đũa

head

đũa • (箸, 筷, 杜, 𥮊)

vi-noun

(classifier chiếc, cây) đũa • (箸, 筷, 杜, 𥮊)

chiếc (classifier)
cây (classifier)
箸 (CJK)
筷 (CJK)
杜 (CJK)
𥮊 (CJK)

Non-Sino-Vietnamese reading of Chinese 箸 (“chopstick”, SV: trợ).

der

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

đũa cả

large flat chopstick used to serve rice from a pot

cặp/đôi đũa lệch

(figurative, humorous) a pair with a significant height difference (literally, “an uneven pair of chopsticks”)


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


bàn

Sino-Vietnamese word from 盤 (“plate; board game”).

vi-etym-sino

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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


giường

head

床, 棖, 𪲝, 𬕌, 牀

vi-noun

床, 棖, 𪲝, 𬕌, 牀

(classifier cái, chiếc) giường • (床, 棖, 𪲝, 𬕌, 牀)

cái (classifier)
chiếc (classifier)
床 (CJK)
棖 (CJK)
𪲝 (CJK)
𬕌 (CJK)
牀 (CJK)

Tai Dam: ꪹꪥꪉ (ꞌdướng)

Tày: chường

From Proto-Vietic *k-ɟəːŋ, from Old Chinese 床 (OC *k.dzraŋ) (B-S) (SV: sàng). Cognates include Nguôn xường, Chut kəcɨːŋ², Tho [Làng Lỡ] jɨaŋ², Tho [Cuối Chăm] cəːŋ².

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xanh

head

xanh • (撑, 𩇛, 𩇢, 𫕹) (diminutive reduplication xanh xanh)

撑 (CJK)
𩇛 (CJK)
𩇢 (CJK)
𫕹 (CJK)
xanh xanh (diminutive reduplication)

Non-Sino-Vietnamese reading of Chinese 青 (“grue”, SV: thanh).

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

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người đầu bạc tiễn kẻ đầu xanh

"the young perish and the old linger"; the old watch the young die (literally, “the "silver-haired" say goodbye to the "green-haired"”)

Tóc nào hãy còn xanh, cho ta chút hồn nhiên.

(Can we date this quote?), Trịnh Công Sơn (lyrics and music), “Ru ta ngậm ngùi [Lull Me with Your Sorrow]”:

Whose hair is still black, granting me a tad of innocence?

Được yêu em đến khi bạc mái đầu xanh.

(Can we date this quote?), Minh Khang (lyrics and music), “Lời nguyền [The Oath]”:

That I could love you until our black hair turns gray.

(literary, of people's head hair) youthfully black


niêu

vi-noun

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

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


ghế

(classifier cái, chiếc) ghế • (𣖟, 𧦔, 𪞴, 𬃪)

cái (classifier)
chiếc (classifier)
𣖟 (CJK)
𧦔 (CJK)
𪞴 (CJK)
𬃪 (CJK)

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Non-Sino-Vietnamese reading of Chinese 几 (“stool”, SV: kỉ).

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

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ghế bành

ghế đá

a seat (A piece of furniture made for sitting)


thìa

cái (classifier)
𠤧 (CJK)
𣼮 (CJK)
𨫉 (CJK)

Non-Sino-Vietnamese reading of Chinese 匙 (“spoon”, SV: thi). Compare chìa.

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

vi-etym-sino

(Northern Vietnam) spoon (scooped utensil for eating (or serving))


nồi

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

lọ nồi

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


gối

chiếc (classifier)
cái (classifier)
𩠴 (CJK)
𫋻 (CJK)

From Proto-Vietic *-koːlʔ, perhaps from Proto-Mon-Khmer *kulʔ, a variant of *kəl( ) ~ *kəəlʔ (“to support; to help”). Compare Khmer កល់ (kɑl, “to support from below”), ខ្នល់ (khnɑl, “prop; cushion”).

cog

vỏ/bao/áo gối

gối ôm


kê

Cognate with Muong Bi kêl.
Unrelated to Old Chinese 支 (OC *ke) (B-S).

(furniture) to place; to arrange; to put


chảo

cái (classifier)
草 (CJK)
早 (CJK)
𨥿 (CJK)
鉊 (CJK)

chảo chống dính

a pan-like item of cookware; a pan, a wok, etc.


cung

cung/nhà văn hoá


tắm

Cognate with Muong Bi thẳm, Khasi sum, Muak Sa-aak sum³. The Austroasiatic root for which these words descended from contains a varieties of forms that are difficult to interpret and connect, see the entry of Pacoh houm for more.

vòi tắm

tắm (cho) chó/con

to give your dog/child a bath or a shower

to wash a live body, usually your own; to bathe, to shower, etc.

tắm nắng

tắm bùn

tắm biển

(by extension) to bathe in something, watery or not


muỗng

cái (classifier)
𢳠 (CJK)
𨮒 (CJK)
𨮵 (CJK)

From a Tai language. Compare Lao ບ່ວງ (būang).

(Central Vietnam, Southern Vietnam) spoon


lò vi ba

[lɔ˨˩ vi˧˧ ʔɓaː˧˧]

[lɔ˦˩ vɪj˧˧ ʔɓaː˧˧]

[lɔ˨˩ vɪj˧˧ ʔɓaː˧˧]

[lɔ˨˩ jɪj˧˧ ʔɓaː˧˧]

lò ("oven") + Sino-Vietnamese word from 微波 (“microwave”).


gội

From Proto-Vietic *c-goːlʔ. Cognate with Muong cổl.

gội đầu

tắm gội

to wash oneself thoroughly (literally, “to wash both one's body and hair”)


lâu đài

[ləw˧˧ ʔɗaːj˨˩]

[ləw˧˧ ʔɗaːj˦˩]

[ləw˧˧ ʔɗaːj˨˩]

Sino-Vietnamese word from 樓臺, composed of 樓 (“storied building”) and 臺 (“tower; platform”).


bếp

bếp lò


lò

Non-Sino-Vietnamese reading of Chinese 爐 (SV: lô).
Doublet of lẩu.

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

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bếp lò

cái lò


nồi cơm điện

[noj˨˩ kəːm˧˧ ʔɗiən˧˨ʔ]

[noj˦˩ kəːm˧˧ ʔɗiəŋ˨˩ʔ]

[noj˨˩ kəːm˧˧ ʔɗiəŋ˨˩˨]

nồi (“cooking pot”) + cơm (“cooked rice”) + điện (“electric”).


túi ngủ

[tuj˨˩˦ ŋʊw˧˨]

[tuj˦˥ ŋʊw˨˩˦]


thớt

vi-noun

(classifier cái, chiếc) thớt • (橽, 𣐆, 𣘄)

cái (classifier)
chiếc (classifier)
橽 (CJK)
𣐆 (CJK)
𣘄 (CJK)


muôi

cái (classifier)
chiếc (classifier)
枚 (CJK)

(Northern Vietnam) a ladle (deep-bowled spoon with a long, usually curved, handle)


vỉ

head

vỉ • (尾, 彼, 偉)

cái (classifier)
尾 (CJK)
彼 (CJK)
偉 (CJK)

trellis matting (used to lag bottom of a double boiler (chõ), usually made of bamboo)

vỉ nướng

something flat with many small holes in it, such as a fly swatter, a barbecue grill, etc.


vỉ

vỉ • (尾, 彼, 偉)

vi-cls

vỉ • (尾, 彼, 偉)

Used for small flat objects containing many small items of the same type, such as blister packs (of medicine, batteries), etc.


chõ

cái (classifier)
chiếc (classifier)
祖 (CJK)
𡓇 (CJK)
𡊲 (CJK)

Related to xỏ (“to thread”), through an affixed form.

(cooking) a steam boiler (often for sticky rice); steamer


ghế đẩu

head

几/椅/楴/槣/𣖟/𧦔斗

ghế đẩu • (几/椅/楴/槣/𣖟/𧦔斗)

vi-noun

几/椅/楴/槣/𣖟/𧦔斗

(classifier cái, chiếc) ghế đẩu • (几/椅/楴/槣/𣖟/𧦔斗)

[ɣe˧˦ ʔɗəw˧˩]

[ɣej˨˩˦ ʔɗəw˧˨]

[ɣej˦˥ ʔɗəw˨˩˦]

a stool (A seat for one person without a back or armrest)


phuốc-sét

[fuək̚˧˦ sɛt̚˧˦]

[fuək̚˦˧˥ ʂɛt̚˦˧˥]

[fuək̚˦˧˥ sɛt̚˦˧˥]

[fuək̚˦˥ ʂɛk̚˦˥]

[fuək̚˦˥ sɛk̚˦˥]

(obsolete) Synonym of nĩa (“fork”) (eating utensil)


ninh

funnel-shaped cooking pot with straps, commonly used by the Tày people of Vietnam to steam food


nhà bè

[ɲaː˨˩ ʔɓɛ˨˩]

[ɲaː˦˩ ʔɓɛ˦˩]

[ɲaː˨˩ ʔɓɛ˨˩]

hut built atop a wooden raft; floating house; houseboat


máy khâu

[maj˨˩˦ kʰəw˧˧]


âm tường

[ʔəm˧˧ tɨəŋ˨˩]

[ʔəm˧˧ tɨəŋ˦˩]

[ʔəm˧˧ tɨəŋ˨˩]

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tủ âm tường

(of furniture) placed in a hole on a wall


mặt tiền

[mak̚˨˩ʔ tiəŋ˦˩]

[mak̚˨˩˨ tiəŋ˨˩]

nhà mặt tiền

a building with a facade facing a busy street, which is good for a prospective business

(architecture, real estate, of a house) a facade


phô-tơi

[fo˧˧ təːj˧˧]


xa-lông

[saː˧˧ ləwŋ͡m˧˧]

[saː˧˧ ləwŋ͡m˧˧]

[saː˧˧ ləwŋ͡m˧˧]

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French salon (“living room; saloon; salon”).

bor

a couch (furniture for seating of more than one person)


hăng-gô

[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: […]


bồn tắm

[ʔɓoŋ˦˩ tam˦˧˥]

[ʔɓoŋ˨˩ tam˦˥]

bồn (“basin, tub”) + tắm (“to bathe, to shower”).


máy hút mùi

[maj˨˩˦ hʊk̚˦˧˥ muj˦˩]


lò vi sóng

[lɔ˨˩ vi˧˧ sawŋ͡m˧˦]

[lɔ˦˩ vɪj˧˧ ʂawŋ͡m˦˧˥]

[lɔ˦˩ vɪj˧˧ sɔŋ˦˧˥]

[lɔ˨˩ vɪj˧˧ ʂawŋ͡m˦˥]

[lɔ˨˩ jɪj˧˧ sawŋ͡m˦˥]


sữa tắm

[sɨə˦ˀ˥ tam˧˦]

[ʂɨə˧˨ tam˦˧˥]

[sɨə˧˨ tam˦˧˥]

[ʂɨə˨˩˦ tam˦˥]

[sɨə˨˩˦ tam˦˥]

sữa (“milk”) + tắm (“to wash the body”).


máy xay

máy xay sinh tố
máy xay sinh tố#Vietnamese


máy xay sinh tố

[maj˨˩˦ saj˧˧ ʂɨn˧˧ tow˨˩˦]

máy (“machine”) + xay (“to grind; to crush”) + sinh tố (“smoothie”).


nồi áp suất

[noj˨˩ ʔaːp̚˧˦ swət̚˧˦]

[noj˦˩ ʔaːp̚˦˧˥ ʂwək̚˦˧˥]

[noj˦˩ ʔaːp̚˦˧˥ swək̚˦˧˥]

[noj˨˩ ʔaːp̚˦˥ ʂ⁽ʷ⁾ək̚˦˥]

[noj˨˩ ʔaːp̚˦˥ s⁽ʷ⁾ək̚˦˥]

nồi (“cooking pot”) + áp suất (“pressure”).


nồi niêu xoong chảo

[noj˨˩ niəw˧˧ sɔŋ˧˧ t͡ɕaːw˧˩]

[noj˦˩ niw˧˧ sɔŋ͡m˧˧ t͡ɕaːw˧˨]

[noj˨˩ niw˧˧ sɔŋ˧˧ caːw˨˩˦]

(collective) pots and pans; kitchenware containers


sân rồng

[sən˧˧ zəwŋ͡m˨˩]

[ʂəŋ˧˧ ʐəwŋ͡m˦˩]

[səŋ˧˧ ʐəwŋ͡m˦˩]

[ʂəŋ˧˧ ɹəwŋ͡m˨˩]

[səŋ˧˧ ɹəwŋ͡m˨˩]


mặt bằng

[mat̚˧˨ʔ ʔɓaŋ˨˩]

[mak̚˨˩ʔ ʔɓaŋ˦˩]

[mak̚˨˩˨ ʔɓaŋ˨˩]

giải phóng mặt bằng

CHO THUÊ MẶT BẰNG

(real estate) property (piece of real estate)


mươn

(North Central Vietnam) a kind of bamboo pallet, resembling a small table