Koho söna. Doublet of nỏ.
Pain (2020) tentatively considered this to be a Chinese loan, from 弩 (OC *C.nˤaʔ) (B-S) (SV: nỗ), into Austroasiatic and Tai languages, likely through proto-Vietic.


mác

(classifier cái, cây) mác • (𢨃, 鏌, 鉳, 博)

cái (classifier)
cây (classifier)
𢨃 (CJK)
鏌 (CJK)
鉳 (CJK)
博 (CJK)

a tool knife, consisting of a long handle and a curved blade


cò

For the "penis" sense, compare English cock, Chinese 鳥／鸟 (điểu, “bird”) and 屌 (điểu, “penis”), Thai นกเขา (nók-kǎo, “pigeon, dove”). See also cu (“pigeon”), chim (“bird”).
For the "trigger" sense, compare Malay pelatuk (“woodpecker, trigger”), English cock (“hammer of firearm”).

bóp cò

trigger (finger-operated lever used to fire a gun)


cò

Abbreviated from cò my xe, from French commissaire.
Doublet of cẩm (“‘chief of police’ > ‘police officer’ > ‘police’”), from the same French word.

Tú Xương, "Ông Cò (Mister Superintendent / Monsieur le Commissaire)", Thơ Trần Tế Xương; published in 1998 by NXB Văn hoá - Thông tin (Culture & Information Publisher)
Hà Nam danh giá nhất ông cò; Trông thấy ai ai chẳng dám ho.
Hà Nam's most honoured person, Monsieur le Commissaire; Upon seeing him, cough none dares.

(obsolete) chief of police, head of police, superintendent

1932, Phan Khôi, “Một vụ án phân xử rất công bình (A Very Fair Trial)”, Trung Lập 6645
Như một vụ kiện vịt mới rồi trong cò bót Chợ Lớn, mà ông cò xử giỏi quá, chúng tôi chưa biết ông cò ấy là ông nào, nhưng hãy để lời khen ngợi ở đây và luôn tiện thuật đầu đuôi cho độc giả nghe.
For instance, a police officer - we still don't know which one - in Chợ Lớn police station has tried a recent duck-related case so competently that we praise him here and also tell you our readers the whole story.


dao

con (classifier)
刀 (CJK)
釖 (CJK)
鉸 (CJK)

From Proto-Vietic *-taːw, from Old Chinese 刀 (OC *C.tˤaw) (B-S) (SV: đao). Compare North Central Vietnamese đao (“knife”).
This word was borrowed at a stage when the Sinitic word still retained the preinitial, thus causing lenition: *-t- > Middle Vietnamese dĕao [ðj-] > modern [z- ~ j-]. The Sino-Vietnamese reading đao, on the other hand, derived from Middle Chinese 刀 (MC taw) when the onset already simplified and resulted in a stop. The North Central đao, although formally identical to the more recent Sino-Vietnamese reading, belongs to the same stratum as dao, as indicated by the meaning "knife", due to the fact that these dialects did not undergo lenition to as large an extent.

dao bếp


lưỡi

head

lưỡi • (礼, 𥚇, 󰟴, 𦧜)

cái (classifier)
礼 (CJK)
𥚇 (CJK)
𦧜 (CJK)

LL-Q9199 (vie)-Jessica Nguyen (Pamputt)-lưỡi.wav

From Proto-Vietic *laːs. Cognate with Muong Bi lãi. Compare also Pacoh leah (“to lick”).
The Northern Middle Vietnamese forms lưởi, lưỡi are attested in the Dictionarium Annamiticum Lusitanum et Latinum (1651).

lại

no diphthongization, dialects with ngã-nặng merger

lãn

no diphthongization, dialects without ngã-nặng merger, *-lʰ shifted to -nC


tên

筅, 箭, 𥏋, 𢏡, 𥏌

vi-noun

筅, 箭, 𥏋, 𢏡, 𥏌

Non-Sino-Vietnamese reading of Chinese 箭 (“arrow”, SV: tiễn).

der

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


súng

cây (classifier)
khẩu (classifier)
𭴤 (CJK)


lựu đạn

[liw˧˨ʔ ʔɗaːn˧˨ʔ]

[lɨw˨˩ʔ ʔɗaːŋ˨˩ʔ]

[lɨw˨˩˨ ʔɗaːŋ˨˩˨]


gươm

head

gươm • (劍, 鎌)

thanh (classifier)
cây (classifier)
劍 (CJK)
鎌 (CJK)

Non-Sino-Vietnamese reading of Chinese 劍 (“sword”, SV: kiếm), from Proto-Vietic *t-kɨəm. Doublet of kiếm.

der

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


kiếm

Sino-Vietnamese word from 劍. Doublet of gươm.


kiếm

Non-Sino-Vietnamese reading of Chinese 檢 (SV: kiểm).

der

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


bẫy

cái (classifier)
𣘓 (CJK)
𣞻 (CJK)
𦋕 (CJK)
擺 (CJK)

bẫy chuột

sập bẫy


chông

head

終, 蔠, 柊, 苳, 𱤎

vi-noun

終, 蔠, 柊, 苳, 𱤎

[t͡ɕəwŋ͡m˧˧]

[t͡ɕəwŋ͡m˧˧]

From Proto-Vietic *coːŋ. Cognate with Arem ⁿcʊŋ ("thorn"), Kha Phong coːŋ¹.
The vowel correspondence with Arem, while unusual, is also seen in Vietnamese trốc vs. Arem ulʊk ("head").


thương

Sino-Vietnamese word from 傷 (“wound; injury”).

vi-etym-sino

LL-Q9199 (vie)-Penn Zero MSSJ-thương.wav


giáo

Sino-Vietnamese word from 教 (“to teach; teachings; religion”).
The suffix sense seems to be a rather recent learned borrowing from Chinese (and other Sino-Xenic languages), with words formed with this suffix being more formal than their counterparts with đạo.

nhà giáo


pháo

khẩu (classifier)
cỗ (classifier)
con (classifier)

→ Tai Dam: ꪠ꪿ꪱꪫ


súng liên thanh

vi-noun

(classifier khẩu) súng liên thanh • (銃連聲)

[sʊwŋ͡m˧˦ liən˧˧ tʰajŋ̟˧˧]

[ʂʊwŋ͡m˦˧˥ liəŋ˧˧ tʰɛɲ˧˧]

[sʊwŋ͡m˦˧˥ liəŋ˧˧ tʰɛɲ˧˧]

[ʂʊwŋ͡m˦˥ liəŋ˧˧ tʰan˧˧]

[sʊwŋ͡m˦˥ liəŋ˧˧ tʰan˧˧]

From súng (銃) (“gun”) + liên (連) (“to join; continuously”) + thanh (聲) (“sound”).


pháo binh

[faːw˧˦ ʔɓïŋ˧˧]

[faːw˨˩˦ ʔɓɨn˧˧]

[faːw˦˥ ʔɓɨn˧˧]


ngư lôi

[ŋɨ˧˧ loj˧˧]

[ŋɨ˧˧ loj˧˧]

[ŋɨ˧˧ loj˧˧]

Sino-Vietnamese word from 魚雷, composed of 魚 (“fish”) and 雷 (“thunder”).


vũ khí hạt nhân

[vu˦ˀ˥ xi˧˦ haːt̚˧˨ʔ ɲən˧˧]

[vʊw˧˨ kʰɪj˨˩˦ haːk̚˨˩ʔ ɲəŋ˧˧]

[vʊw˧˨ xɪj˨˩˦ haːk̚˨˩ʔ ɲəŋ˧˧]

[vʊw˨˩˦ kʰɪj˦˥ haːk̚˨˩˨ ɲəŋ˧˧]

[jʊw˨˩˦ xɪj˦˥ haːk̚˨˩˨ ɲəŋ˧˧]

vũ khí (“weapon”) + hạt nhân (“nucleus”), calque of English nuclear weapon.


lưỡi lê

[lɨəj˦ˀ˥ le˧˧]


súng trường

[sʊwŋ͡m˧˦ t͡ɕɨəŋ˨˩]

[ʂʊwŋ͡m˦˧˥ ʈɨəŋ˦˩]

[sʊwŋ͡m˦˧˥ ʈɨəŋ˦˩]

[ʂʊwŋ͡m˦˥ ʈɨəŋ˨˩]

[sʊwŋ͡m˦˥ ʈɨəŋ˨˩]


cà nông

[kaː˨˩ nəwŋ͡m˧˧]

[kaː˦˩ nəwŋ͡m˧˧]

[kaː˨˩ nəwŋ͡m˧˧]


chuẩn tinh

[t͡ɕwən˧˩ tïŋ˧˧]

[t͡ɕwəŋ˧˨ tɨn˧˧]

[c⁽ʷ⁾əŋ˨˩˦ tɨn˧˧]

Sino-Vietnamese word from 準星, from Japanese 準星


mũi tên

[muj˨˩˦ təːn˧˧]


nỏ

cái (classifier)
chiếc (classifier)
弩 (CJK)
𱣳 (CJK)

Non-Sino-Vietnamese reading of Chinese 弩 (“crossbow”, SV: nỗ). Doublet of ná.

der

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


đinh ba

[ʔɗïŋ˧˧ ʔɓaː˧˧]

[ʔɗɨn˧˧ ʔɓaː˧˧]

[ʔɗɨn˧˧ ʔɓaː˧˧]

LL-Q9199 (vie)-Penn Zero MSSJ-dăm ba.wav

Sino-Vietnamese word from 釘鈀 (“nail (spike-shaped fastener) rake (weapon ← agricultural tool)”), variant of 釘耙.
Sense "trident" possibly has arisen due to folk-etymological connection with ba (“three”).

(weaponry) a rake (an ancient Chinese weapon developed from the agricultural tool)


chuỳ

Sino-Vietnamese word from 槌 or 錘／锤 (chuí, “hammer”); or probably also 椎 (“hammer”), misreading of truỳ.


tạc đạn

[taːk̚˧˨ʔ ʔɗaːn˧˨ʔ]

[taːk̚˨˩ʔ ʔɗaːŋ˨˩ʔ]

[taːk̚˨˩˨ ʔɗaːŋ˨˩˨]


tên lửa

[ten˧˧ lɨə˧˩]

[ten˧˧ lɨə˧˨]

[təːn˧˧ lɨə˨˩˦]

tên (“arrow”) + lửa (“fire”), calque of Chinese 火箭 (hoả tiễn).


thum

Chỉ còn ăn nhau ở cái kỹ càng của nghệ thuật ngồi "thum".

1978, Chu Lai, chapter 5, in Nắng đồng bằng, NXB Quân đội Nhân dân:

There was only left to compete in the finer points of hide sitting.

(hunting) hide (spot where hunters hide and await for game)


nhắm

(shooting, archery) to aim, especially with one eye closed


súng ngắn

[sʊwŋ͡m˧˦ ŋan˧˦]

[ʂʊwŋ͡m˦˧˥ ŋaŋ˦˧˥]

[sʊwŋ͡m˦˧˥ ŋaŋ˦˧˥]

[ʂʊwŋ͡m˦˥ ŋaŋ˦˥]

[sʊwŋ͡m˦˥ ŋaŋ˦˥]


súng lục

[sʊwŋ͡m˧˦ lʊwk͡p̚˧˨ʔ]

[ʂʊwŋ͡m˦˧˥ lʊwk͡p̚˨˩ʔ]

[sʊwŋ͡m˦˧˥ lʊwk͡p̚˨˩ʔ]

[ʂʊwŋ͡m˦˥ lʊwk͡p̚˨˩˨]

[sʊwŋ͡m˦˥ lʊwk͡p̚˨˩˨]

From súng (“gun”) + lục (“six”). The element of lục came from the six-bullet pistol that is somewhat familiar to Vietnamese.


súng sáu

[ʂʊwŋ͡m˦˧˥ ʂaw˨˩˦]

[sʊwŋ͡m˦˧˥ saw˨˩˦]

[ʂʊwŋ͡m˦˥ ʂa(ː)w˦˥]


rựa

cái (classifier)
cây (classifier)
𠟹 (CJK)
𨮌 (CJK)

From Proto-Vietic *m-raːʔ. Cognate with Pacoh pra (“large knife, cleaver”), Mang pjaː² (“knife”), Mon မြ (“a kind of knife”), O'du braː ("knife"). See also Thai พร้า (práa).


kíp

súng kíp


vồ

cái (classifier)
chiếc (classifier)
橅 (CJK)
釪 (CJK)


cung đạo

[kʊwŋ͡m˧˧ ʔɗaːw˧˨ʔ]

[kʊwŋ͡m˧˧ ʔɗaːw˨˩ʔ]

[kʊwŋ͡m˧˧ ʔɗaːw˨˩˨]

Sino-Vietnamese word from 弓道, composed of 弓 (“bow”) and 道 (“discipline”), from Japanese 弓道 (kyūdō).


lưỡi hái

[lɨəj˦ˀ˥ haːj˧˦]

[lɨj˧˨ haːj˨˩˦]

[lɨj˨˩˦ haːj˦˥]

lưỡi (“blade; cutting edge”) + hái (“to pluck to harvest”).

com

lưỡi hái thần chết/tử thần


phi tiêu

Sino-Vietnamese word from 飛鏢, composed of 飛 and 鏢.


lưu cầu

[lɨw˧˧ kəw˦˩]

[lɨw˧˧ kəw˨˩]

From Lưu Cầu (“Ryukyu”); Sino-Vietnamese word from 琉球.
Cognate with Portuguese leque (“fan”).

𣩂饒庒丐琉球
𣩂饒朋丐幽愁毒諸

18th century, Nguyễn Gia Thiều (阮嘉韶) (1741-1798), Cung oán ngâm khúc (宮怨吟曲), Phú Văn đường tàng (富文堂藏), printed in 1866 edition:

Why not kill me with a jade sword?
Why kill me with anxiety instead? Just how vicious is that?

Giết nhau chẳng cái lưu cầu,
Giết nhau bằng cái u sầu, độc chưa?


đầu đạn

head

đầu đạn • (頭彈)

vi-noun

đầu đạn • (頭彈)

[ʔɗəw˨˩ ʔɗaːn˧˨ʔ]

[ʔɗəw˦˩ ʔɗaːŋ˨˩ʔ]

[ʔɗəw˨˩ ʔɗaːŋ˨˩˨]


mã tấu

[maː˦ˀ˥ təw˧˦]

[maː˧˨ təw˨˩˦]

[maː˨˩˦ təw˦˥]

A rather recent loan from a form of Chinese 馬刀／马刀 (mǎdāo) (SV: mã đao), most likely from Cantonese.

Xung quanh anh, lố nhố những tên lính Pháp, lính Việt mang súng, dùi cui, mã tấu.

2016, Trầm Hương, Trong cơn lốc xoáy, part I, NXB Phụ nữ, page 34:

Around him milled French and Vietnamese soldiers carrying guns, clubs, and machetes.


kẹo đồng

[kɛw˧˨ʔ ʔɗəwŋ͡m˨˩]

[kɛw˨˩ʔ ʔɗəwŋ͡m˦˩]

[kɛw˨˩˨ ʔɗəwŋ͡m˨˩]

Mày muốn bị quẳng xuống sông hay ăn kẹo đồng ?

Ya wanna swim with the fishes or eat some pills?


địa lôi

[ʔɗiə˧˨ʔ loj˧˧]

[ʔɗiə˨˩ʔ loj˧˧]

[ʔɗiə˨˩˨ loj˧˧]

Sino-Vietnamese word from 地雷, composed of 地 (“land”) and 雷 (“thunder”).


thuỷ lôi

[tʰ⁽ʷ⁾ɪj˨˩˦ loj˧˧]

Sino-Vietnamese word from 水雷, composed of 水 (“water”) and 雷 (“thunder”).


hung khí

[hʊwŋ͡m˧˧ xi˧˦]

[hʊwŋ͡m˧˧ kʰɪj˨˩˦]

[hʊwŋ͡m˧˧ xɪj˨˩˦]

[hʊwŋ͡m˧˧ kʰɪj˦˥]

[hʊwŋ͡m˧˧ xɪj˦˥]

Sino-Vietnamese word from 凶器, composed of 凶 (“fierce”) and 器 (“instrument”).


nhị khúc côn

[ɲi˧˨ʔ xʊwk͡p̚˧˦ kon˧˧]

[ɲɪj˨˩ʔ kʰʊwk͡p̚˦˧˥ koŋ˧˧]

[ɲɪj˨˩ʔ xʊwk͡p̚˦˧˥ koŋ˧˧]

[ɲɪj˨˩˨ kʰʊwk͡p̚˦˥ koŋ˧˧]

[ɲɪj˨˩˨ xʊwk͡p̚˦˥ koŋ˧˧]

LL-Q9199 (vie)-Penn Zero MSSJ-nhị khúc côn.wav

Sino-Vietnamese word from 二 (“two”), 曲 (“segment”) and 棍 (“staff”); most likely coined by Vietnamese speakers as seen with the meaning "segment" of khúc.


thuẫn

[tʰ⁽ʷ⁾əŋ˨˩˦]


ba chĩa

[ʔɓaː˧˧ t͡ɕiə˦ˀ˥]

[ʔɓaː˧˧ t͡ɕiə˧˨]

[ʔɓaː˧˧ ciə˨˩˦]

LL-Q9199 (vie)-Penn Zero MSSJ-ba chĩa.wav

ba (“three”) + chĩa (“pikes; pitchfork”).

com

(weaponry) a trident (three-pronged spear)


đạn dược

[ʔɗaːn˧˨ʔ zɨək̚˧˨ʔ]

[ʔɗaːŋ˨˩ʔ jɨək̚˨˩ʔ]

[ʔɗaːŋ˨˩˨ jɨək̚˨˩˨]

1850, Karl Marx & Friedrich Engels, “Ansprache der Zentralbehörde an den Bund vom März” / “Address of the Central Committee to the Communist League” / “Lời kêu gọi của Ban chấp hành trung ương gửi Liên đoàn những người cộng sản”
Bất kể với lý do nào họ cũng không được nộp vũ khí và đạn dược; và khi cần thiết, phải dùng bạo lực để giáng trả mọi mưu đồ tước khí giới.
Under no pretext should arms and ammunition be surrendered; any attempt to disarm the workers must be frustrated, by force if necessary.

ammunition (articles used in charging firearms and ordnance of all kinds)


côn nhị khúc

[kon˧˧ ɲi˧˨ʔ xʊwk͡p̚˧˦]

[koŋ˧˧ ɲɪj˨˩ʔ kʰʊwk͡p̚˦˧˥]

[koŋ˧˧ ɲɪj˨˩ʔ xʊwk͡p̚˦˧˥]

[koŋ˧˧ ɲɪj˨˩˨ kʰʊwk͡p̚˦˥]

[koŋ˧˧ ɲɪj˨˩˨ xʊwk͡p̚˦˥]

LL-Q9199 (vie)-Penn Zero MSSJ-côn nhị khúc.wav

Rearrangment of nhị khúc côn with native Vietnamese word order.


kiếm khách

[kiəm˦˧˥ kʰat̚˦˧˥]

[kiəm˦˧˥ xat̚˦˧˥]

Sino-Vietnamese word from 劍客, composed of 劍 (“sword”) and 客 (“guest; visitor; traveler”).

vi-etym-sino

a wandering master swordsman; compare tay kiếm/kiếm sĩ (a swordsman, master or not, wandering or not)


bom nguyên tử

[ʔɓɔm˧˧ ŋwiən˧˧ tɨ˧˩]

[ʔɓɔm˧˧ ŋwiəŋ˧˧ tɨ˧˨]

[ʔɓɔm˧˧ ŋwiəŋ˧˧ tɨ˨˩˦]


hoả lực

[hwaː˧˩ lɨk̚˧˨ʔ]

[hwaː˧˨ lɨk̚˨˩ʔ]

[waː˨˩˦ lɨk̚˨˩˨]

Sino-Vietnamese word from 火力, composed of 火 (“fire”) and 力 (“power”).


hỏa lực

Traditional tone placement spelling of hoả lực.


đạn pháo

[ʔɗaːn˧˨ʔ faːw˧˦]

[ʔɗaːŋ˨˩ʔ faːw˨˩˦]

[ʔɗaːŋ˨˩˨ faːw˦˥]

Sino-Vietnamese word from 彈 (“bullet”) and 炮 (“cannon”), calque of Chinese 炮彈／炮弹 (pháo đạn).


hồng tâm

[həwŋ͡m˨˩ təm˧˧]

[həwŋ͡m˦˩ təm˧˧]

[həwŋ͡m˨˩ təm˧˧]


trái phá

[t͡ɕaːj˧˦ faː˧˦]

[ʈaːj˨˩˦ faː˨˩˦]

[ʈaːj˦˥ faː˦˥]

trái (classifier of round things) + phá (“to destroy”).

com

Ngày 24 tháng 6 cảnh-sát thành Christiania (kinh-đô Na-uy) khám thấy trong nhiều nhà riêng cùng nhà ga không biết bao nhiêu là trái-phá và thuốc-đạn của người Đức.

1917, Phạm Quỳnh, “Thời-đàm (Việc cách-mệnh Nga, nội-loạn Tàu)”, in Nam Phong tạp-chí, volume I:

In June 24th, the police force of Christiania (capital of Norway) found out a huge amount of German bombs and gunpowder in many houses and stations.


súng hoả mai

[sʊwŋ͡m˧˦ hwaː˧˩ maːj˧˧]

[ʂʊwŋ͡m˦˧˥ hwaː˧˨ maːj˧˧]

[sʊwŋ͡m˦˧˥ hwaː˧˨ maːj˧˧]

[ʂʊwŋ͡m˦˥ waː˨˩˦ maːj˧˧]

[sʊwŋ͡m˦˥ waː˨˩˦ maːj˧˧]

súng (“gun”) + hoả mai (“fuse”); the second element is obsolete in its original meaning.


đảm bảo phá huỷ lẫn nhau

[ʔɗaːm˧˩ ʔɓaːw˧˩ faː˧˦ hwi˧˩ lən˦ˀ˥ ɲaw˧˧]

[ʔɗaːm˧˨ ʔɓaːw˧˨ faː˨˩˦ hwɪj˧˨ ləŋ˧˨ ɲaw˧˧]

[ʔɗaːm˨˩˦ ʔɓaːw˨˩˦ faː˦˥ wɪj˨˩˦ ləŋ˨˩˦ ɲa(ː)w˧˧]

đảm bảo (“to assure”) + phá huỷ (“to destroy”) + lẫn nhau (“mutual”).

mutual assured destruction
mutual assured destruction

mutual assured destruction (mutual deterrence between countries possessing nuclear weapons, based on the capacity of each to inflict major damage on the other in response to a first strike)


vũ khí huỷ diệt hàng loạt

武器毀滅刷行 (CJK)

[vu˦ˀ˥ xi˧˦ hwi˧˩ ziət̚˧˨ʔ haːŋ˨˩ lwaːt̚˧˨ʔ]

[vʊw˧˨ kʰɪj˨˩˦ hwɪj˧˨ jiək̚˨˩ʔ haːŋ˦˩ lwaːk̚˨˩ʔ]

[vʊw˧˨ xɪj˨˩˦ hwɪj˧˨ jiək̚˨˩ʔ haːŋ˦˩ lwaːk̚˨˩ʔ]

[vʊw˨˩˦ kʰɪj˦˥ wɪj˨˩˦ jiək̚˨˩˨ haːŋ˨˩ l⁽ʷ⁾aːk̚˨˩˨]

[jʊw˨˩˦ xɪj˦˥ wɪj˨˩˦ jiək̚˨˩˨ haːŋ˨˩ l⁽ʷ⁾aːk̚˨˩˨]

vũ khí (“weapon”) + huỷ diệt (“to destroy, to annihilate”) + hàng loạt (“mass”).

Tổng thống Mỹ [George W.] Bush hôm qua tuyên bố Saddam Hussein không có vũ khí huỷ diệt hàng loạt khi Mỹ tấn công đất nước vùng Vịnh này. Tuyên bố của ông cho rằng trách nhiệm thuộc về các cơ quan tình báo Mỹ.

2004 October 8, Ngọc Sơn, “Bush thừa nhận Iraq không có vũ khí huỷ diệt [Bush admitted that Iraq did not have weapons of [mass] destruction]”, in VnExpress:

Yesterday [7 October 2004], U.S. President [George W.] Bush declared that Saddam Hussein did not have weapons of mass destruction when the U.S. attacked this Gulf country. His declaration placed responsibility on the U.S. intelligence agencies.

weapon of mass destruction
weapon of mass destruction


phóng lợn

[fawŋ͡m˧˦ ləːn˧˨ʔ]

[fawŋ͡m˦˧˥ ləːŋ˨˩ʔ]

[fɔŋ˦˧˥ ləːŋ˨˩ʔ]

[fawŋ͡m˦˥ ləːŋ˨˩˨]

phóng (“to launch; to throw”) + lợn (“pig”).


lụp

Cái ngu của nghề gác cu là khi con mồi và con bổi (cu rừng) xông vào trận, chúng gù, chúng thúc ngay cửa lụp (bẫy).

1999, Phan Trung Nghĩa, Đạo gác cu miệt vườn: Ký - phóng sự, Bạc Liêu: Nhà xuất bản Hội nhà văn, page 31:

(Southern Vietnam) kind of cage for trapping birds


bom ba càng

[ʔɓɔm˧˧ ʔɓaː˧˧ kaːŋ˨˩]

[ʔɓɔm˧˧ ʔɓaː˧˧ kaːŋ˦˩]

[ʔɓɔm˧˧ ʔɓaː˧˧ kaːŋ˨˩]

From bom (“bomb”) + ba (“three”) + càng (“pincer; shaft”), literally “tri-pincer bomb”. This weapon was famously employed by the Vietminh against French expeditionary forces during the Battle of Hanoi (1946).


nòng trơn

[nawŋ͡m˨˩ t͡ɕəːn˧˧]

[nawŋ͡m˦˩ ʈəːŋ˧˧]

[nɔŋ˦˩ ʈəːŋ˧˧]

[nawŋ͡m˨˩ ʈəːŋ˧˧]


súng cối

[ʂʊwŋ͡m˦˧˥ koj˨˩˦]

[sʊwŋ͡m˦˧˥ koj˨˩˦]

[ʂʊwŋ͡m˦˥ koj˦˥]