vãi

From Middle Vietnamese uãi, vãi, from Proto-Vietic *vaːs (“to broadcast (rice)”). Cognate with Tho [Cuối Chăm] vɐːl⁶, Chut [Rục] vaːl⁶.
Unrelated to Chinese 播 (MC paH) (SV: bá) nor any Austroasiatic word with labial stop initial like Khmer បោះ (bɑh), Khasi bet. As shown by the Vietic cognates, Vietnamese ‹v-› here is not the result of lenition.

inh

to spill (something) all over; to strew; to broadcast

(of rice, seeds, etc.) to be spilled all over; to be scattered

to excrete (involuntarily); to let out; to urinate or pee (by accident)


giú

Related to giấu. Cognate with Muong chủ (“to hide”) and Chut [Rục] cuː³ (“to cover seeds”).

(Central Vietnam, Southern Vietnam) to hide; to cover; to conceal

(Central Vietnam, Southern Vietnam) to cover fruits to make them ripe artificially


hoà

Sino-Vietnamese word from 和. Compare Thai ฮั้ว (húua).


huề

Non-Sino-Vietnamese reading of Chinese 和 (SV: hoà).

der

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

vi-etym-sino

(Central Vietnam, Southern Vietnam) to draw, to tie


giậm

to stamp (to strike, beat, or press forcibly with the bottom of the foot, or by thrusting the foot downward)


vâng lời

[vəŋ˧˧ ləːj˨˩]

[vəŋ˧˧ ləːj˦˩]

[vəŋ˧˧ ləːj˨˩]

[jəŋ˧˧ ləːj˨˩]


rấm

to cover (fruit, seeds) to artificially accelerate their ripening or development; to force (fruit, seeds)

to have (something) prepared secretly beforehand; to have (something, someone) all lined up


phân bua

[fən˧˧ ʔɓuə˧˧]

[fəŋ˧˧ ʔɓuə˧˧]

[fəŋ˧˧ ʔɓuə˧˧]

LL-Q9199 (vie)-Penn Zero MSSJ-phân bua.wav

The Northern Middle Vietnamese form phân ꞗua (“to the king”) is attested in Dictionarium Annamiticum Lusitanum et Latinum; this form would regularly yield *phân vua in the modern Northern dialects. The modern form with unlenited bua thus indicates that this form spread from a Central dialect without lenition and displaced the regular reflex in the mainstream dialects.
Equivalent to phân (“to distribute”) + vua (“king”).


tróc

[ʈawk͡p̚˦˧˥]


sợ sệt

[səː˧˨ʔ set̚˧˨ʔ]

[ʂəː˨˩ʔ ʂet̚˨˩ʔ]

[səː˨˩ʔ set̚˨˩ʔ]

[ʂəː˨˩˨ ʂəːt̚˨˩˨]

[səː˨˩˨ səːt̚˨˩˨]

to be fearful; to be afraid; to be timid


ăn kem trước cổng

[ʔan˧˧ kɛm˧˧ t͡ɕɨək̚˧˦ kəwŋ͡m˧˩]

[ʔaŋ˧˧ kɛm˧˧ ʈɨək̚˦˧˥ kəwŋ͡m˧˨]

[ʔaŋ˧˧ kɛm˧˧ ʈɨək̚˦˥ kəwŋ͡m˨˩˦]

LL-Q9199 (vie)-Penn Zero MSSJ-ăn kem trước cổng.wav

Literally, “to eat ice cream in front of the gate”.

ăn cơm trước kẻng
ăn cơm trước kẻng#Vietnamese

(slang, wordplay, humorous) Alternative form of ăn cơm trước kẻng (“to have premarital sex”)


xâm phạm

[səm˧˧ faːm˧˨ʔ]

[səm˧˧ faːm˨˩ʔ]

[səm˧˧ faːm˨˩˨]

Sino-Vietnamese word from 侵犯 (“to infringe”).

xâm phạm chủ quyền

to intrude the sovereignty [of a nation]

Nam quốc san hà [Our Southern State]
Nam quốc san hà Nam đế cư,
Tiệt nhiên phân định tại thiên thư.
Như hà nghịch lỗ lai xâm phạm,
Nhữ đẳng hành khan thủ bại hư.
Trần Trọng Kim's translation:
Sông núi nước Nam vua Nam ở
Rành rành định phận ở sách trời
Cớ sao lũ giặc sang xâm phạm,
Chúng bay sẽ bị đánh tơi bời.
Our southern state is where our southern emperor rules,
It has always been that way, as per heavenly will
How dare the enemies intrude our land?
You lot will be utterly defeated!


ganh tị

[ɣajŋ̟˧˧ ti˧˨ʔ]

[ɣɛɲ˧˧ tɪj˨˩ʔ]

[ɣan˧˧ tɪj˨˩˨]


đỏ mặt

[ʔɗɔ˧˩ mat̚˧˨ʔ]

[ʔɗɔ˧˨ mak̚˨˩ʔ]

[ʔɗɔ˨˩˦ mak̚˨˩˨]

đỏ (“red”) + mặt (“face”), literally “(of face) to redden”.


đánh răng

[ʔɗajŋ̟˧˦ zaŋ˧˧]

[ʔɗɛɲ˦˧˥ ʐaŋ˧˧]

[ʔɗan˦˥ ɹaŋ˧˧]

đánh (“to rub to clean or polish”) + răng (“teeth”).


đánh thắng

[ʔɗajŋ̟˧˦ tʰaŋ˧˦]

[ʔɗɛɲ˦˧˥ tʰaŋ˦˧˥]

[ʔɗan˦˥ tʰaŋ˦˥]


rạc

Ngồi xe mấy tiếng muốn rạc xác hết đứng nổi luôn rồi.

Having sat in this car for hours, my body is so tired that I could not stand up anymore.


chuẩn đoán

[t͡ɕwən˧˩ ʔɗwaːn˧˦]

[t͡ɕwəŋ˧˨ ʔɗwaːŋ˦˧˥]

[c⁽ʷ⁾əŋ˨˩˦ ʔɗwaːŋ˦˥]

Eggcorn of chẩn đoán, due to chuẩn (“spot-on”).


đánh đầu

[ʔɗajŋ̟˧˦ ʔɗəw˨˩]

[ʔɗɛɲ˦˧˥ ʔɗəw˦˩]

[ʔɗan˦˥ ʔɗəw˨˩]


thiệt hại

[tʰiət̚˧˨ʔ haːj˧˨ʔ]

[tʰiək̚˨˩ʔ haːj˨˩ʔ]

[tʰiək̚˨˩˨ haːj˨˩˨]


xắn

xắn tay áo


ép xung

[ʔɛp̚˧˦ sʊwŋ͡m˧˧]

[ʔɛp̚˦˧˥ sʊwŋ͡m˧˧]

[ʔɛp̚˦˥ sʊwŋ͡m˧˧]


ngót

Trứng ngót

(dated, usually of food) to shrink in size, especially because loss of water


ghen tị

[ɣɛn˧˧ ti˧˨ʔ]

[ɣɛŋ˧˧ tɪj˨˩ʔ]

[ɣɛŋ˧˧ tɪj˨˩˨]


trượt vỏ chuối

[t͡ɕɨət̚˧˨ʔ vɔ˧˩ t͡ɕuəj˧˦]

[ʈɨək̚˨˩ʔ vɔ˧˨ t͡ɕuj˨˩˦]

[ʈɨək̚˨˩˨ vɔ˨˩˦ cuj˦˥]

[ʈɨək̚˨˩˨ jɔ˨˩˦ cuj˦˥]

(figurative, humorous) to terribly fail an exam


loại từ vòng gửi xe

[lwaːj˧˨ʔ tɨ˨˩ vawŋ͡m˨˩ ɣɨj˧˩ sɛ˧˧]

[lwaːj˨˩ʔ tɨ˦˩ vawŋ͡m˦˩ ɣɨj˧˨ sɛ˧˧]

[lwaːj˨˩ʔ tɨ˦˩ vɔŋ˦˩ ɣɨj˧˨ sɛ˧˧]

[l⁽ʷ⁾aːj˨˩˨ tɨ˨˩ vawŋ͡m˨˩ ɣɨj˨˩˦ sɛ˧˧]

[l⁽ʷ⁾aːj˨˩˨ tɨ˨˩ jawŋ͡m˨˩ ɣɨj˨˩˦ sɛ˧˧]

(literal) to eliminate on the parking round

(figurative, humorous) to eliminate (a contestant) on the very first round of a contest


giăng

giăng mùng

to spread (out), to stretch (out), to extend


lóc

Compare Old Chinese 剝 (OC *[p]ˤrok) (B-S) (SV: bác), Proto-Bahnaric *plo(ː)k (“to peel, to take off”), Proto-Katuic *lok, *lɔɔk (“to peel”).

cog

to cut off, to remove the flesh, skin, etc.


nảy nở

[naj˧˩ nəː˧˩]

[naj˧˨ nəː˧˨]

[na(ː)j˨˩˦ nəː˨˩˦]


phồn thực

[fon˨˩ tʰɨk̚˧˨ʔ]

[foŋ˦˩ tʰɨk̚˨˩ʔ]

[foŋ˨˩ tʰɨk̚˨˩˨]

Sino-Vietnamese word from 繁殖 (“to reproduce; to breed”).
The sense of “buxom” is a misinterpretation of the Sino-Vietnamese etymology above, prompted by association with phôm phốp (“buxom”), phồng (“to swell”), etc. + thực (“truly”).
Compare cứu cánh, điểm yếu, bao biện, tiêu phí, khốn nạn, chuẩn đoán, công bằng, etc.

vi-etym-sino

bản năng phồn thực

tín ngưỡng phồn thực

traditional fertility beliefs; Linga-ism

(used attributively) to reproduce; to breed


ngừng bắn

[ŋɨŋ˨˩ ʔɓan˧˦]

[ŋɨŋ˦˩ ʔɓaŋ˦˧˥]

[ŋɨŋ˨˩ ʔɓaŋ˦˥]

ngừng (“to stop”) + bắn (“to shoot; to fire”).


an bài

[ʔaːn˧˧ ʔɓaːj˨˩]

[ʔaːŋ˧˧ ʔɓaːj˦˩]

[ʔaːŋ˧˧ ʔɓaːj˨˩]

to predetermine (one's destiny); to dispose; to preordain; to prearrange


rà soát

[ʐaː˦˩ ʂwaːk̚˦˧˥]

[ʐaː˦˩ swaːk̚˦˧˥]

[ɹaː˨˩ ʂ⁽ʷ⁾aːk̚˦˥]

[ɹaː˨˩ s⁽ʷ⁾aːk̚˦˥]


siết chặt

[siət̚˧˦ t͡ɕat̚˧˨ʔ]

[ʂiək̚˦˧˥ t͡ɕak̚˨˩ʔ]

[siək̚˦˧˥ t͡ɕak̚˨˩ʔ]

[ʂiək̚˦˥ cak̚˨˩˨]

[siək̚˦˥ cak̚˨˩˨]

(literal) to tighten by gripping very hard

siết chặt quản lí nhà nước

to tighten or consolidate state managerial enforcement

(figurative) to tighten (enforcement, management, inspection, etc.)


an trú

[ʔaːn˧˧ t͡ɕu˧˦]

[ʔaːŋ˧˧ ʈʊw˨˩˦]

[ʔaːŋ˧˧ ʈʊw˦˥]

Sino-Vietnamese word from 安住, composed of 安 (“peaceful”) and 住 (“to live”).

vi-etym-sino

an trú trong hiện tại

to live without worrying about the present

Thở vào, tâm tĩnh lặng
Thở ra, miệng mỉm cười
An trú trong hiện tại
Giờ phút đẹp tuyệt vời
Breathe in, your mind tranquill
Breathe out, your mouth smiling
Live in peace of the moment
And have a wonderfully pleasant time

(literary) to live in peace; to live peacefully and carefree


bảo an

[ʔɓaːw˧˩ ʔaːn˧˧]

[ʔɓaːw˧˨ ʔaːŋ˧˧]

[ʔɓaːw˨˩˦ ʔaːŋ˧˧]

(rare) to ensure security; to maintain law and order


đặt tên

[ʔɗat̚˧˨ʔ ten˧˧]

[ʔɗak̚˨˩ʔ ten˧˧]

[ʔɗak̚˨˩˨ təːn˧˧]


rượu chè

[ziəw˧˨ʔ t͡ɕɛ˨˩]

[ʐɨəw˨˩ʔ t͡ɕɛ˦˩]

[ɹɨəw˨˩˨ cɛ˨˩]

Ca dao mười hai tháng
Tháng Giêng là tháng ăn chơi,
Tháng Hai cờ bạc, tháng Ba rượu chè,
Tháng Tư là tháng lè phè,
Tháng Năm, tháng Sáu hội hè vui chơi,
[…]
January is the month of playing around,
February is for gambling, March for drinking;
April is the month of idling,
May and June are for having fun,
[…]

(colloquial) to hit the bottle; to enjoy drinking alcohol excessively (as a habit); to be an alcoholic


hộ sinh

[ho˧˨ʔ sïŋ˧˧]

[how˨˩ʔ ʂɨn˧˧]

[how˨˩˨ ʂɨn˧˧]

Sino-Vietnamese word from 護生, composed of 護 (“to take care of”) and 生 (“to give birth”).

to assist and care for a woman in labour; to deliver (a woman)


nhập viện

[ɲəp̚˧˨ʔ viən˧˨ʔ]

[ɲəp̚˨˩ʔ viəŋ˨˩ʔ]

[ɲəp̚˨˩˨ viəŋ˨˩˨]

[ɲəp̚˨˩˨ jiəŋ˨˩˨]

Sino-Vietnamese word from 入院, composed of 入 (“to enter”) and 院 (“hospital”).

to be admitted to hospital; to be hospitalised


dìm

Nó bị cô dìm.

She's been disadvantaged by her teacher.


tròng trành

head

tròng trành (reduplication tròng trà tròng trành)

[t͡ɕawŋ͡m˨˩ t͡ɕajŋ̟˨˩]

[ʈawŋ͡m˦˩ ʈɛɲ˦˩]

[ʈɔŋ˦˩ ʈɛɲ˦˩]

[ʈawŋ͡m˨˩ ʈan˨˩]

to sway; to rock; to tilt back and forth


cài đặt

[kaːj˨˩ ʔɗat̚˧˨ʔ]

[kaːj˦˩ ʔɗak̚˨˩ʔ]

[kaːj˨˩ ʔɗak̚˨˩˨]


nghe nói

[ŋɛ˧˧ nɔj˧˦]

[ŋɛ˧˧ nɔj˨˩˦]

[ŋɛ˧˧ nɔj˦˥]

nghe (“to hear”) + nói (“to say”); compare Chinese 聽說／听说 (thính thuyết, literally “to hear + to say”).


khấn vái

[kʰəŋ˦˧˥ vaːj˨˩˦]

[xəŋ˦˧˥ vaːj˨˩˦]

[kʰəŋ˦˥ vaːj˦˥]

[xəŋ˦˥ jaːj˦˥]


căn cứ

[kaŋ˧˧ kɨ˨˩˦]

[kaŋ˧˧ kɨ˦˥]


giùi

From Proto-Vietic *k-cuːj.
Non-Sino-Vietnamese reading of Chinese 錐 (“awl, to pierce”, SV: chùy).

der

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


壓倒

chữ Hán form of áp đảo (“to overwhelm; to overpower”).


quẹt

to rub (to move (one object) while maintaining contact with another object over some area, with pressure and friction)


giải tán

[jaːj˧˨ taːŋ˦˧˥]

[jaːj˨˩˦ taːŋ˦˥]


giải nhiệt

[zaːj˧˩ ɲiət̚˧˨ʔ]

[jaːj˧˨ ɲiək̚˨˩ʔ]

[jaːj˨˩˦ ɲiək̚˨˩˨]

Sino-Vietnamese word from 解熱 (“to relieve heat or a fever”).

trà giải nhiệt

alternative medicine
alternative medicine

(alternative medicine) to relieve "hot" qi in your body in order to reduce acne, inflammation, etc.


bưng bít

[ʔɓɨŋ˧˧ ʔɓit̚˧˦]

[ʔɓɨŋ˧˧ ʔɓit̚˦˧˥]

[ʔɓɨŋ˧˧ ʔɓɨt̚˦˥]


che chở

[t͡ɕɛ˧˧ t͡ɕəː˧˩]

[t͡ɕɛ˧˧ t͡ɕəː˧˨]

[cɛ˧˧ cəː˨˩˦]

che (“to cover”) + chở (“to transport”).

Bầu trời che chở chúng ta.


xức

Likely non-Sino-Vietnamese reading of Chinese 拭 (“to wipe”, SV: thức).
Attested in Phật thuyết đại báo phụ mẫu ân trọng kinh (佛說大報父母恩重經) as 巴拭 (MC pae syik) (modern SV: ba thức).

der

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


lật đổ

[lət̚˧˨ʔ ʔɗo˧˩]

[lək̚˨˩ʔ ʔɗow˧˨]

[lək̚˨˩˨ ʔɗow˨˩˦]


xuôi

xuôi dòng sông...

to go with the flow of/downstream the river.../...River

xuôi dòng sông La

to go with the flow of/downstream the La River

(literary) to go with the flow; to go downstream


cải tà quy chính

[kaːj˧˩ taː˨˩ kwi˧˧ t͡ɕïŋ˧˦]

[kaːj˧˨ taː˦˩ kwɪj˧˧ t͡ɕɨn˦˧˥]

[kaːj˨˩˦ taː˨˩ wɪj˧˧ cɨn˦˥]

turn over a new leaf
turn over a new leaf

(idiomatic) to switch from sin to the right path; to mend one's ways; to turn over a new leaf


trông nom

[t͡ɕəwŋ͡m˧˧ nɔm˧˧]

[ʈəwŋ͡m˧˧ nɔm˧˧]

[ʈəwŋ͡m˧˧ nɔm˧˧]

to look after; to take care of; to nurture


phục dựng

[fʊwk͡p̚˧˨ʔ zɨŋ˧˨ʔ]

[fʊwk͡p̚˨˩ʔ jɨŋ˨˩ʔ]

[fʊwk͡p̚˨˩˨ jɨŋ˨˩˨]

phục (復, “again; to repeat”) + dựng (“to build; to construct”).


chia động từ

[t͡ɕiə˧˧ ʔɗəwŋ͡m˧˨ʔ tɨ˨˩]

[t͡ɕiə˧˧ ʔɗəwŋ͡m˨˩ʔ tɨ˦˩]

[ciə˧˧ ʔɗəwŋ͡m˨˩˨ tɨ˨˩]


khôi phục

[kʰoj˧˧ fʊwk͡p̚˨˩ʔ]

[kʰoj˧˧ fʊwk͡p̚˨˩˨]

khôi phục tranh/dữ liệu

(intransitive) to restore; to recover (compare hồi phục)


hậm hực

[həm˧˨ʔ hɨk̚˧˨ʔ]

[həm˨˩ʔ hɨk̚˨˩ʔ]

[həm˨˩˨ hɨk̚˨˩˨]

Thầy lính vẫn hậm hực: – Thôi, thế thì tôi chỉ còn cách ly dị vợ tôi mà thôi !

1936, Vũ Trọng Phụng, chapter 2, in Số đỏ, Hà Nội báo:

The policeman was still boiling over with frustration, "No kidding, it that case there's nothing I can do but divorce my wife!

boiling over with unexpressed frustration


bày đặt

[ʔɓaj˨˩ ʔɗat̚˧˨ʔ]

[ʔɓaj˦˩ ʔɗak̚˨˩ʔ]

[ʔɓa(ː)j˨˩ ʔɗak̚˨˩˨]

(chiefly Southern Vietnam, colloquial) to make things unnecessarily complicated


khẩu chiến

[xəw˧˩ t͡ɕiən˧˦]

[kʰəw˧˨ t͡ɕiəŋ˦˧˥]

[xəw˧˨ t͡ɕiəŋ˦˧˥]

[kʰəw˨˩˦ ciəŋ˦˥]

[xəw˨˩˦ ciəŋ˦˥]

Thầy minđơ mở cửa phòng giam giữa lúc Xuân Tóc Đỏ khẩu chiến với ông thầy số.

Mr Mille Deux opened the door to the prison right when Red-Haired Xuân was quarreling heatedly with the fortune teller.


sủi

Perhaps from Proto-Vietic *t-ruːs ~ *k-luːs; if so, related to sôi.

to bubble (to produce bubbles, to rise up in bubbles)

Mới làm được hai ngày ở công ty ấy là tao đã sủi rồi.

I bailed out after working for only two days at that company.

(colloquial, slang) to leave; to bail out


lảng

Anh đứng dậy, lảng ra hố bom, ngồi nhìn trân trân mấy mảng rong xanh giập giờn trong lòng nước.

1978, Chu Lai, chapter 2, in Nắng đồng bằng, NXB Quân đội Nhân dân:

He got up, sneaked away to the bomb crater, and sat down to unmovingly look at the patches of green algae bobbing in and out of sight in the water.

Muốn lảng chuyện, ông ta bảo người lính xuống nhà giam tạm, lôi bọn người bị bắt lên lấy cung.

Wishing to turn the conversation away [from this topic], he told the policeman to go down to the temporary prison and drag the arrested people up for interrogation.

to digress; to try to avoid talking about something; to turn away


học chay

học (“to study; to learn”) + chay (“vegan”).

com

to study only theory, without much emphasis on practice or application


ngủ chay

[ŋu˧˩ t͡ɕaj˧˧]

[ŋʊw˧˨ t͡ɕaj˧˧]

[ŋʊw˨˩˦ ca(ː)j˧˧]

to purely sleep, without anything else happening (i.e. sex) on the bed


trung tiện

[t͡ɕʊwŋ͡m˧˧ tiən˧˨ʔ]

[ʈʊwŋ͡m˧˧ tiəŋ˨˩ʔ]

[ʈʊwŋ͡m˧˧ tiəŋ˨˩˨]

LL-Q9199 (vie)-Penn Zero MSSJ-trung tiện.wav

Sino-Vietnamese word from 中便, composed of 中 (“medium; middle”) and 便 (“convenience”), modelled after đại tiện (大便, “to defecate [i.e. ‘big convenience’]”) and tiểu tiện (小便, “to urinate [i.e. ‘small convenience’]”).


bơi chó

[ʔɓəːj˧˧ t͡ɕɔ˧˦]

[ʔɓəːj˧˧ t͡ɕɔ˨˩˦]

[ʔɓəːj˧˧ cɔ˦˥]

to dog paddle; to swim in the dog paddle style


chỉnh đốn

[t͡ɕïŋ˧˩ ʔɗon˧˦]

[t͡ɕɨn˧˨ ʔɗoŋ˦˧˥]

[cɨn˨˩˦ ʔɗoŋ˦˥]

Sino-Vietnamese word from 整頓, composed of 整 (“to tidy”) and 頓 (“to arrange”).

vi-etym-sino

to sort out; to reorganize; to rearrange (to eliminate disorder)


yêu sách

[ʔiəw˧˧ sajk̟̚˧˦]

[ʔiw˧˧ ʂat̚˦˧˥]

[ʔiw˧˧ sat̚˦˧˥]

[ʔiw˧˧ ʂat̚˦˥]

Thằng này yêu sách nhỉ?

Who the hell do you think you are [making such unreasonable demands]?

to make a high demand that is reasonably considered unreasonable


phô trương

[fo˧˧ t͡ɕɨəŋ˧˧]

[fow˧˧ ʈɨəŋ˧˧]

[fow˧˧ ʈɨəŋ˧˧]

Mỗi chiếc ma nơ canh ấy phô trương một kiểu áo.

1936, Vũ Trọng Phụng, chapter 4, in Số đỏ, Hà Nội báo:

Each one of those mannequins displayed a clothing style.


ấp úng

[ʔəp̚˧˦ ʔʊwŋ͡m˧˦]

[ʔəp̚˦˧˥ ʔʊwŋ͡m˦˧˥]

[ʔəp̚˦˥ ʔʊwŋ͡m˦˥]

Xuân đỏ mặt hồi lâu rồi ấp úng: – Bẩm… bẩm ông ấy buộc những tội gì thì nào tôi có biết tiếng Tây đâu?

1936, Vũ Trọng Phụng, chapter 3, in Số đỏ, Hà Nội báo:

Xuân blushed for a long time and stammered, "Madam, why, maybe he accused me of some crime or other, but I don't know the Westerners' language."


li thân

[li˧˧ tʰən˧˧]

[lɪj˧˧ tʰəŋ˧˧]

[lɪj˧˧ tʰəŋ˧˧]

Sino-Vietnamese word from 離 (“to separate; away from”) and 親 (“bride; relatives”), compare 迎親／迎亲 (yíngqīn, “to escort/welcome the bride”).

(of spouses) to separate; to part; to disjoin (without divorce)


ngậu sị

[ŋəw˧˨ʔ si˧˨ʔ]

[ŋəw˨˩ʔ ʂɪj˨˩ʔ]

[ŋəw˨˩ʔ sɪj˨˩ʔ]

[ŋəw˨˩˨ ʂɪj˨˩˨]

[ŋəw˨˩˨ sɪj˨˩˨]

Hai người bắt tay nhau, tiếng Tây ngậu sị cả phố.

The two of them shook hands and the noise of Western language filled the entire street.


bẹo

(Southern Vietnam, colloquial, usually of cheek) to pinch


中便

chữ Hán form of trung tiện (“to break wind”).


đánh rắm

[ʔɗajŋ̟˧˦ zam˧˦]

[ʔɗɛɲ˦˧˥ ʐam˦˧˥]

[ʔɗan˦˥ ɹam˦˥]

LL-Q9199 (vie)-Penn Zero MSSJ-đánh rắm.wav


nằm xuống

[nam˦˩ suəŋ˦˧˥]

(figuratively, honorific or euphemistic) to die


kế tiếp

[kej˨˩˦ tiəp̚˦˧˥]

Mời người kế tiếp!


ăn nằm

[ʔaŋ˧˧ nam˦˩]

[ʔaŋ˧˧ nam˨˩]

(figurative) to live as husband and wife

(figurative) to have sexual relations; to sleep (with)


ăn hỏi

[ʔan˧˧ hɔj˧˩]

[ʔaŋ˧˧ hɔj˧˨]

[ʔaŋ˧˧ hɔj˨˩˦]


dự thi

[zɨ˧˨ʔ tʰi˧˧]

[jɨ˨˩ʔ tʰɪj˧˧]

[jɨ˨˩˨ tʰɪj˧˧]

to sit for an examination; to take an examination


ăn nhậu

[ʔan˧˧ ɲəw˧˨ʔ]

[ʔaŋ˧˧ ɲəw˨˩ʔ]

[ʔaŋ˧˧ ɲəw˨˩˨]

(Southern Vietnam, colloquial) to have drinks and hors d'oeuvres; to booze


ăn chơi

[ʔan˧˧ t͡ɕəːj˧˧]

[ʔaŋ˧˧ t͡ɕəːj˧˧]

[ʔaŋ˧˧ cəːj˧˧]

ăn (“to consume; to enjoy”) + chơi (“to play”).

com

to seek pleasure (with); to entertain oneself (with)

(figurative) to be self-indulgent; to indulge in dissipation


đẽo

head

㨄, 㨶, 搗, 𠜏, 𠞸

đẽo • (㨄, 㨶, 搗, 𠜏, 𠞸)

vi-verb

㨄, 㨶, 搗, 𠜏, 𠞸

đẽo • (㨄, 㨶, 搗, 𠜏, 𠞸)


phụt

to eject, to release something forcefully


hờn

Non-Sino-Vietnamese reading of Chinese 恨 (SV: hận).

der

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


giấu giếm

[jəw˨˩˦ jiəm˦˧˥]

to hide; to conceal (often something not good)


che giấu

[t͡ɕɛ˧˧ zəw˧˦]

[t͡ɕɛ˧˧ jəw˨˩˦]

[cɛ˧˧ jəw˦˥]


bện

Non-Sino-Vietnamese reading of Chinese 辮/編 (SV: biện).

der

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


lợp

Compare Khmu [Cuang] tləːp ("to cover"). Probably also related to lớp (“layer”), through some affixed form.

to roof (to cover or furnish with a roof)


leo thang

[lɛw˧˧ tʰaːŋ˧˧]

[lɛw˧˧ tʰaːŋ˧˧]

[lɛw˧˧ tʰaːŋ˧˧]

(literally) to climb the ladder, to escalade


đáp

"Thì sao?" - hắn đáp

đáp trả

hỏi đáp


nhử

Non-Sino-Vietnamese reading of Chinese 餌 (SV: nhị).

der

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


phỉ nhổ

[fɪj˧˨ ɲow˧˨]

[fɪj˨˩˦ ɲow˨˩˦]


hiển hiện

[hiəŋ˧˨ hiəŋ˨˩ʔ]

[hiəŋ˨˩˦ hiəŋ˨˩˨]


tác hợp

[taːk̚˧˦ həːp̚˧˨ʔ]

[taːk̚˦˧˥ həːp̚˨˩ʔ]

[taːk̚˦˥ həːp̚˨˩˨]

to bring (a couple) together; to make a match


xúc tiến

[sʊwk͡p̚˦˧˥ tiəŋ˦˧˥]

[sʊwk͡p̚˦˥ tiəŋ˦˥]


bôi nhọ

[ʔɓoj˧˧ ɲɔ˧˨ʔ]

[ʔɓoj˧˧ ɲɔ˨˩ʔ]

[ʔɓoj˧˧ ɲɔ˨˩˨]

bôi (“to coat, to smear”) + nhọ (“soot”).


khịt

to make audible exhalation through the nose; to snort


lừa dối

[lɨə˨˩ zoj˧˦]

[lɨə˦˩ joj˨˩˦]

[lɨə˨˩ joj˦˥]


bội phản

[ʔɓoj˧˨ʔ faːn˧˩]

[ʔɓoj˨˩ʔ faːŋ˧˨]

[ʔɓoj˨˩˨ faːŋ˨˩˦]


dụng

Sino-Vietnamese word from 用. Doublet of dùng.

dụng binh

(archaic) to employ (one's own subordinates)


mặc cả

[mak̚˧˨ʔ kaː˧˩]

[mak̚˨˩ʔ kaː˧˨]

[mak̚˨˩˨ kaː˨˩˦]


đường thẳng

[ʔɗɨəŋ˨˩ tʰaŋ˧˩]

[ʔɗɨəŋ˦˩ tʰaŋ˧˨]

[ʔɗɨəŋ˨˩ tʰaŋ˨˩˦]


hoảng loạn

[hwaːŋ˧˨ lwaːŋ˨˩ʔ]

[waːŋ˨˩˦ l⁽ʷ⁾aːŋ˨˩˨]


hoảng

to be panic-stricken; to be frightened; to be afraid


tính tiền

[tïŋ˧˦ tiən˨˩]

[tɨn˦˧˥ tiəŋ˦˩]

[tɨn˦˥ tiəŋ˨˩]


khai quật

[xaːj˧˧ kwət̚˧˨ʔ]

[kʰaːj˧˧ kwək̚˨˩ʔ]

[xaːj˧˧ kwək̚˨˩ʔ]

[kʰaːj˧˧ wək̚˨˩˨]

[xaːj˧˧ wək̚˨˩˨]


thờ cúng

[tʰəː˨˩ kʊwŋ͡m˧˦]

[tʰəː˦˩ kʊwŋ͡m˦˧˥]

[tʰəː˨˩ kʊwŋ͡m˦˥]


nhẩm

tính nhẩm

to read silently (to try to memorise); to say under one's breath


giàn giụa

[zaːn˨˩ zuə˧˨ʔ]

[jaːŋ˦˩ juə˨˩ʔ]

[jaːŋ˨˩ juə˨˩˨]

(of tears) to flow profusely and uncontrollably


sặc sụa

[sak̚˧˨ʔ suə˧˨ʔ]

[ʂak̚˨˩ʔ ʂuə˨˩ʔ]

[sak̚˨˩ʔ suə˨˩ʔ]

[ʂak̚˨˩˨ ʂuə˨˩˨]

[sak̚˨˩˨ suə˨˩˨]

to reek (of); to stink (of); to smell (of)


chợp

[t͡ɕəːp̚˧˨ʔ]

[t͡ɕəːp̚˨˩ʔ]

to have a wink of sleep; to take a short nap; to have a power nap


khen thưởng

[xɛn˧˧ tʰɨəŋ˧˩]

[kʰɛŋ˧˧ tʰɨəŋ˧˨]

[xɛŋ˧˧ tʰɨəŋ˧˨]

[kʰɛŋ˧˧ tʰɨəŋ˨˩˦]

[xɛŋ˧˧ tʰɨəŋ˨˩˦]

to commend and reward (someone for their achievements)


biểu đạt

[ʔɓiəw˧˩ ʔɗaːt̚˧˨ʔ]

[ʔɓiw˧˨ ʔɗaːk̚˨˩ʔ]

[ʔɓiw˨˩˦ ʔɗaːk̚˨˩˨]


thể hiện

[tʰe˧˩ hiən˧˨ʔ]

[tʰej˧˨ hiəŋ˨˩ʔ]

[tʰej˨˩˦ hiəŋ˨˩˨]


chuyển đổi

[t͡ɕwiən˧˩ ʔɗoj˧˩]

[t͡ɕwiəŋ˧˨ ʔɗoj˧˨]

[c⁽ʷ⁾iəŋ˨˩˦ ʔɗoj˨˩˦]

to change; to shift; to convert; to exchange


tiếp theo

[tiəp̚˧˦ tʰɛw˧˧]

[tiəp̚˦˧˥ tʰɛw˧˧]

[tip̚˦˥ tʰɛw˧˧]

(often attributive) to follow; to be next


gắn bó

[ɣan˧˦ ʔɓɔ˧˦]

[ɣaŋ˦˧˥ ʔɓɔ˨˩˦]

[ɣaŋ˦˥ ʔɓɔ˦˥]

to have a very strong attachment with something; to be closely connected


đảm nhiệm

[ʔɗaːm˧˩ ɲiəm˧˨ʔ]

[ʔɗaːm˧˨ ɲiəm˨˩ʔ]

[ʔɗaːm˨˩˦ ɲim˨˩˨]

to take on (responsibility); to assume; to undertake


diễn đạt

[ziən˦ˀ˥ ʔɗaːt̚˧˨ʔ]

[jiəŋ˧˨ ʔɗaːk̚˨˩ʔ]

[jiəŋ˨˩˦ ʔɗaːk̚˨˩˨]

Sino-Vietnamese word from 演 (“to perform; to show”) and 達 (“to reach; to convey”).


biên nhận

[ʔɓiən˧˧ ɲən˧˨ʔ]

[ʔɓiəŋ˧˧ ɲəŋ˨˩ʔ]

[ʔɓiəŋ˧˧ ɲəŋ˨˩˨]


hận thù

[hən˧˨ʔ tʰu˨˩]

[həŋ˨˩ʔ tʰʊw˦˩]

[həŋ˨˩˨ tʰʊw˨˩]


lỡ lầm

[ləː˦ˀ˥ ləm˨˩]

[ləː˧˨ ləm˦˩]

[ləː˨˩˦ ləm˨˩]


kết liễu

[kəːt̚˦˥ liw˨˩˦]


trót

head

𣖢, 卒, 啐, 悴, 𠷈, 㤕

vi-verb

𣖢, 卒, 啐, 悴, 𠷈, 㤕

𣖢 (CJK)
卒 (CJK)
啐 (CJK)
悴 (CJK)
𠷈 (CJK)
㤕 (CJK)

to make a mistake (in doing something); to (do something) by an oversight; to (do something) by mistake


lầm lỡ

[ləm˨˩ ləː˦ˀ˥]

[ləm˦˩ ləː˧˨]

[ləm˨˩ ləː˨˩˦]

to make a mistake (due to negligence); to be mistaken


trương

Sino-Vietnamese word from 張. Compare the later form 脹／胀 (zhàng).

(figurative) to be spoiled (of a perishable food item)


giương

Non-Sino-Vietnamese reading of Chinese 張 (“to draw (bow)”, SV: trương).

der

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

vi-etym-sino

to draw (bow); to stretch; to spread; to open (eyes) wide


giương

Non-Sino-Vietnamese reading of Chinese 揚 (“to lift”, SV: dương).

der

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


trùng hợp

[t͡ɕʊwŋ͡m˨˩ həːp̚˧˨ʔ]

[ʈʊwŋ͡m˦˩ həːp̚˨˩ʔ]

[ʈʊwŋ͡m˨˩ həːp̚˨˩˨]

(rare, in certain expressions) to resemble (each other); to correspond to (each other)

addition polymerisation
addition polymerisation

(chemistry) to undergo addition polymerisation


giụi

Mẹ đã bảo là tay bẩn đừng có giụi mắt !

I told you not to rub your eyes with your filthy hands!


sùng

to go crazy, to become extremely upset or angry


ngưng

to condense (to change from the gas state to the liquid state)


ngưng

Non-Sino-Vietnamese reading of Chinese 停 (“to stop”, SV: đình).

der

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

vi-etym-sino

(Central Vietnam, Southern Vietnam) Synonym of ngừng (“to stop; to halt”)


đào mỏ

[ʔɗaːw˨˩ mɔ˧˩]

[ʔɗaːw˦˩ mɔ˧˨]

[ʔɗaːw˨˩ mɔ˨˩˦]

(literal) to mine (to dig into, for ore or metal)


giải quyết nỗi buồn

[zaːj˧˩ kwiət̚˧˦ noj˦ˀ˥ ʔɓuən˨˩]

[jaːj˧˨ kwiək̚˦˧˥ noj˧˨ ʔɓuəŋ˦˩]

[jaːj˨˩˦ wiək̚˦˥ noj˨˩˦ ʔɓuəŋ˨˩]

giải quyết (“to solve”) + nỗi buồn (“sadness”, play on buồn tiểu/đái/tè (“to have to pee”))

af

(literal) to "solve", or to relieve, sadness

(figurative, humorous, euphemistic) to urinate


結了

chữ Hán form of kết liễu (“to put an end to (one's life)”).


mấp máy

[məp̚˦˧˥ maj˨˩˦]

(of one's lips) to move lightly and quickly


y xì

[ʔɪj˧˧ sɪj˦˩]

[ʔɪj˧˧ sɪj˨˩]

giống y xì

(colloquial) to be exactly like; to be identical


thụt

[tʰʊk͡p̚˨˩˨]


san phẳng

[ʂaːŋ˧˧ faŋ˧˨]

[saːŋ˧˧ faŋ˧˨]

[ʂaːŋ˧˧ faŋ˨˩˦]

[saːŋ˧˧ faŋ˨˩˦]


dẹp tiệm

[zɛp̚˧˨ʔ tiəm˧˨ʔ]

[jɛp̚˨˩ʔ tiəm˨˩ʔ]

[jɛp̚˨˩˨ tim˨˩˨]

(by extension, colloquial) to go bankrupt


trục xuất

[t͡ɕʊwk͡p̚˧˨ʔ swət̚˧˦]

[ʈʊwk͡p̚˨˩ʔ swək̚˦˧˥]

[ʈʊwk͡p̚˨˩˨ s⁽ʷ⁾ək̚˦˥]

người bị trục xuất


khép

head

怯, 愜, 抾, 揳, 𢬱, 𢯖

vi-verb

怯, 愜, 抾, 揳, 𢬱, 𢯖

怯 (CJK)
愜 (CJK)
抾 (CJK)
揳 (CJK)
𢬱 (CJK)
𢯖 (CJK)

khép cửa

khép chân

Khép thôi, đừng có đóng.

to close but not shut; compare đóng (“to shut”)


chôm

Near-synonym: ăn cắp vặt

chôm đồ siêu thị

(colloquial) to steal, usually something that is not very important


thoát vị

[tʰwaːt̚˧˦ vi˧˨ʔ]

[tʰwaːk̚˦˧˥ vɪj˨˩ʔ]

[tʰ⁽ʷ⁾aːk̚˦˥ vɪj˨˩˨]

[tʰ⁽ʷ⁾aːk̚˦˥ jɪj˨˩˨]


giả bộ

[zaː˧˩ ʔɓo˧˨ʔ]

[jaː˧˨ ʔɓow˨˩ʔ]

[jaː˨˩˦ ʔɓow˨˩˨]

(Southern Vietnam, colloquial) to pretend (to be something), to simulate


gò bó

[ɣɔ˨˩ ʔɓɔ˧˦]

[ɣɔ˦˩ ʔɓɔ˨˩˦]

[ɣɔ˨˩ ʔɓɔ˦˥]


phát hành

[faːt̚˧˦ hajŋ̟˨˩]

[faːk̚˦˧˥ hɛɲ˦˩]

to release (to make available to the public), to publish


thêu thùa

[tʰew˧˧ tʰuə˨˩]

[tʰew˧˧ tʰuə˦˩]

[tʰew˧˧ tʰuə˨˩]

thêu (“to embroider”) + thùa (“to work buttonholes”).

com

Em luôn vui, em hiền lành,
Không hay đi chơi, nấu ăn ngon;
Em may, em thêu thùa này,
Yêu thương ai yêu hết lòng này.

2018, “Bùa yêu”, performed by Bích Phương:

I'm gentle, I'm jolly,
I love being home, and I cook so well;
I'm good at sewing and embroidery,
And I will love you faithfully.


ém

Non-Sino-Vietnamese reading of Chinese 掩 (SV: yểm). Compare ẻm, a dialectal synonym.

der

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


dội

head

洡, 磊, 隊, 𢵩, 𣾶

vi-verb

洡, 磊, 隊, 𢵩, 𣾶


lưu trữ

[liw˧˧ t͡ɕɨ˦ˀ˥]

[lɨw˧˧ ʈɨ˧˨]

[lɨw˧˧ ʈɨ˨˩˦]


am hiểu

[ʔaːm˧˧ hiəw˧˩]

[ʔaːm˧˧ hiw˨˩˦]

LL-Q9199 (vie)-Jessica Nguyen (Pamputt)-am hiểu.wav

to have thorough knowledge of; to be an expert in


bàn cãi

[ʔɓaːn˨˩ kaːj˦ˀ˥]

[ʔɓaːŋ˦˩ kaːj˧˨]

[ʔɓaːŋ˨˩ kaːj˨˩˦]


ban thưởng

[ʔɓaːn˧˧ tʰɨəŋ˧˩]

[ʔɓaːŋ˧˧ tʰɨəŋ˧˨]

[ʔɓaːŋ˧˧ tʰɨəŋ˨˩˦]


bàn giao

[ʔɓaːn˨˩ zaːw˧˧]

[ʔɓaːŋ˦˩ jaːw˧˧]

[ʔɓaːŋ˨˩ jaːw˧˧]

Sino-Vietnamese word from 盤交, composed of 盤 and 交.


ban hành

[ʔɓaːn˧˧ hajŋ̟˨˩]

[ʔɓaːŋ˧˧ hɛɲ˦˩]

[ʔɓaːŋ˧˧ han˨˩]

to promulgate (a law or decree); to enforce


ban phát

[ʔɓaːn˧˧ faːt̚˧˦]

[ʔɓaːŋ˧˧ faːk̚˦˧˥]

[ʔɓaːŋ˧˧ faːk̚˦˥]


ước hẹn

[ʔɨək̚˧˦ hɛn˧˨ʔ]

[ʔɨək̚˦˧˥ hɛŋ˨˩ʔ]

[ʔɨək̚˦˥ hɛŋ˨˩˨]


giám sát

[jaːm˦˧˥ ʂaːk̚˦˧˥]

[jaːm˦˧˥ saːk̚˦˧˥]

[jaːm˦˥ ʂaːk̚˦˥]


hành quân

[hɛɲ˦˩ kwəŋ˧˧]

[han˨˩ wəŋ˧˧]


an phận

[ʔaːn˧˧ fən˧˨ʔ]

[ʔaːŋ˧˧ fəŋ˨˩ʔ]

[ʔaːŋ˧˧ fəŋ˨˩˨]

LL-Q9199 (vie)-Jessica Nguyen (Pamputt)-an phận.wav

to be content with one's lot; to submit to one's fate


頒賞

chữ Hán form of ban thưởng (“to reward”).


đấu tranh

[ʔɗəw˧˦ t͡ɕajŋ̟˧˧]

[ʔɗəw˨˩˦ ʈɛɲ˧˧]

[ʔɗəw˦˥ ʈan˧˧]

đấu tranh cho đất nước được độc lập và tự do

to struggle for the independence and freedom of one's country


bộc bạch

[ʔɓəwk͡p̚˧˨ʔ ʔɓajk̟̚˧˨ʔ]

[ʔɓəwk͡p̚˨˩ʔ ʔɓat̚˨˩ʔ]

[ʔɓəwk͡p̚˨˩˨ ʔɓat̚˨˩˨]


tu nghiệp

[tu˧˧ ŋiəp̚˧˨ʔ]

[tʊw˧˧ ŋiəp̚˨˩ʔ]

[tʊw˧˧ ŋip̚˨˩˨]

to perfect oneself in the profession; to receive training


tự nhủ

[tɨ˧˨ʔ ɲu˧˩]

[tɨ˨˩ʔ ɲʊw˧˨]

[tɨ˨˩˨ ɲʊw˨˩˦]

to remind oneself (that); to think to oneself; to tell oneself


mở cửa

[məː˧˩ kɨə˧˩]

[məː˧˨ kɨə˧˨]

[məː˨˩˦ kɨə˨˩˦]

chính sách mở cửa

(literally and figuratively) to open the door


đóng cửa

[ʔɗawŋ͡m˧˦ kɨə˧˩]

[ʔɗawŋ͡m˦˧˥ kɨə˧˨]

[ʔɗɔŋ˦˧˥ kɨə˧˨]

[ʔɗawŋ͡m˦˥ kɨə˨˩˦]

(literally) to close the door; to shut the door

(figurative) to close (for business); to close down; to shut down


giãi

Non-Sino-Vietnamese reading of Chinese 解 (SV: giải).

der

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

vi-etym-sino

(archaic) to open (one's heart); to make known (one's feelings)


giãi bày

[zaːj˦ˀ˥ ʔɓaj˨˩]

[jaːj˧˨ ʔɓaj˦˩]

[jaːj˨˩˦ ʔɓa(ː)j˨˩]

(literary) to make known (one's feelings)


quen biết

[kwɛn˧˧ ʔɓiət̚˧˦]

[kwɛŋ˧˧ ʔɓiək̚˦˧˥]

[wɛŋ˧˧ ʔɓiək̚˦˥]


thôi thúc

[tʰoj˧˧ tʰʊwk͡p̚˧˦]

[tʰoj˧˧ tʰʊwk͡p̚˦˧˥]

[tʰoj˧˧ tʰʊwk͡p̚˦˥]

Sino-Vietnamese word from 催 and 束. Compare 催促 (thôi xúc).


phụ giúp

[fʊw˨˩ʔ jup̚˦˧˥]

[fʊw˨˩˨ jʊp̚˦˥]


cấy hái

[kəj˨˩˦ haːj˨˩˦]

to cultivate and harvest (generally speaking); to do farm work


tiến triển

[tiən˧˦ t͡ɕiən˧˩]

[tiəŋ˦˧˥ ʈiəŋ˧˨]

[tiəŋ˦˥ ʈiəŋ˨˩˦]


chuyên tâm

[t͡ɕwiən˧˧ təm˧˧]

[t͡ɕwiəŋ˧˧ təm˧˧]

[c⁽ʷ⁾iəŋ˧˧ təm˧˧]

to work single-mindedly at (something); to dedicate oneself to (doing something)


lập nghiệp

[ləp̚˧˨ʔ ŋiəp̚˧˨ʔ]

[ləp̚˨˩ʔ ŋiəp̚˨˩ʔ]

[ləp̚˨˩˨ ŋip̚˨˩˨]

to establish one's business; to build one's career


xuất thân

[swət̚˧˦ tʰən˧˧]

[swək̚˦˧˥ tʰəŋ˧˧]

[s⁽ʷ⁾ək̚˦˥ tʰəŋ˧˧]

(of a person) to come from (a background of ...); to be descended from


xa cách

[saː˧˧ kat̚˦˧˥]

to be separated (from); to be distant; to be far away


hoài nghi

[hwaːj˦˩ ŋɪj˧˧]

[waːj˨˩ ŋɪj˧˧]


trách

[t͡ɕajk̟̚˧˦]


諳曉

chữ Hán form of am hiểu (“to be an expert in”).


ứng

Âm /t/ ở vị trí cuối âm tiết trong tiếng Việt ứng với âm cuối /-t/ hoặc /-c/ trong các ngôn ngữ họ hàng.

Vietnamese /t/ in coda position corresponds to final /t/ or /c/ in the related languages.


mở mang

[məː˧˩ maːŋ˧˧]

[məː˧˨ maːŋ˧˧]

[məː˨˩˦ maːŋ˧˧]

to extend; to expand (one's knowledge, etc.)


tiến hành

[tiəŋ˦˧˥ hɛɲ˦˩]

Các công trình khác vẫn đang tiến hành.

The other projects are still in progress.


nhắc nhở

[ɲak̚˧˦ ɲəː˧˩]

[ɲak̚˦˧˥ ɲəː˧˨]

[ɲak̚˦˥ ɲəː˨˩˦]


phổ cập

[fo˧˩ kəp̚˧˨ʔ]

[fow˧˨ kəp̚˨˩ʔ]

[fow˨˩˦ kəp̚˨˩˨]

phổ cập giáo dục mầm non/tiểu học, xoá mù chữ

to ensure universal preschool/primary education and eliminate illiteracy

(chiefly education) to ensure universal access to


lập quốc

[ləp̚˧˨ʔ kuək̚˧˦]

[ləp̚˨˩ʔ kuək̚˦˧˥]

[ləp̚˨˩˨ wək̚˦˥]

to found a state; to establish a country


chối bỏ

[t͡ɕoj˧˦ ʔɓɔ˧˩]

[t͡ɕoj˨˩˦ ʔɓɔ˧˨]

[coj˦˥ ʔɓɔ˨˩˦]

to deny (any relationship with oneself); to renounce


tốc

[təwk͡p̚˦˧˥]


tính toán

[tïŋ˧˦ twaːn˧˦]

[tɨn˦˧˥ twaːŋ˦˧˥]

[tɨn˦˥ t⁽ʷ⁾aːŋ˦˥]

tính (“to calculate”) + toán (“to calculate”).

compound

(transitive) to calculate (to determine the value of something by a mathematical process)

tính

(intransitive) to calculate (to plan, especially in a calculating manner)


lãng quên

[laːŋ˨˩˦ wəːn˧˧]

lãng + quên; lãng is a variant of nhãng.


nhãng

head

𢥉, 講, 釀, 𫻠, 󰕖

vi-verb

𢥉, 講, 釀, 𫻠, 󰕖

(Northern Vietnam) to forget; to neglect; to be absentminded


biến tấu

[ʔɓiən˧˦ təw˧˦]

[ʔɓiəŋ˦˧˥ təw˨˩˦]

[ʔɓiəŋ˦˥ təw˦˥]


tiếp nhận

[tiəp̚˧˦ ɲən˧˨ʔ]

[tiəp̚˦˧˥ ɲəŋ˨˩ʔ]

[tip̚˦˥ ɲəŋ˨˩˨]


tổ lái

(slang) to drive fast and in a zigzag manner

(slang) to divert the conversation/discussion to another topic smoothly, especially online.


đồng hóa

Traditional tone placement spelling of đồng hoá.


mưu toan

[mɨw˧˧ twaːŋ˧˧]

[mɨw˧˧ t⁽ʷ⁾aːŋ˧˧]


ngâm ngợi

[ŋəm˧˧ ŋəːj˧˨ʔ]

[ŋəm˧˧ ŋəːj˨˩ʔ]

[ŋəm˧˧ ŋəːj˨˩˨]

(rare) to compose and recite a poem (to express one's feelings)


miệt thị

[miət̚˧˨ʔ tʰi˧˨ʔ]

[miək̚˨˩ʔ tʰɪj˨˩ʔ]

[miək̚˨˩˨ tʰɪj˨˩˨]


khởi xướng

[xəːj˧˩ sɨəŋ˧˦]

[kʰəːj˧˨ sɨəŋ˦˧˥]

[xəːj˧˨ sɨəŋ˦˧˥]

[kʰəːj˨˩˦ sɨəŋ˦˥]

[xəːj˨˩˦ sɨəŋ˦˥]

to take the initiative; to take the lead


phản ảnh

[faːn˧˩ ʔajŋ̟˧˩]

[faːŋ˧˨ ʔɛɲ˧˨]

[faːŋ˨˩˦ ʔan˨˩˦]

An eggcorn of phản ánh, due to ảnh (“image”).

(chiefly Southern Vietnam) Eggcorn of phản ánh.


đồng hoá

[ʔɗəwŋ͡m˨˩ hwaː˧˦]

[ʔɗəwŋ͡m˦˩ hwaː˨˩˦]

[ʔɗəwŋ͡m˨˩ waː˦˥]


phản ánh

[faːn˧˩ ʔajŋ̟˧˦]

[faːŋ˧˨ ʔɛɲ˦˧˥]

[faːŋ˨˩˦ ʔan˦˥]

Truyện ngắn này phản ánh hiện thực xã hội.

This short story reflects the reality of society.

phản ánh sự việc với chính quyền

to make a complaint that's addressed to the authorities of this incident

phản ánh với phụ huynh

to make a complaint (that's addressed to an authority about something)


mong ngóng

[mawŋ͡m˧˧ ŋawŋ͡m˧˦]

[mawŋ͡m˧˧ ŋawŋ͡m˦˧˥]

[mɔŋ˧˧ ŋɔŋ˦˧˥]

[mawŋ͡m˧˧ ŋawŋ͡m˦˥]

to look forward to (something with impatience); to expect


tủi hờn

[tuj˧˨ həːŋ˦˩]

[tuj˨˩˦ həːŋ˨˩]

to be vexed; to feel resentful (due to one's situation)


ngóng

head

顒, 𥈬, 𥈿, 󱰂, 󱩡, 𪱮, 󰃁, 󰘏

ngóng • (顒, 𥈬, 𥈿, 󱰂, 󱩡, 𪱮, 󰃁, 󰘏) (reduplication ngong ngóng)

vi-verb

顒, 𥈬, 𥈿, 󱰂, 󱩡, 𪱮, 󰃁, 󰘏

顒 (CJK)
𥈬 (CJK)
𥈿 (CJK)
𪱮 (CJK)
ngong ngóng (reduplication)

to wait for (with impatience); to expect


ngăn cách

[ŋaŋ˧˧ kat̚˦˧˥]

[ŋaŋ˧˧ kat̚˦˥]


bình phục

[ʔɓïŋ˨˩ fʊwk͡p̚˧˨ʔ]

[ʔɓɨn˦˩ fʊwk͡p̚˨˩ʔ]

[ʔɓɨn˨˩ fʊwk͡p̚˨˩˨]

Đừng lo, em chỉ bị cảm lạnh thôi. Tiêm thêm hai liều nữa là sẽ bình phục.

Don't worry, you are only sick with a cold. Two more doses, and you will recover.

(literary) to recover (from illness); to regain one's health


triết lí

[t͡ɕiət̚˧˦ li˧˦]

[ʈiək̚˦˧˥ lɪj˨˩˦]

[ʈiək̚˦˥ lɪj˦˥]

(colloquial, often derogatory) to philosophise; to sermonise


hờn tủi

[həːŋ˦˩ tuj˧˨]

[həːŋ˨˩ tuj˨˩˦]


平復

chữ Hán form of bình phục (“to recover”).


thiếu thốn

[tʰiw˨˩˦ tʰoŋ˦˧˥]

[tʰiw˦˥ tʰoŋ˦˥]

Sino-Vietnamese word from 少 (“lacking”) and 寸 (“very little”).

vi-etym-sino

to lack; to be short of (generally speaking)


phụng dưỡng

[fʊwŋ͡m˧˨ʔ zɨəŋ˦ˀ˥]

[fʊwŋ͡m˨˩ʔ jɨəŋ˧˨]

[fʊwŋ͡m˨˩˨ jɨəŋ˨˩˦]

to take care of (one's parents); to support


cảm lạnh

[kaːm˧˩ lajŋ̟˧˨ʔ]

[kaːm˧˨ lɛɲ˨˩ʔ]


đồng hành

[ʔɗəwŋ͡m˨˩ hajŋ̟˨˩]

[ʔɗəwŋ͡m˦˩ hɛɲ˦˩]

[ʔɗəwŋ͡m˨˩ han˨˩]


phòng chống

[fawŋ͡m˨˩ t͡ɕəwŋ͡m˧˦]

[fawŋ͡m˦˩ t͡ɕəwŋ͡m˦˧˥]

[fɔŋ˦˩ t͡ɕəwŋ͡m˦˧˥]

[fawŋ͡m˨˩ cəwŋ͡m˦˥]

phòng (“防, to prevent”) + chống (“to resist”).


minh chứng

[mïŋ˧˧ t͡ɕɨŋ˧˦]

[mɨn˧˧ t͡ɕɨŋ˦˧˥]

[mɨn˧˧ cɨŋ˦˥]


buông xuôi

[ʔɓuəŋ˧˧ suəj˧˧]

[ʔɓuəŋ˧˧ suj˧˧]

[ʔɓuəŋ˧˧ suj˧˧]


từ biệt

[tɨ˨˩ ʔɓiət̚˧˨ʔ]

[tɨ˦˩ ʔɓiək̚˨˩ʔ]

[tɨ˨˩ ʔɓiək̚˨˩˨]


khởi phát

[xəːj˧˩ faːt̚˧˦]

[kʰəːj˧˨ faːk̚˦˧˥]

[xəːj˧˨ faːk̚˦˧˥]

[kʰəːj˨˩˦ faːk̚˦˥]

[xəːj˨˩˦ faːk̚˦˥]


đau đầu

[ʔɗaw˧˧ ʔɗəw˨˩]

[ʔɗaw˧˧ ʔɗəw˦˩]

[ʔɗa(ː)w˧˧ ʔɗəw˨˩]

(literally and figuratively) to have a headache


hoàn chỉnh

[hwaːn˨˩ t͡ɕïŋ˧˩]

[hwaːŋ˦˩ t͡ɕɨn˧˨]

[waːŋ˨˩ cɨn˨˩˦]


gạch ngang

[ɣajk̟̚˧˨ʔ ŋaːŋ˧˧]

[ɣat̚˨˩ʔ ŋaːŋ˧˧]

[ɣat̚˨˩˨ ŋaːŋ˧˧]

to strike out; to cross out (with a horizontal line)


đảo chính

[ʔɗaːw˧˩ t͡ɕïŋ˧˦]

[ʔɗaːw˧˨ t͡ɕɨn˦˧˥]

[ʔɗaːw˨˩˦ cɨn˦˥]

Sino-Vietnamese word from 倒政, composed of 倒 and 政.


toả sáng

[twaː˧˩ saːŋ˧˦]

[twaː˧˨ ʂaːŋ˦˧˥]

[twaː˧˨ saːŋ˦˧˥]

[t⁽ʷ⁾aː˨˩˦ ʂaːŋ˦˥]

[t⁽ʷ⁾aː˨˩˦ saːŋ˦˥]


cụp

head

級, 𠀨, 𨸍, ⿰及闔

cụp • (級, 𠀨, 𨸍, ⿰及闔)

vi-verb

級, 𠀨, 𨸍, ⿰及闔

cụp • (級, 𠀨, 𨸍, ⿰及闔)


dành dụm

[jɛɲ˦˩ jum˨˩ʔ]


mê mẩn

[mej˧˧ məŋ˧˨]

[mej˧˧ məŋ˨˩˦]


ghiền

Perhaps a non-Sino-Vietnamese reading of Chinese 健 (SV: kiện).

der

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

vi-etym-sino

(Central Vietnam, Southern Vietnam) to be addicted to


nói thầm

[nɔj˧˦ tʰəm˨˩]

[nɔj˨˩˦ tʰəm˦˩]

[nɔj˦˥ tʰəm˨˩]


vót

From Proto-Vietic *pɔːc. Cognate with Muong póch.


đi đứng chạy nhảy

[ʔɗi˧˧ ʔɗɨŋ˧˦ t͡ɕaj˧˨ʔ ɲaj˧˩]

[ʔɗɪj˧˧ ʔɗɨŋ˦˧˥ t͡ɕaj˨˩ʔ ɲaj˧˨]

[ʔɗɪj˧˧ ʔɗɨŋ˦˥ ca(ː)j˨˩˨ ɲa(ː)j˨˩˦]

đi (“to walk, to go”) + đứng (“to stand”) + chạy (“to run”) + nhảy (“to jump”).

com

Chả hiểu nó đi đứng chạy nhảy sao mà giờ té giập mặt ra đó.

I don't know how but he got himself into smashing his face to the ground.


nói sõi

[nɔj˧˦ sɔj˦ˀ˥]

[nɔj˨˩˦ ʂɔj˧˨]

[nɔj˨˩˦ sɔj˧˨]

[nɔj˦˥ ʂɔj˨˩˦]

[nɔj˦˥ sɔj˨˩˦]

(often of children) to speak clearly and fluently


thông thạo

[tʰəwŋ͡m˧˧ tʰaːw˧˨ʔ]

[tʰəwŋ͡m˧˧ tʰaːw˨˩ʔ]

[tʰəwŋ͡m˧˧ tʰaːw˨˩˨]

to be proficient (in); to be an expert (in)


sánh

head

并, 並, 𤯭, 𡖼, 聘, 𫫺, 𠁔, 逞

vi-verb

并, 並, 𤯭, 𡖼, 聘, 𫫺, 𠁔, 逞

并 (CJK)
並 (CJK)
𤯭 (CJK)
𡖼 (CJK)
聘 (CJK)
𫫺 (CJK)
𠁔 (CJK)
逞 (CJK)

der

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

vi-etym-sino

Non-Sino-Vietnamese reading of Chinese 並 (“side by side”, SV: tịnh)

to compare; to weigh one's self against others


choáng ngợp

[t͡ɕwaːŋ˧˦ ŋəːp̚˧˨ʔ]

[t͡ɕwaːŋ˦˧˥ ŋəːp̚˨˩ʔ]

[c⁽ʷ⁾aːŋ˦˥ ŋəːp̚˨˩˨]

to be overwhelmed (by, with); to be stunned


ngợp

Compare ngớp.
See also ngộp (“to suffocate”); both words are frequently conflated in the Southern dialects, where [o] often shifts to [əː] before labial codas (/m/ and /p/).

to feel dizzy (at altitudes, at the sight of something vast); to be overwhelmed


chọt

From Proto-Mon-Khmer *cat ~ *cuət ~ *tcuut ~ *cət; cognate with Proto-Bahnaric *cɔːt, Proto-Katuic *cɔɔt, Mon စတ် (cɔt).


gia tăng

[zaː˧˧ taŋ˧˧]

[jaː˧˧ taŋ˧˧]

[jaː˧˧ taŋ˧˧]

thuế giá trị gia tăng


tuân thủ

[twəŋ˧˧ tʰʊw˧˨]

[t⁽ʷ⁾əŋ˧˧ tʰʊw˨˩˦]

to obey; to abide by; to keep to; to comply with


xuất nhập cảnh

[swət̚˧˦ ɲəp̚˧˨ʔ kajŋ̟˧˩]

[swək̚˦˧˥ ɲəp̚˨˩ʔ kɛɲ˧˨]

[s⁽ʷ⁾ək̚˦˥ ɲəp̚˨˩˨ kan˨˩˦]

Sino-Vietnamese word from 出入境; blend of xuất cảnh + nhập cảnh.


kiểm toán

[kiəm˧˨ twaːŋ˦˧˥]

[kim˨˩˦ t⁽ʷ⁾aːŋ˦˥]


nhận thấy

[ɲən˧˨ʔ tʰəj˧˦]

[ɲəŋ˨˩ʔ tʰəj˨˩˦]

[ɲəŋ˨˩˨ tʰəj˦˥]


thường trú

[tʰɨəŋ˨˩ t͡ɕu˧˦]

[tʰɨəŋ˦˩ ʈʊw˨˩˦]

[tʰɨəŋ˨˩ ʈʊw˦˥]

Sino-Vietnamese word from 常住, composed of 常 (“regular”) and 住 (“to dwell”).

vi-etym-sino

Ông A thường trú tại Thành phố Hồ Chí Minh.

Mr. A is a permanent resident of Ho Chi Minh City.

địa chỉ thường trú

to have a hộ khẩu (“hukou”) as proof of permanent residence


tư vấn

[tɨ˧˧ vən˧˦]

[tɨ˧˧ vəŋ˦˧˥]

[tɨ˧˧ vəŋ˦˥]

[tɨ˧˧ jəŋ˦˥]

Sino-Vietnamese word from 諮問, composed of 諮 and 問.

to offer expert or professional advice; to advise; to counsel


luẩn quẩn

[lwəŋ˧˨ kwəŋ˧˨]

[l⁽ʷ⁾əŋ˨˩˦ wəŋ˨˩˦]

l- reduplication of quẩn. Compare lẩn quẩn, loanh quanh.

to dangle about; to hover about; to hang around


đột phá

[ʔɗot̚˧˨ʔ faː˧˦]

[ʔɗok̚˨˩ʔ faː˨˩˦]

[ʔɗok̚˨˩˨ faː˦˥]

(military) to make a sudden breach through


tăng trưởng

[taŋ˧˧ t͡ɕɨəŋ˧˩]

[taŋ˧˧ ʈɨəŋ˧˨]

[taŋ˧˧ ʈɨəŋ˨˩˦]


sổ mũi

[ʂow˨˩˦ muj˨˩˦]

to have a runny nose; to catch the sniffles


dự phòng

[zɨ˧˨ʔ fawŋ͡m˨˩]

[jɨ˨˩ʔ fawŋ͡m˦˩]

[jɨ˨˩ʔ fɔŋ˦˩]

[jɨ˨˩˨ fawŋ͡m˨˩]

to provide (for, against an undesirable event)


khống chế

[xəwŋ͡m˧˦ t͡ɕe˧˦]

[kʰəwŋ͡m˦˧˥ t͡ɕej˨˩˦]

[xəwŋ͡m˦˧˥ t͡ɕej˨˩˦]

[kʰəwŋ͡m˦˥ cej˦˥]


cân nhắc

[kən˧˧ ɲak̚˧˦]

[kəŋ˧˧ ɲak̚˦˧˥]

[kəŋ˧˧ ɲak̚˦˥]


xác nhận

[saːk̚˧˦ ɲən˧˨ʔ]

[saːk̚˦˧˥ ɲəŋ˨˩ʔ]

[saːk̚˦˥ ɲəŋ˨˩˨]


khử trùng

[xɨ˧˩ t͡ɕʊwŋ͡m˨˩]

[kʰɨ˧˨ ʈʊwŋ͡m˦˩]

[xɨ˧˨ ʈʊwŋ͡m˦˩]

[kʰɨ˨˩˦ ʈʊwŋ͡m˨˩]

[xɨ˨˩˦ ʈʊwŋ͡m˨˩]

to sterilise; to disinfect; to decontaminate


phát sinh

[faːt̚˧˦ sïŋ˧˧]

[faːk̚˦˧˥ ʂɨn˧˧]

[faːk̚˦˧˥ sɨn˧˧]

[faːk̚˦˥ ʂɨn˧˧]

[faːk̚˦˥ sɨn˧˧]

(of something unfavourable) to arise; to spring up


triển khai

[t͡ɕiən˧˩ xaːj˧˧]

[ʈiəŋ˧˨ kʰaːj˧˧]

[ʈiəŋ˧˨ xaːj˧˧]

[ʈiəŋ˨˩˦ kʰaːj˧˧]

[ʈiəŋ˨˩˦ xaːj˧˧]


sẵn lòng

[ʂaŋ˧˨ lawŋ͡m˦˩]

[saŋ˧˨ lɔŋ˦˩]

[ʂaŋ˨˩˦ lawŋ͡m˨˩]

[saŋ˨˩˦ lawŋ͡m˨˩]

to be willing to; to do something with pleasure


mong chờ

[mawŋ͡m˧˧ t͡ɕəː˨˩]

[mawŋ͡m˧˧ t͡ɕəː˦˩]

[mɔŋ˧˧ t͡ɕəː˦˩]

[mawŋ͡m˧˧ cəː˨˩]


biểu quyết

[ʔɓiəw˧˩ kwiət̚˧˦]

[ʔɓiw˧˨ kwiək̚˦˧˥]

[ʔɓiw˨˩˦ wiək̚˦˥]


mỉm

head

𠲶, 𠽊, 𠻦, 嘜, 閔

vi-verb

𠲶, 𠽊, 𠻦, 嘜, 閔

mỉm cười


nhìn thấy

[ɲin˨˩ tʰəj˧˦]

[ɲin˦˩ tʰəj˨˩˦]

[ɲɨn˨˩ tʰəj˦˥]


trú ngụ

[t͡ɕu˧˦ ŋu˧˨ʔ]

[ʈʊw˨˩˦ ŋʊw˨˩ʔ]

[ʈʊw˦˥ ŋʊw˨˩˨]

to lodge; to stay (in a place outside of home)


tân trang

[tən˧˧ t͡ɕaːŋ˧˧]

[təŋ˧˧ ʈaːŋ˧˧]

[təŋ˧˧ ʈaːŋ˧˧]


áp đảo

[ʔaːp̚˧˦ ʔɗaːw˧˩]

[ʔaːp̚˦˧˥ ʔɗaːw˧˨]

[ʔaːp̚˦˥ ʔɗaːw˨˩˦]

LL-Q9199 (vie)-Penn Zero MSSJ-áp đảo.wav

(in a competition) to overwhelm; to overpower


tha thứ

[tʰaː˧˧ tʰɨ˧˦]

[tʰaː˧˧ tʰɨ˨˩˦]

[tʰaː˧˧ tʰɨ˦˥]


cách li

[kat̚˦˧˥ lɪj˧˧]


tín nhiệm

[tin˧˦ ɲiəm˧˨ʔ]

[tin˦˧˥ ɲiəm˨˩ʔ]

[tɨn˦˥ ɲim˨˩˨]


dự thảo

[zɨ˧˨ʔ tʰaːw˧˩]

[jɨ˨˩ʔ tʰaːw˧˨]

[jɨ˨˩˨ tʰaːw˨˩˦]

Sino-Vietnamese word from 預討, composed of 預 and 討.


công khai

[kəwŋ͡m˧˧ xaːj˧˧]

[kəwŋ͡m˧˧ kʰaːj˧˧]

[kəwŋ͡m˧˧ xaːj˧˧]

[kəwŋ͡m˧˧ kʰaːj˧˧]

[kəwŋ͡m˧˧ xaːj˧˧]


dự kiến

[zɨ˧˨ʔ kiən˧˦]

[jɨ˨˩ʔ kiəŋ˦˧˥]

[jɨ˨˩˨ kiəŋ˦˥]


chủ trương

[t͡ɕu˧˩ t͡ɕɨəŋ˧˧]

[t͡ɕʊw˧˨ ʈɨəŋ˧˧]

[cʊw˨˩˦ ʈɨəŋ˧˧]


diễn biến

[ziən˦ˀ˥ ʔɓiən˧˦]

[jiəŋ˧˨ ʔɓiəŋ˦˧˥]

[jiəŋ˨˩˦ ʔɓiəŋ˦˥]

(of events) to develop, unfold or transpire


suy tính

[swi˧˧ tïŋ˧˦]

[ʂwɪj˧˧ tɨn˦˧˥]

[swɪj˧˧ tɨn˦˧˥]

[ʂ⁽ʷ⁾ɪj˧˧ tɨn˦˥]

[s⁽ʷ⁾ɪj˧˧ tɨn˦˥]


出入境

xuất nhập cảnh
xuất nhập cảnh#Vietnamese

chữ Hán form of xuất nhập cảnh (“to leave and enter a country”).


phủ định

[fu˧˩ ʔɗïŋ˧˨ʔ]

[fʊw˧˨ ʔɗɨn˨˩ʔ]

[fʊw˨˩˦ ʔɗɨn˨˩˨]

Sino-Vietnamese word from 否定, from Japanese 否定 (hitei).


quy định

[kwi˧˧ ʔɗïŋ˧˨ʔ]

[kwɪj˧˧ ʔɗɨn˨˩ʔ]

[wɪj˧˧ ʔɗɨn˨˩˨]

Điều 17 của Luật [...] quy định...

Clause 17 of the … Code stipulates that...


huỷ diệt

[hwɪj˧˨ jiək̚˨˩ʔ]

[wɪj˨˩˦ jiək̚˨˩˨]


huỷ

huỷ giấy tờ

huỷ bản hợp đồng


thốn

to feel a sharp pain; to feel a shooting pain


thốn

From Old Chinese 刌 (OC *[tsʰ]ˤu[n]ʔ) (B-S) (SV: thiển).

IPAfont

*􂀿tsʰ􂁀ˤu􂀿n􂁀ʔ

och-l

*􂀿tsʰ􂁀ˤu􂀿n􂁀ʔ

(Central Vietnam) to cut short; to make short or narrow


bết

Áo bết bột giặt kìa.

There's washing powder stuck on your shirt.


bỏ mứa

[ʔɓɔ˧˩ mɨə˧˦]

[ʔɓɔ˧˨ mɨə˨˩˦]

[ʔɓɔ˨˩˦ mɨə˦˥]


đơ

(of a person) to be still, to be emotionless


độn thổ

[ʔɗon˧˨ʔ tʰo˧˩]

[ʔɗoŋ˨˩ʔ tʰow˧˨]

[ʔɗoŋ˨˩˨ tʰow˨˩˦]

Sino-Vietnamese word from 遁 (“to flee”) and 土 (“earth; ground; soil”)

vi-etym-sino

Hôm qua quê chết đi được! Chỉ muốn độn thổ thôi!

Yesterday, I was so mortified I just wanted to teleport under the ground!


biến thành

[ʔɓiən˧˦ tʰajŋ̟˨˩]

[ʔɓiəŋ˦˧˥ tʰɛɲ˦˩]

[ʔɓiəŋ˦˥ tʰan˨˩]


pha trò

[faː˧˧ t͡ɕɔ˨˩]

[faː˧˧ ʈɔ˦˩]

[faː˧˧ ʈɔ˨˩]

to say or do something for a joke; to joke; to jest


lừa gạt

[lɨə˨˩ ɣaːt̚˧˨ʔ]

[lɨə˦˩ ɣaːk̚˨˩ʔ]

[lɨə˨˩ ɣaːk̚˨˩˨]

to dupe (others for personal benefits); to deceive


thương nhớ

[tʰɨəŋ˧˧ ɲəː˧˦]

[tʰɨəŋ˧˧ ɲəː˨˩˦]

[tʰɨəŋ˧˧ ɲəː˦˥]

to miss (someone); to long for; to mourn over


tiêu thụ

[tiəw˧˧ tʰu˧˨ʔ]

[tiw˧˧ tʰʊw˨˩ʔ]

[tiw˧˧ tʰʊw˨˩˨]


sôi sục

[ʂoj˧˧ ʂʊwk͡p̚˨˩ʔ]

[ʂoj˧˧ ʂʊwk͡p̚˨˩˨]


dụ dỗ

[zu˧˨ʔ zo˦ˀ˥]

[jʊw˨˩˨ jow˨˩˦]


phá vỡ

[faː˧˦ vəː˦ˀ˥]

[faː˨˩˦ vəː˧˨]

[faː˦˥ vəː˨˩˦]

[faː˦˥ jəː˨˩˦]

LL-Q9199 (vie)-Jessica Nguyen (Pamputt)-phá vỡ.wav

to break; to breach; to break through; to defeat


đoạt

[ʔɗwaːt̚˧˨ʔ]

[ʔɗwaːk̚˨˩ʔ]

[ʔɗwaːk̚˨˩˨]

to seize; to grab; to take possession of; to win (prize)


tranh giành

[t͡ɕajŋ̟˧˧ zajŋ̟˨˩]

[ʈɛɲ˧˧ jɛɲ˦˩]


tiêu biểu

[tiəw˧˧ ʔɓiəw˧˩]

[tiw˧˧ ʔɓiw˨˩˦]


sinh đẻ

[sïŋ˧˧ ʔɗɛ˧˩]

[ʂɨn˧˧ ʔɗɛ˧˨]

[sɨn˧˧ ʔɗɛ˧˨]

[ʂɨn˧˧ ʔɗɛ˨˩˦]

[sɨn˧˧ ʔɗɛ˨˩˦]


canh gác

[kajŋ̟˧˧ ɣaːk̚˧˦]

[kɛɲ˧˧ ɣaːk̚˦˧˥]

[kan˧˧ ɣaːk̚˦˥]


trằn trọc

[t͡ɕan˨˩ t͡ɕawk͡p̚˧˨ʔ]

[ʈaŋ˦˩ ʈawk͡p̚˨˩ʔ]

[ʈaŋ˨˩ ʈawk͡p̚˨˩˨]

to toss and turn (in bed); to toss about


giận dỗi

[zən˧˨ʔ zoj˦ˀ˥]

[jəŋ˨˩ʔ joj˧˨]

[jəŋ˨˩˨ joj˨˩˦]


ngứa ngáy

[ŋɨə˧˦ ŋaj˧˦]

[ŋɨə˨˩˦ ŋaj˨˩˦]

[ŋɨə˦˥ ŋa(ː)j˦˥]

to itch; to feel itchy (generally speaking)


trăn trở

[t͡ɕan˧˧ t͡ɕəː˧˩]

[ʈaŋ˧˧ ʈəː˧˨]

[ʈaŋ˧˧ ʈəː˨˩˦]

From Middle Vietnamese blăn blở, related to lăn and trở.


rên siết

[ʐen˧˧ ʂiək̚˦˧˥]

[ʐen˧˧ siək̚˦˧˥]

[ɹəːn˧˧ ʂiək̚˦˥]

[ɹəːn˧˧ siək̚˦˥]


rên xiết

[ʐen˧˧ siək̚˦˧˥]

[ɹəːn˧˧ siək̚˦˥]

From earlier rên siếc, compound of rên + siếc. The latter is now obsolete.


bợm bãi

[ʔɓəːm˧˨ʔ ʔɓaːj˦ˀ˥]

[ʔɓəːm˨˩ʔ ʔɓaːj˧˨]

[ʔɓəːm˨˩˨ ʔɓaːj˨˩˦]

bợm (“cunning; swindler”) + bãi (“(archaic) deceiver”).


e ngại

[ʔɛ˧˧ ŋaːj˧˨ʔ]

[ʔɛ˧˧ ŋaːj˨˩ʔ]

[ʔɛ˧˧ ŋaːj˨˩˨]

to be afraid; to flinch; to worry; to hesitate


yêu dấu

[ʔiəw˧˧ zəw˧˦]

[ʔiw˧˧ jəw˨˩˦]

[ʔiw˧˧ jəw˦˥]

yêu (“to love”) + dấu (“(archaic) to love”).


tơ tưởng

[təː˧˧ tɨəŋ˧˩]

[təː˧˧ tɨəŋ˧˨]

[təː˧˧ tɨəŋ˨˩˦]

tơ (“(archaic) to love”) + tưởng (“to think”).

(colloquial) to constantly think of (something one desires); to long for; to daydream; to muse


gia nhập

[zaː˧˧ ɲəp̚˧˨ʔ]

[jaː˧˧ ɲəp̚˨˩ʔ]

[jaː˧˧ ɲəp̚˨˩˨]

to join (organisation, army, club, etc.); to enter


gộp

Non-Sino-Vietnamese reading of Chinese 合 (SV: hợp).

der

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


ước muốn

[ʔɨək̚˧˦ muən˧˦]

[ʔɨək̚˦˧˥ muəŋ˦˧˥]

[ʔɨək̚˦˥ muəŋ˦˥]


nguyền

Non-Sino-Vietnamese reading of Chinese 願 (SV: nguyện).

der

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

vi-etym-sino

(literary) to swear; to vow; to promise on oath

bài hát bị nguyền


lĩnh

(Northern Vietnam) to receive (award, pay, order, etc.); to accept

(in compounds) to lead; to possess; to understand


tâu

Non-Sino-Vietnamese reading of Chinese 奏 (SV: tấu).

der

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

vi-etym-sino

(archaic, historical) to report (to the king)

(colloquial) to report (on); to make a report (on something to curry favour)


bực

head

愊, 偪, 堛, 踾, 逼, 匐, 𧎴, 󱭪

vi-verb

愊, 偪, 堛, 踾, 逼, 匐, 𧎴, 󱭪

愊 (CJK)
偪 (CJK)
堛 (CJK)
踾 (CJK)
逼 (CJK)
匐 (CJK)
𧎴 (CJK)

to get annoyed; to get upset; to fret; to be fretful


ngụ ý

[ŋu˧˨ʔ ʔi˧˦]

[ŋʊw˨˩ʔ ʔɪj˨˩˦]

[ŋʊw˨˩˨ ʔɪj˦˥]


đụng độ

[ʔɗʊwŋ͡m˧˨ʔ ʔɗo˧˨ʔ]

[ʔɗʊwŋ͡m˨˩ʔ ʔɗow˨˩ʔ]

[ʔɗʊwŋ͡m˨˩˨ ʔɗow˨˩˨]


dầm

dầm mưa

mưa dầm

dầm quần áo bẩn vào nước

cà dầm tương

a type of egglant (cà bát) soaked in a local soy sauce

to soak; to steep; to pickle; to dip into; to submerge into


ngạt

to suffocate; to asphyxiate; to be deprived of oxygen


phủ quyết

[fʊw˧˨ kwiək̚˦˧˥]

[fʊw˨˩˦ wiək̚˦˥]


thực thi

[tʰɨk̚˧˨ʔ tʰi˧˧]

[tʰɨk̚˨˩ʔ tʰɪj˧˧]

[tʰɨk̚˨˩˨ tʰɪj˧˧]


chứng tỏ

[t͡ɕɨŋ˧˦ tɔ˧˩]

[t͡ɕɨŋ˦˧˥ tɔ˧˨]

[cɨŋ˦˥ tɔ˨˩˦]


nhất trí

[ɲət̚˧˦ t͡ɕi˧˦]

[ɲək̚˦˧˥ ʈɪj˨˩˦]

[ɲək̚˦˥ ʈɪj˦˥]

LL-Q9199 (vie)-Penn Zero MSSJ-nhất trí.wav


lép vế

[lɛp̚˧˦ ve˧˦]

[lɛp̚˦˧˥ vej˨˩˦]


tận dụng

[tən˧˨ʔ zʊwŋ͡m˧˨ʔ]

[təŋ˨˩ʔ jʊwŋ͡m˨˩ʔ]

[təŋ˨˩˨ jʊwŋ͡m˨˩˨]

to take full advantage of; to make the most of


phản kháng

[faːn˧˩ xaːŋ˧˦]

[faːŋ˧˨ kʰaːŋ˦˧˥]

[faːŋ˧˨ xaːŋ˦˧˥]

[faːŋ˨˩˦ kʰaːŋ˦˥]

[faːŋ˨˩˦ xaːŋ˦˥]


hoàn tất

[hwaːŋ˦˩ tək̚˦˧˥]

[waːŋ˨˩ tək̚˦˥]


lặng im

[laŋ˧˨ʔ ʔim˧˧]

[laŋ˨˩ʔ ʔim˧˧]

[laŋ˨˩˨ ʔim˧˧]


góp ý

[ɣɔp̚˧˦ ʔi˧˦]

[ɣɔp̚˦˧˥ ʔɪj˨˩˦]

[ɣɔp̚˦˥ ʔɪj˦˥]


trói buộc

[t͡ɕɔj˧˦ ʔɓuək̚˧˨ʔ]

[ʈɔj˨˩˦ ʔɓuək̚˨˩ʔ]

[ʈɔj˦˥ ʔɓuək̚˨˩˨]


phát biểu

[faːt̚˧˦ ʔɓiəw˧˩]

[faːk̚˦˧˥ ʔɓiw˧˨]

[faːk̚˦˥ ʔɓiw˨˩˦]


chi phối

[t͡ɕɪj˧˧ foj˨˩˦]

Sino-Vietnamese, Japanese 支配 (shihai), Middle Chinese 支配.


tố cáo

tố cáo ai cho cảnh sát biết

Trong 50 năm qua, tổ hợp quân sự-công nghiệp luôn là đề tài ‘nóng’ được tranh luận, tố cáo và phê phán sôi nổi, thu hút nhiều nhà nghiên cứu, lý luận, hoạch định chính sách và hoạt động chính trị thuộc nhiều màu sắc, khuynh hướng chính trị khác nhau ở Mỹ cũng như trên thế giới.

2011, Phong Lan, “Tổ hợp công nghiệp quân sự Mỹ: ‘Con quái vật’ trong nền chính trị Mỹ [The US military-industrial complex: ‘The monster’ in US politics]”, in Tạp Chí Cộng Sản [Communist Review]:

In the past 50 years, the military-industrial complex always has been a ‘hot’ topic discussed, denounced, and criticized fervently, attracting many researchers, theorists, policy-makers and political activists of many different political colors and tendencies in the US as well as throughout the world.


luận chiến

[lwən˧˨ʔ t͡ɕiən˧˦]

[lwəŋ˨˩ʔ t͡ɕiəŋ˦˧˥]

[l⁽ʷ⁾əŋ˨˩˨ ciəŋ˦˥]

to enter into polemics (with); to debate; to argue


loại bỏ

[lwaːj˧˨ʔ ʔɓɔ˧˩]

[lwaːj˨˩ʔ ʔɓɔ˧˨]

[l⁽ʷ⁾aːj˨˩˨ ʔɓɔ˨˩˦]

to reject; to discard (generally speaking)


áp đặt

[ʔaːp̚˧˦ ʔɗat̚˧˨ʔ]

[ʔaːp̚˦˧˥ ʔɗak̚˨˩ʔ]

[ʔaːp̚˦˥ ʔɗak̚˨˩˨]


công bố

[kəwŋ͡m˧˧ ʔɓo˧˦]

[kəwŋ͡m˧˧ ʔɓow˨˩˦]

[kəwŋ͡m˧˧ ʔɓow˦˥]


chuyên trách

[t͡ɕwiən˧˧ t͡ɕajk̟̚˧˦]

[t͡ɕwiəŋ˧˧ ʈat̚˦˧˥]

[c⁽ʷ⁾iəŋ˧˧ ʈat̚˦˥]

to be (solely) responsible for (a task); to be in charge of; to be dedicated to


phương hại

[fɨəŋ˧˧ haːj˧˨ʔ]

[fɨəŋ˧˧ haːj˨˩ʔ]

[fɨəŋ˧˧ haːj˨˩˨]


bố trí

[ʔɓo˧˦ t͡ɕi˧˦]

[ʔɓow˨˩˦ ʈɪj˨˩˦]

[ʔɓow˦˥ ʈɪj˦˥]

to arrange (things or manpower) in proper places


chống trả

[t͡ɕəwŋ͡m˧˦ t͡ɕaː˧˩]

[t͡ɕəwŋ͡m˦˧˥ ʈaː˧˨]

[cəwŋ͡m˦˥ ʈaː˨˩˦]

chống (“to oppose”) + trả (“to return”).

to fight back; to retaliate (against); to resist


dự

to take part (in); to participate (in); to be involved (in)

(in compounds) to prepare (for); to make ready (for); to do in advance


trưng cầu

[t͡ɕɨŋ˧˧ kəw˨˩]

[ʈɨŋ˧˧ kəw˦˩]

[ʈɨŋ˧˧ kəw˨˩]


tự chủ

[tɨ˧˨ʔ t͡ɕu˧˩]

[tɨ˨˩ʔ t͡ɕʊw˧˨]

[tɨ˨˩˨ cʊw˨˩˦]

to be in possession of oneself; to self-control


chỉ thị

[t͡ɕi˧˩ tʰi˧˨ʔ]

[t͡ɕɪj˧˨ tʰɪj˨˩ʔ]

[cɪj˨˩˦ tʰɪj˨˩˨]

Sino-Vietnamese word from 指示 (“to indicate”).

vi-etym-sino

vi:Chỉ thị (máy tính)
vi:Hàm chỉ thị
vi:Loài chỉ thị


vấp váp

[vəp̚˧˦ vaːp̚˧˦]

[vəp̚˦˧˥ vaːp̚˦˧˥]

[vəp̚˦˥ vaːp̚˦˥]

[jəp̚˦˥ jaːp̚˦˥]

to stumble; to trip (generally speaking)

to come up against (difficulties); to flounder (generally speaking)


đối diện

[ʔɗoj˧˦ ziən˧˨ʔ]

[ʔɗoj˨˩˦ jiəŋ˨˩ʔ]

[ʔɗoj˦˥ jiəŋ˨˩˨]

Sino-Vietnamese word from 對面, composed of 對 (“opposite”) and 面 (“face”).

đối diện với vấn đề


trân trọng

[t͡ɕən˧˧ t͡ɕawŋ͡m˧˨ʔ]

[ʈəŋ˧˧ ʈawŋ͡m˨˩ʔ]

[ʈəŋ˧˧ ʈɔŋ˨˩ʔ]

[ʈəŋ˧˧ ʈawŋ͡m˨˩˨]


trích

to make extracts from; to extract; to take out; to set aside


tìm tòi

to look (for); to search (meticulously); to research; to investigate (generally speaking)


chung tình

[t͡ɕʊwŋ͡m˧˧ tïŋ˨˩]

[t͡ɕʊwŋ͡m˧˧ tɨn˦˩]

[cʊwŋ͡m˧˧ tɨn˨˩]


hờn dỗi

[həːn˨˩ zoj˦ˀ˥]

[həːŋ˦˩ joj˧˨]

[həːŋ˨˩ joj˨˩˦]


ních

(transitive) to cram; to stuff; to pack in; to squeeze in (especially food)


đề cập

[ʔɗe˨˩ kəp̚˧˨ʔ]

[ʔɗej˦˩ kəp̚˨˩ʔ]

[ʔɗej˨˩ kəp̚˨˩˨]

LL-Q9199 (vie)-Penn Zero MSSJ-đề cập.wav


tôn xưng

[ton˧˧ sɨŋ˧˧]

[toŋ˧˧ sɨŋ˧˧]

[toŋ˧˧ sɨŋ˧˧]

to address (someone) respectfully; to call by a respected name


xuất phát

[swət̚˧˦ faːt̚˧˦]

[swək̚˦˧˥ faːk̚˦˧˥]

[s⁽ʷ⁾ək̚˦˥ faːk̚˦˥]


bình chọn

[ʔɓïŋ˨˩ t͡ɕɔn˧˨ʔ]

[ʔɓɨn˦˩ t͡ɕɔŋ˨˩ʔ]

[ʔɓɨn˨˩ cɔŋ˨˩˨]

bình (“評, to appraise”) + chọn (“to choose”). Compare 評選／评选 (bình tuyển).

com

to vote (something as superior); to choose (through appraisal); to select (after evaluating options)


soát

[ʂ⁽ʷ⁾aːk̚˦˥]

[s⁽ʷ⁾aːk̚˦˥]

Non-Sino-Vietnamese reading of Chinese 察 (SV: sát). Also compare xét.

der

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


thổ huyết

[tʰow˨˩˦ wiək̚˦˥]


ngại ngùng

[ŋaːj˧˨ʔ ŋʊwŋ͡m˨˩]

[ŋaːj˨˩ʔ ŋʊwŋ͡m˦˩]

[ŋaːj˨˩˨ ŋʊwŋ͡m˨˩]

to be shy; to be afraid; to be hesitant (generally speaking)


dậy thì

[zəj˧˨ʔ tʰi˨˩]

[jəj˨˩ʔ tʰɪj˦˩]

[jəj˨˩˨ tʰɪj˨˩]

dậy (“to wake up”) + thì (“time of physical development”).

com

tuổi dậy thì

Đoán vẫn mãi là đoán, Thảo cứ nghĩ crush cao cả thế thôi chứ thực ra Vương Tuấn Anh lười bỏ cha ra. Làm gì có chuyện học ngày học đêm gì, cày game ngày đêm chứ ở đó mà học. Cái gầy là do dậy thì ở con trai, phát triển toàn diện hơn về ngoại hình và tâm lí, đặc biệt là cải thiện chiều cao, thành ra nhìn Vương Tuấn Anh đương nhiên là sẽ trông gầy đi và đặc biệt là bảnh hơn. Còn cải thiện điểm số, một phần là nhờ sự nỗ lực của Tuấn Anh, chín phần còn lại là nhờ việc ngồi cạnh Châu.

(Can we date this quote?), Sapis, “Chương 15: Nó thích mày [Chapter 15: She Likes You]”, in Nó thích mày [She Likes You]:

Guesses are just guesses after all, Thảo thought highly of crushes, but the fact of the matter is that Vương Tuấn Anh was a lazy sack of shit. He never crammed all day every day, he gamed all day every day. He was thin because when guys hit puberty, they grow more fully in terms of looks and brains, especially when it comes to height, so no wonder Vương Tuấn Anh looked thin and hotter. As for the good grades, it was in one part thanks to Tuấn Anh's own effort, and nine parts thanks to him sitting next to Châu.


chần chừ

[t͡ɕən˨˩ t͡ɕɨ˨˩]

[t͡ɕəŋ˦˩ t͡ɕɨ˦˩]

[cəŋ˨˩ cɨ˨˩]

to hesitate; to dither; to procrastinate; to delay (especially due to ambivalence)


chác

[t͡ɕaːk̚˦˧˥]


thoi thóp

[tʰɔj˧˧ tʰɔp̚˧˦]

[tʰɔj˧˧ tʰɔp̚˦˧˥]

[tʰɔj˧˧ tʰɔp̚˦˥]

Một cụ bà thoi thóp trên giường chuẩn bị qua đời.

An old woman was breathing weakly on bed before her death.

to breathe weakly (as if one's about to die)

Tưởng là anh ta đã chết rồi nhưng anh ta vẫn còn thở thoi thóp này!

Bị chặt lìa đầu, con gián vẫn còn thoi thóp.

the signal of the creature was reported dead but actually living. (see: sống nhăn răng)


định cư

[ʔɗïŋ˧˨ʔ kɨ˧˧]

[ʔɗɨn˨˩ʔ kɨ˧˧]

[ʔɗɨn˨˩˨ kɨ˧˧]

định cư ở nước ngoài/nông thôn


thăm dò

[tʰam˧˧ zɔ˨˩]

[tʰam˧˧ jɔ˦˩]

[tʰam˧˧ jɔ˨˩]


điều chỉnh

[ʔɗiəw˨˩ t͡ɕïŋ˧˩]

[ʔɗiw˦˩ t͡ɕɨn˧˨]

[ʔɗiw˨˩ cɨn˨˩˦]


bác bỏ

[ʔɓaːk̚˧˦ ʔɓɔ˧˩]

[ʔɓaːk̚˦˧˥ ʔɓɔ˧˨]

[ʔɓaːk̚˦˥ ʔɓɔ˨˩˦]


đổi đời

[ʔɗoj˧˩ ʔɗəːj˨˩]

[ʔɗoj˧˨ ʔɗəːj˦˩]

[ʔɗoj˨˩˦ ʔɗəːj˨˩]


đối mặt

[ʔɗoj˧˦ mat̚˧˨ʔ]

[ʔɗoj˨˩˦ mak̚˨˩ʔ]

[ʔɗoj˦˥ mak̚˨˩˨]

to face (difficulty, danger, etc.); to confront


nghỉ việc

[ŋi˧˩ viək̚˧˨ʔ]

[ŋɪj˧˨ viək̚˨˩ʔ]

[ŋɪj˨˩˦ viək̚˨˩˨]

[ŋɪj˨˩˦ jiək̚˨˩˨]


cung cầu

[kʊwŋ͡m˧˧ kəw˨˩]

[kʊwŋ͡m˧˧ kəw˦˩]

[kʊwŋ͡m˧˧ kəw˨˩]


gia hạn

[zaː˧˧ haːn˧˨ʔ]

[jaː˧˧ haːŋ˨˩ʔ]

[jaː˧˧ haːŋ˨˩˨]


đơn cử

[ʔɗəːn˧˧ kɨ˧˩]

[ʔɗəːŋ˧˧ kɨ˧˨]

[ʔɗəːŋ˧˧ kɨ˨˩˦]


tranh cãi

[t͡ɕajŋ̟˧˧ kaːj˦ˀ˥]

[ʈɛɲ˧˧ kaːj˧˨]

[ʈan˧˧ kaːj˨˩˦]


nghỉ phép

[ŋi˧˩ fɛp̚˧˦]

[ŋɪj˧˨ fɛp̚˦˧˥]

[ŋɪj˨˩˦ fɛp̚˦˥]


soát xét

[swaːt̚˧˦ sɛt̚˧˦]

[ʂwaːk̚˦˧˥ sɛt̚˦˧˥]

[swaːk̚˦˧˥ sɛt̚˦˧˥]

[ʂ⁽ʷ⁾aːk̚˦˥ sɛk̚˦˥]

[s⁽ʷ⁾aːk̚˦˥ sɛk̚˦˥]

to check carefully; to examine; to review


nghẽn tắc

[ŋɛn˦ˀ˥ tak̚˧˦]

[ŋɛŋ˧˨ tak̚˦˧˥]

[ŋɛŋ˨˩˦ tak̚˦˥]


bỏ trốn

[ʔɓɔ˧˩ t͡ɕon˧˦]

[ʔɓɔ˧˨ ʈoŋ˦˧˥]

[ʔɓɔ˨˩˦ ʈoŋ˦˥]


nhận biết

[ɲən˧˨ʔ ʔɓiət̚˧˦]

[ɲəŋ˨˩ʔ ʔɓiək̚˦˧˥]

[ɲəŋ˨˩˨ ʔɓiək̚˦˥]


thoái hoá

[tʰwaːj˨˩˦ hwaː˨˩˦]

[tʰ⁽ʷ⁾aːj˦˥ waː˦˥]

Sino-Vietnamese word from 退化, composed of 退 (“to back off”) and 化 (“to transform”), from Japanese 退化 (taika).

vi-etym-sino

thoái hoá đốt sống cổ

thoái hoá phẩm chất đạo đức


cử động

[kɨ˧˩ ʔɗəwŋ͡m˧˨ʔ]

[kɨ˧˨ ʔɗəwŋ͡m˨˩ʔ]

[kɨ˨˩˦ ʔɗəwŋ͡m˨˩˨]


xung

to be incompatible (according to traditional beliefs); to “clash” (with each other); to be ominous

(physics) to be pulsatory; to be pulsated


chỉ dẫn

[t͡ɕi˧˩ zən˦ˀ˥]

[t͡ɕɪj˧˨ jəŋ˧˨]

[cɪj˨˩˦ jəŋ˨˩˦]

Sino-Vietnamese word from 指引 (“to guide”).


dẫn truyền

[zən˦ˀ˥ t͡ɕwiən˨˩]

[jəŋ˧˨ ʈwiəŋ˦˩]

[jəŋ˨˩˦ ʈ⁽ʷ⁾iəŋ˨˩]


bắt gió

[ʔɓat̚˧˦ zɔ˧˦]

[ʔɓak̚˦˧˥ jɔ˨˩˦]

[ʔɓak̚˦˥ jɔ˦˥]

bắt (“to catch”) + gió (“harmful wind”).

(alternative medicine) to pinch the skin of the glabellar, temporal and genial regions all the way down the front of the neck until red spots (that are typically diamond-shaped due to the pinches) are formed, optionally using dầu gió, as a way to "release" gió (sense 2) in the fevered body


cạo gió

[kaːw˧˨ʔ zɔ˧˦]

[kaːw˨˩ʔ jɔ˨˩˦]

[kaːw˨˩˨ jɔ˦˥]

cạo (“to scratch”) + gió (“harmful wind”)

af

(alternative medicine) to scratch the back with the edge of a metal object (typically a spoon, a ladle or a coin) until it becomes red all over, optionally using dầu gió, as a way to "release" gió (sense 2) in the fevered body


đánh hơi

[ʔɗajŋ̟˧˦ həːj˧˧]

[ʔɗɛɲ˦˧˥ həːj˧˧]

[ʔɗan˦˥ həːj˧˧]


dìa

In general, in Nẫu dialects, the monophthongs /e/ and /ɛ/ in mainstream dialects at final position shifted to /əː/ (mainstream quê vs. Nẫu quơ, để vs. đở, ghê vs. gơ) and /iə/ (xe vs. xia, té vs. tía, unless preceded by the glide /w/: khoẻ vs. phẻ) respectively. Yet in this case, Nẫu /iə/ corresponds to mainstream /e/, not /ɛ/. Since the etymological vowel of this item was originally /e/, this iconic Nẫu form most likely indicates an irregular shift of /e > ɛ/.

Bình Định and Phú Yên form of về (“to return”)


dợ

(North Central Vietnam, of rain or wind) to stop; to cease


GATO

[ɣaː˧˧ to˧˧]

[ɣaː˧˧ tow˧˧]

[ɣaː˧˧ tow˧˧]


ghen tức

[ɣɛn˧˧ tɨk̚˧˦]

[ɣɛŋ˧˧ tɨk̚˦˧˥]

[ɣɛŋ˧˧ tɨk̚˦˥]

to be jealous; to be envious; to be jaundiced


ghen ăn tức ở

[ɣɛn˧˧ ʔan˧˧ tɨk̚˧˦ ʔəː˧˩]

[ɣɛŋ˧˧ ʔaŋ˧˧ tɨk̚˦˧˥ ʔəː˧˨]

[ɣɛŋ˧˧ ʔaŋ˧˧ tɨk̚˦˥ ʔəː˨˩˦]

ghen + ăn + tức + ở; compare ghen tức, ăn ở.

(idiomatic, colloquial) to be bursting with jealousy; to be jealous; to hate on others because of jealousy


xếp hình

[sep̚˧˦ hïŋ˨˩]

[sep̚˦˧˥ hɨn˦˩]

to assemble the pieces of a jigsaw puzzle, lego, etc. together to form a shape or picture

(figurative, slang) to have sex; to have sexual intercourse


chằng

head

𦁢 - 𦀐, 󱹑, 澄, 庄, 繒

vi-verb

𦁢 - 𦀐, 󱹑, 澄, 庄, 繒


chằng

(colloquial) to use someone else's money or belongings; to pinch


găm

Non-Sino-Vietnamese reading of Chinese 針 (SV: châm). Compare kim, ghim.

der

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

vi-etym-sino

dùng kim băng găm lại

to use a safety pin to fasten (something) in place

Mảnh đạn găm sâu vào đùi.

A piece of shrapnel lodged deep in the thigh.

Đầu gai găm vào gan bàn chân.

to pierce into flesh, to lodge into flesh

to retain something (usually a product) until an opportunity to increase the price and create an artificial shortage


găm

thịt dê găm tỏi

(cooking) to rub (to spread a substance thinly over)


nhân danh

[ɲən˧˧ zajŋ̟˧˧]

[ɲəŋ˧˧ jɛɲ˧˧]

[ɲəŋ˧˧ jan˧˧]

nhân danh pháp luật


rong ruổi

[ʐawŋ͡m˧˧ ʐuj˧˨]

[ʐɔŋ˧˧ ʐuj˧˨]

[ɹawŋ͡m˧˧ ɹuj˨˩˦]

to travel far and wide (to do something)


trả thù

[t͡ɕaː˧˩ tʰu˨˩]

[ʈaː˧˨ tʰʊw˦˩]

[ʈaː˨˩˦ tʰʊw˨˩]

trả (“to pay back, to return”) + thù (讎) (“feud”).

com

Nàng làm vậy là để trả thù.


quào

(of an animal with sharp claws) to scratch


tặc

to click, to clack, to make sound with the tongue


cổ vũ

[kow˨˩˦ vʊw˨˩˦]

[kow˨˩˦ jʊw˨˩˦]

Sino-Vietnamese word from 鼓舞, composed of 鼓 (“drum”) and 舞 (“dance”).

vi-etym-sino

cổ vũ đội nhà

cổ vũ niềm tin vào...

to cheer, to provide emotional support to, to boost morale for or to promote


hóa ra

Traditional tone placement spelling of hoá ra.


thoả hiệp

[tʰwaː˧˩ hiəp̚˧˨ʔ]

[tʰwaː˧˨ hiəp̚˨˩ʔ]

[tʰ⁽ʷ⁾aː˨˩˦ hip̚˨˩˨]

to compromise (with); to reach a compromise; to reconcile


leo trèo

[lɛw˧˧ t͡ɕɛw˨˩]

[lɛw˧˧ ʈɛw˦˩]

[lɛw˧˧ ʈɛw˨˩]


kết bạn

[ket̚˧˦ ʔɓaːn˧˨ʔ]

[ket̚˦˧˥ ʔɓaːŋ˨˩ʔ]

[kəːt̚˦˥ ʔɓaːŋ˨˩˨]

Sino-Vietnamese word from 結伴, composed of 結 (“to bond”) and 伴 (“companion”).

kết bạn với


cạy

Attested in the hydronyms Cái Cạy and Ngả Cạy.

Cạy thuyền nhanh kẻo húc vào mỏm đá!

Hurry and steer the boat leftward to avoid the rock!


châm chước

[t͡ɕəm˧˧ t͡ɕɨək̚˧˦]

[t͡ɕəm˧˧ t͡ɕɨək̚˦˧˥]

[cəm˧˧ cɨək̚˦˥]

Sino-Vietnamese word from 斟酌, composed of 斟 (“to pour”) and 酌 (“pour wine”).

to relent; to mitigate; to abate (a punishment)


dẫn chứng

[zən˦ˀ˥ t͡ɕɨŋ˧˦]

[jəŋ˧˨ t͡ɕɨŋ˦˧˥]

[jəŋ˨˩˦ cɨŋ˦˥]


hít thở

[hit̚˧˦ tʰəː˧˩]

[hit̚˦˧˥ tʰəː˧˨]

[hɨt̚˦˥ tʰəː˨˩˦]


trúng tủ

[t͡ɕʊwŋ͡m˧˦ tu˧˩]

[ʈʊwŋ͡m˦˧˥ tʊw˧˨]

[ʈʊwŋ͡m˦˥ tʊw˨˩˦]

trúng (“to hit; to be right on”) + tủ (“cabinet; highly useful skill or knowledge; high-yield topic”).

com

(colloquial, of the examinee) to be fortunate and be tested on the only thing(s) one has studied

(rare) to be right on by saying things that someone else had tried to keep to themselves and did not want others to know


chế giễu

[t͡ɕe˧˦ ziəw˦ˀ˥]

to ridicule; to mock; to deride; to insult; to sneer at


giễu

head

咬, 眇, 𠴕, 𠰉, 󱝑, 嘋, 憢, 𡅍

vi-verb

咬, 眇, 𠴕, 𠰉, 󱝑, 嘋, 憢, 𡅍

咬 (CJK)
眇 (CJK)
𠴕 (CJK)
𠰉 (CJK)
嘋 (CJK)
憢 (CJK)
𡅍 (CJK)

(Northern Vietnam) to make fun of; to mock; to joke; to banter


bóc lịch

[ʔɓawk͡p̚˧˦ lïk̟̚˧˨ʔ]

[ʔɓawk͡p̚˦˧˥ lɨt̚˨˩ʔ]

[ʔɓawk͡p̚˦˥ lɨt̚˨˩˨]

Compound of bóc + lịch, literally “tear pages off days calendars [as someone counts their days in prison]”.

com

tear pages off days calendars 􂀿as someone counts their days in prison􂁀


rắc

head

挌, 弋, 𢩮, 測, 勒, 𫽘

vi-verb

挌, 弋, 𢩮, 測, 勒, 𫽘

挌 (CJK)
弋 (CJK)
𢩮 (CJK)
測 (CJK)
勒 (CJK)
𫽘 (CJK)

rắc muối


xử dụng

[sɨ˧˩ zʊwŋ͡m˧˨ʔ]

[sɨ˧˨ jʊwŋ͡m˨˩ʔ]

[sɨ˨˩˦ jʊwŋ͡m˨˩˨]


hít đất

[hit̚˧˦ ʔɗət̚˧˦]

[hit̚˦˧˥ ʔɗək̚˦˧˥]

[hɨt̚˦˥ ʔɗək̚˦˥]

hít đất mười cái


trị vì

[t͡ɕi˧˨ʔ vi˨˩]

[ʈɪj˨˩ʔ vɪj˦˩]

[ʈɪj˨˩˨ vɪj˨˩]

[ʈɪj˨˩˨ jɪj˨˩]

trị (“to rule”, 治) + vì, a non-Sino-Vietnamese reading of Chinese 位 (“throne”, SV: vị).

der

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


gập

From Proto-Vietic *p-kǝp; cognate with gấp.


vò đầu bứt tai

[vɔ˨˩ ʔɗəw˨˩ ʔɓɨt̚˧˦ taːj˧˧]

[vɔ˦˩ ʔɗəw˦˩ ʔɓɨk̚˦˧˥ taːj˧˧]

[vɔ˨˩ ʔɗəw˨˩ ʔɓɨk̚˦˥ taːj˧˧]

[jɔ˨˩ ʔɗəw˨˩ ʔɓɨk̚˦˥ taːj˧˧]

vò (“to crumple up”) + đầu (“head”) + bứt (“to pluck”) + tai (“ear”).

com

(idiomatic) to not know how to deal with a complicated problem or affair


bô lô ba la

[ʔɓo˧˧ lo˧˧ ʔɓaː˧˧ laː˧˧]

[ʔɓow˧˧ low˧˧ ʔɓaː˧˧ laː˧˧]

[ʔɓow˧˧ low˧˧ ʔɓaː˧˧ laː˧˧]


xoay xở

[s⁽ʷ⁾aj˧˧ səː˨˩˦]

to manage (to do something); to fend for oneself


nản chí

[naːn˧˩ t͡ɕi˧˦]

[naːŋ˧˨ t͡ɕɪj˨˩˦]

[naːŋ˨˩˦ cɪj˦˥]

to become despondent; to be discouraged; to be disheartened


suy đoán

[ʂwɪj˧˧ ʔɗwaːŋ˦˧˥]

[swɪj˧˧ ʔɗwaːŋ˦˧˥]

[ʂ⁽ʷ⁾ɪj˧˧ ʔɗwaːŋ˦˥]

[s⁽ʷ⁾ɪj˧˧ ʔɗwaːŋ˦˥]


bỏ dở

[ʔɓɔ˧˩ zəː˧˩]

[ʔɓɔ˧˨ jəː˧˨]

[ʔɓɔ˨˩˦ jəː˨˩˦]

to leave something unfinished; abort (a task)


nói riêng

[nɔj˧˦ ziəŋ˧˧]

[nɔj˨˩˦ ʐiəŋ˧˧]

[nɔj˦˥ ɹiəŋ˧˧]


tiến lên

[tiəŋ˦˧˥ len˧˧]

[tiəŋ˦˥ ləːn˧˧]


nhảy vọt

[ɲaj˧˩ vɔt̚˧˨ʔ]

[ɲaj˧˨ vɔk̚˨˩ʔ]

[ɲa(ː)j˨˩˦ vɔk̚˨˩˨]

[ɲa(ː)j˨˩˦ jɔk̚˨˩˨]


coi trọng

[kɔj˧˧ t͡ɕawŋ͡m˧˨ʔ]

[kɔj˧˧ ʈawŋ͡m˨˩ʔ]

[kɔj˧˧ ʈɔŋ˨˩ʔ]

[kɔj˧˧ ʈawŋ͡m˨˩˨]

to attach much importance to; to pay attention to


hội nhập

[hoj˧˨ʔ ɲəp̚˧˨ʔ]

[hoj˨˩ʔ ɲəp̚˨˩ʔ]

[hoj˨˩˨ ɲəp̚˨˩˨]

to integrate (into); to assimilate (into)


kiên trì

[kiən˧˧ t͡ɕi˨˩]

[kiəŋ˧˧ ʈɪj˦˩]

[kiəŋ˧˧ ʈɪj˨˩]


thuyết trình

[tʰwiət̚˧˦ t͡ɕïŋ˨˩]

[tʰwiək̚˦˧˥ ʈɨn˦˩]

[tʰ⁽ʷ⁾iək̚˦˥ ʈɨn˨˩]

to give a presentation; to give a talk (on something)


bảo lãnh

[ʔɓaːw˧˩ lajŋ̟˦ˀ˥]

[ʔɓaːw˧˨ lɛɲ˧˨]

[ʔɓaːw˨˩˦ lan˨˩˦]

Sino-Vietnamese word from 保領, composed of 保 and 領.

vi-etym-sino

to sponsor someone for immigration purposes


che đậy

[t͡ɕɛ˧˧ ʔɗəj˧˨ʔ]

[t͡ɕɛ˧˧ ʔɗəj˨˩ʔ]

[cɛ˧˧ ʔɗəj˨˩˨]

che (“to cover/hide”) + đậy (“to cover”).


bật hơi

[ʔɓət̚˧˨ʔ həːj˧˧]

[ʔɓək̚˨˩ʔ həːj˧˧]

[ʔɓək̚˨˩˨ həːj˧˧]

âm tắc đôi môi bật hơi vô thanh

Tiếng Việt trung đại có ba âm bật hơi, trong đó chỉ có /tʰ/ được lưu giữ đầy đủ trong mọi phương ngữ.

Middle Vietnamese had three aspirated consonants, among those only /tʰ/ is preserved intact in all dialects.


kết luận

[ket̚˦˧˥ lwəŋ˨˩ʔ]

[kəːt̚˦˥ l⁽ʷ⁾əŋ˨˩˨]


làm lụng

[laːm˨˩ lʊwŋ͡m˧˨ʔ]

[laːm˦˩ lʊwŋ͡m˨˩ʔ]

[laːm˨˩ lʊwŋ͡m˨˩˨]


nhắn gửi

[ɲan˧˦ ɣɨj˧˩]

[ɲaŋ˦˧˥ ɣɨj˧˨]

[ɲaŋ˦˥ ɣɨj˨˩˦]


ngấm

head

今, 汵, 𣵴, 澿, 𦡞

vi-verb

今, 汵, 𣵴, 澿, 𦡞

(figurative) to slowly take effect; to permeate; to be impregnated (with)


mang con bỏ chợ

[maːŋ˧˧ kɔn˧˧ ʔɓɔ˧˩ t͡ɕəː˧˨ʔ]

[maːŋ˧˧ kɔŋ˧˧ ʔɓɔ˧˨ t͡ɕəː˨˩ʔ]

[maːŋ˧˧ kɔŋ˧˧ ʔɓɔ˨˩˦ cəː˨˩˨]

đem con bỏ chợ
đem con bỏ chợ#Vietnamese


đem con bỏ chợ

[ʔɗɛm˧˧ kɔn˧˧ ʔɓɔ˧˩ t͡ɕəː˧˨ʔ]

[ʔɗɛm˧˧ kɔŋ˧˧ ʔɓɔ˧˨ t͡ɕəː˨˩ʔ]

[ʔɗɛm˧˧ kɔŋ˧˧ ʔɓɔ˨˩˦ cəː˨˩˨]

Literally, “to abandon one's child in the market” (i.e. to give the child up for adoption).

(idiomatic, figurative) to help others and abandon them halfway; to help irresponsibly


bấu víu

[ʔɓəw˧˦ viw˧˦]

[ʔɓəw˨˩˦ viw˨˩˦]

[ʔɓəw˦˥ viw˦˥]

[ʔɓəw˦˥ jiw˦˥]

(figurative) to rely on (in times of distress); to turn to


thỏa mãn

Traditional tone placement spelling of thoả mãn.


khinh thường

[xïŋ˧˧ tʰɨəŋ˨˩]

[kʰɨn˧˧ tʰɨəŋ˦˩]

[xɨn˧˧ tʰɨəŋ˦˩]

[kʰɨn˧˧ tʰɨəŋ˨˩]

[xɨn˧˧ tʰɨəŋ˨˩]

to feel contempt for; to despise; to make light of


kết án

[ket̚˧˦ ʔaːn˧˦]

[ket̚˦˧˥ ʔaːŋ˦˧˥]

[kəːt̚˦˥ ʔaːŋ˦˥]


dạy bảo

[zaj˧˨ʔ ʔɓaːw˧˩]

[jaj˨˩ʔ ʔɓaːw˧˨]

[ja(ː)j˨˩˨ ʔɓaːw˨˩˦]

to teach; to instruct; to counsel (generally speaking)


đào bới

[ʔɗaːw˨˩ ʔɓəːj˧˦]

[ʔɗaːw˦˩ ʔɓəːj˨˩˦]

[ʔɗaːw˨˩ ʔɓəːj˦˥]

to dig; to excavate (generally speaking)


tích luỹ

[tïk̟̚˧˦ lwi˦ˀ˥]

[tɨt̚˦˧˥ lwɪj˧˨]

[tɨt̚˦˥ l⁽ʷ⁾ɪj˨˩˦]


bươn chải

[ʔɓɨən˧˧ t͡ɕaːj˧˩]

[ʔɓɨəŋ˧˧ t͡ɕaːj˧˨]

[ʔɓɨəŋ˧˧ caːj˨˩˦]

to strive to earn a living; to run about


diễn giải

[jiəŋ˧˨ jaːj˧˨]

[jiəŋ˨˩˦ jaːj˨˩˦]


đối xử

[ʔɗoj˧˦ sɨ˧˩]

[ʔɗoj˨˩˦ sɨ˧˨]

[ʔɗoj˦˥ sɨ˨˩˦]

Sino-Vietnamese word from 對處, composed of 對 and 處.

vi-etym-sino

Anh không nên đối xử với họ như trẻ con.


túm năm tụm ba

[tum˧˦ nam˧˧ tum˧˨ʔ ʔɓaː˧˧]

[tum˦˧˥ nam˧˧ tum˨˩ʔ ʔɓaː˧˧]

[tʊm˦˥ nam˧˧ tʊm˨˩˨ ʔɓaː˧˧]

(colloquial) to form groups of three or five; to gather


lê la

to hang about; to loiter; to flit around (to chat or gossip)


tiêu khiển

[tiw˧˧ kʰiəŋ˧˨]

[tiw˧˧ kʰiəŋ˨˩˦]

[tiw˧˧ xiəŋ˨˩˦]

to relax; to amuse oneself; to entertain oneself


kể cả

[kej˨˩˦ kaː˨˩˦]


bó buộc

[ʔɓɔ˧˦ ʔɓuək̚˧˨ʔ]

[ʔɓɔ˨˩˦ ʔɓuək̚˨˩ʔ]

[ʔɓɔ˦˥ ʔɓuək̚˨˩˨]

to put under constraint; to restrict; to compel


giải toả

[jaːj˨˩˦ t⁽ʷ⁾aː˨˩˦]


mưu cầu

[mɨw˧˧ kəw˦˩]

[mɨw˧˧ kəw˨˩]


dò dẫm

[zɔ˨˩ zəm˦ˀ˥]

[jɔ˦˩ jəm˧˨]

[jɔ˨˩ jəm˨˩˦]

to search (usually by hands), to looking for something (in the dark)


vượt bậc

[vɨət̚˧˨ʔ ʔɓək̚˧˨ʔ]

[vɨək̚˨˩ʔ ʔɓək̚˨˩ʔ]

[vɨək̚˨˩˨ ʔɓək̚˨˩˨]

[jɨək̚˨˩˨ ʔɓək̚˨˩˨]


thừa hưởng

[tʰɨə˨˩ hɨəŋ˧˩]

[tʰɨə˦˩ hɨəŋ˧˨]

[tʰɨə˨˩ hɨəŋ˨˩˦]


cải biến

[kaːj˧˩ ʔɓiən˧˦]

[kaːj˧˨ ʔɓiəŋ˦˧˥]

[kaːj˨˩˦ ʔɓiəŋ˦˥]


thụ hưởng

[tʰu˧˨ʔ hɨəŋ˧˩]

[tʰʊw˨˩ʔ hɨəŋ˧˨]

[tʰʊw˨˩˨ hɨəŋ˨˩˦]

người thụ hưởng

(formal, transitive) to benefit from something


cảm thán

[kaːm˧˨ tʰaːŋ˦˧˥]

[kaːm˨˩˦ tʰaːŋ˦˥]


kinh ngạc

[kïŋ˧˧ ŋaːk̚˧˨ʔ]

[kɨn˧˧ ŋaːk̚˨˩ʔ]

[kɨn˧˧ ŋaːk̚˨˩˨]


cấm vận

[kəm˧˦ vən˧˨ʔ]

[kəm˦˧˥ vəŋ˨˩ʔ]

[kəm˦˥ vəŋ˨˩˨]

[kəm˦˥ jəŋ˨˩˨]


sửng sốt

[sɨŋ˧˩ sot̚˧˦]

[ʂɨŋ˧˨ ʂok̚˦˧˥]

[sɨŋ˧˨ sok̚˦˧˥]

[ʂɨŋ˨˩˦ ʂok̚˦˥]

[sɨŋ˨˩˦ sok̚˦˥]


thủ công

[tʰu˧˩ kəwŋ͡m˧˧]

[tʰʊw˧˨ kəwŋ͡m˧˧]

[tʰʊw˨˩˦ kəwŋ͡m˧˧]

(chiefly attributive) to make by hand; to be handmade


đung đưa

[ʔɗʊwŋ͡m˧˧ ʔɗɨə˧˧]

[ʔɗʊwŋ͡m˧˧ ʔɗɨə˧˧]

[ʔɗʊwŋ͡m˧˧ ʔɗɨə˧˧]

Nắng xuyên qua màng mưa
thanh âm của anh thì không phải bàn
Gió đung đưa ngoài hiên
câu từ miền tây em nghe sẽ nghiền

2024 January 31, “Căn nhà tranh mái lá [Thatched house]”, performed by Tibicon ft. Deagle and Dub P:

The sun goes through the rain,
my sound needs no further discussion
The wind swinging outside the porch,
any words from the western region will make you get addicted


viên tịch

[viən˧˧ tïk̟̚˧˨ʔ]

[viəŋ˧˧ tɨt̚˨˩ʔ]

[viəŋ˧˧ tɨt̚˨˩˨]

[jiəŋ˧˧ tɨt̚˨˩˨]

Ajahn Chah viên tịch vào ngày 16 tháng Giêng, 1992.

Ajahn Chah passed away on January 16, 1992.

(Buddhism, of a monk or nun) to pass away


tịch

Sino-Vietnamese word from 寂, from viên tịch (“to die”).


trả giá

[t͡ɕaː˧˩ zaː˧˦]

[ʈaː˧˨ jaː˨˩˦]

[ʈaː˨˩˦ jaː˦˥]

(figurative) to pay the price (for one's action); to pay the penalty


tạ từ

[taː˧˨ʔ tɨ˨˩]

[taː˨˩ʔ tɨ˦˩]

[taː˨˩˨ tɨ˨˩]

(literary, formal) to take leave; to bid farewell; to say goodbye


chẳng thể

[t͡ɕaŋ˧˩ tʰe˧˩]

[t͡ɕaŋ˧˨ tʰej˧˨]

[caŋ˨˩˦ tʰej˨˩˦]


thông tỏ

[tʰəwŋ͡m˧˧ tɔ˧˩]

[tʰəwŋ͡m˧˧ tɔ˧˨]

[tʰəwŋ͡m˧˧ tɔ˨˩˦]


thông suốt

[tʰəwŋ͡m˧˧ suət̚˧˦]

[tʰəwŋ͡m˧˧ ʂuək̚˦˧˥]

[tʰəwŋ͡m˧˧ suək̚˦˧˥]

[tʰəwŋ͡m˧˧ ʂuək̚˦˥]

[tʰəwŋ͡m˧˧ suək̚˦˥]

(of traffic etc.) to be unobstructed; to be smooth and clear


so bì

[sɔ˧˧ ʔɓi˨˩]

[ʂɔ˧˧ ʔɓɪj˦˩]

[sɔ˧˧ ʔɓɪj˦˩]

[ʂɔ˧˧ ʔɓɪj˨˩]

[sɔ˧˧ ʔɓɪj˨˩]

keep up with the Joneses
keep up with the Joneses

to compare enviously; to try to keep up with the Joneses


để tâm

[ʔɗe˧˩ təm˧˧]

[ʔɗej˧˨ təm˧˧]

[ʔɗej˨˩˦ təm˧˧]


tràn ngập

[t͡ɕaːn˨˩ ŋəp̚˧˨ʔ]

[ʈaːŋ˦˩ ŋəp̚˨˩ʔ]

[ʈaːŋ˨˩ ŋəp̚˨˩˨]

tràn (“to overflow”) + ngập (“to flood/cover”).

com

(figurative) to be filled (with); to be overwhelmed (with); to permeate


khoác áo

[xwaːk̚˧˦ ʔaːw˧˦]

[kʰwaːk̚˦˧˥ ʔaːw˨˩˦]

[xwaːk̚˦˧˥ ʔaːw˨˩˦]

[kʰwaːk̚˦˥ ʔaːw˦˥]

[xwaːk̚˦˥ ʔaːw˦˥]

to wear the clothing of a particular unit or organisation and become a member of that unit or organisation

to wear the cloak of (e.g. patriotism, religion)


nuối tiếc

[nuj˨˩˦ tiək̚˦˧˥]

to miss (something good in the past); to be nostalgic; to regret


thở than

[tʰəː˧˩ tʰaːn˧˧]

[tʰəː˧˨ tʰaːŋ˧˧]

[tʰəː˨˩˦ tʰaːŋ˧˧]


than thở

[tʰaːn˧˧ tʰəː˧˩]

[tʰaːŋ˧˧ tʰəː˧˨]

[tʰaːŋ˧˧ tʰəː˨˩˦]


che mờ

[t͡ɕɛ˧˧ məː˨˩]

[t͡ɕɛ˧˧ məː˦˩]

[cɛ˧˧ məː˨˩]


ban tặng

[ʔɓaːn˧˧ taŋ˧˨ʔ]

[ʔɓaːŋ˧˧ taŋ˨˩ʔ]

[ʔɓaːŋ˧˧ taŋ˨˩˨]


激厲

chữ Hán form of khích lệ (“to inspire; to encourage”).


ngậm ngùi

[ŋəm˧˨ʔ ŋuj˨˩]

[ŋəm˨˩ʔ ŋuj˦˩]

[ŋəm˨˩˨ ŋuj˨˩]


dạy đời

[zaj˧˨ʔ ʔɗəːj˨˩]

[jaj˨˩ʔ ʔɗəːj˦˩]

[ja(ː)j˨˩˨ ʔɗəːj˨˩]


hát hò

[haːt̚˧˦ hɔ˨˩]

[haːk̚˦˧˥ hɔ˦˩]

[haːk̚˦˥ hɔ˨˩]


than vãn

[tʰaːn˧˧ vaːn˦ˀ˥]

[tʰaːŋ˧˧ vaːŋ˧˨]

[tʰaːŋ˧˧ vaːŋ˨˩˦]

[tʰaːŋ˧˧ jaːŋ˨˩˦]


cuốn hút

[kuəŋ˦˧˥ hʊk̚˦˧˥]

[kuəŋ˦˥ hʊk͡p̚˦˥]

to attract; to absorb; to draw (people) into; to fascinate


khích lệ

[xïk̟̚˧˦ le˧˨ʔ]

[kʰɨt̚˦˧˥ lej˨˩ʔ]

[xɨt̚˦˧˥ lej˨˩ʔ]

[kʰɨt̚˦˥ lej˨˩˨]

[xɨt̚˦˥ lej˨˩˨]


lệ thuộc

[le˧˨ʔ tʰuək̚˧˨ʔ]

[lej˨˩ʔ tʰuək̚˨˩ʔ]

[lej˨˩˨ tʰuək̚˨˩˨]


chớp mắt

[t͡ɕəːp̚˧˦ mat̚˧˦]

[t͡ɕəːp̚˦˧˥ mak̚˦˧˥]

[cəːp̚˦˥ mak̚˦˥]

trong chớp mắt


truy tìm

[ʈ⁽ʷ⁾ɪj˧˧ tim˨˩]

Non-Sino-Vietnamese reading of Chinese 追尋 (SV: truy tầm).

der

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

vi-etym-sino

to track down; to search for; to look for


thua kém

[tʰuə˧˧ kɛm˧˦]

[tʰuə˧˧ kɛm˦˧˥]

[tʰuə˧˧ kɛm˦˥]


trông cậy

[t͡ɕəwŋ͡m˧˧ kəj˧˨ʔ]

[ʈəwŋ͡m˧˧ kəj˨˩ʔ]

[ʈəwŋ͡m˧˧ kəj˨˩˨]


đóng kịch

[ʔɗawŋ͡m˧˦ kïk̟̚˧˨ʔ]

[ʔɗawŋ͡m˦˧˥ kɨt̚˨˩ʔ]

[ʔɗɔŋ˦˧˥ kɨt̚˨˩ʔ]

[ʔɗawŋ͡m˦˥ kɨt̚˨˩˨]

(figurative, colloquial) to put on an act; to fake


hoang phí

[hwaːŋ˧˧ fɪj˨˩˦]

[waːŋ˧˧ fɪj˦˥]


lẫy

tập/học lẫy

(of an infant) to turn over on one's belly (from supine to prone); to roll over


lẫy

(Central Vietnam, Southern Vietnam) to sulk; to get angry


bội thực

[ʔɓoj˧˨ʔ tʰɨk̚˧˨ʔ]

[ʔɓoj˨˩ʔ tʰɨk̚˨˩ʔ]

[ʔɓoj˨˩˨ tʰɨk̚˨˩˨]


ăn diện

[ʔan˧˧ ziən˧˨ʔ]

[ʔaŋ˧˧ jiəŋ˨˩ʔ]

[ʔaŋ˧˧ jiəŋ˨˩˨]

to be stylish; to dress smartly (generally speaking)


謝辭

chữ Hán form of tạ từ (“to take leave; to bid farewell; to say goodbye”).


trang điểm

[t͡ɕaːŋ˧˧ ʔɗiəm˧˩]

[ʈaːŋ˧˧ ʔɗiəm˧˨]

[ʈaːŋ˧˧ ʔɗim˨˩˦]


phụng phịu

[fʊwŋ͡m˧˨ʔ fiw˧˨ʔ]

[fʊwŋ͡m˨˩ʔ fiw˨˩ʔ]

[fʊwŋ͡m˨˩˨ fiw˨˩˨]


loay hoay

head

loay hoay (reduplication loay hoa loay hoay, loay hoay loa hoa)

to be puzzled, to struggle to deal with something one doesn't know


quở trách

[kwəː˧˩ t͡ɕajk̟̚˧˦]

[kwəː˧˨ ʈat̚˦˧˥]

[wəː˨˩˦ ʈat̚˦˥]


quở

to chide, scold, reprimand, reprove, rebuke


xử trí

[sɨ˧˩ t͡ɕi˧˦]

[sɨ˧˨ ʈɪj˨˩˦]

[sɨ˨˩˦ ʈɪj˦˥]


buôn bán

[ʔɓuən˧˧ ʔɓaːn˧˦]

[ʔɓuəŋ˧˧ ʔɓaːŋ˦˧˥]

[ʔɓuəŋ˧˧ ʔɓaːŋ˦˥]

to trade (in); to deal (in); to do business (generally speaking)


nháp

giấy nháp


ngoáy

ngoáy mũi

ngoáy tai

(placed after the main verb) to do something quickly


phân phát

[fən˧˧ faːt̚˧˦]

[fəŋ˧˧ faːk̚˦˧˥]

[fəŋ˧˧ faːk̚˦˥]

LL-Q9199 (vie)-Penn Zero MSSJ-phân phát.wav


tăng tốc

[taŋ˧˧ təwk͡p̚˧˦]

[taŋ˧˧ təwk͡p̚˦˧˥]

[taŋ˧˧ təwk͡p̚˦˥]


giảm tốc

[jaːm˧˨ təwk͡p̚˦˧˥]

[jaːm˨˩˦ təwk͡p̚˦˥]


loăng quăng

[l⁽ʷ⁾aŋ˧˧ waŋ˧˧]


lăng quăng

[laŋ˧˧ waŋ˧˧]

Alternative form of loăng quăng (“to wander”)


nhại

to mimic (others' words, speech, style of speaking)


đổi thay

[ʔɗoj˧˩ tʰaj˧˧]

[ʔɗoj˧˨ tʰaj˧˧]

[ʔɗoj˨˩˦ tʰa(ː)j˧˧]


ứng thí

[ʔɨŋ˧˦ tʰi˧˦]

[ʔɨŋ˦˧˥ tʰɪj˨˩˦]

[ʔɨŋ˦˥ tʰɪj˦˥]

Sino-Vietnamese word from 應試, composed of 應 (“to respond”) and 試 (“to test”)


thai nghén

[tʰaːj˧˧ ŋɛn˧˦]

[tʰaːj˧˧ ŋɛŋ˦˧˥]

[tʰaːj˧˧ ŋɛŋ˦˥]

(literary, figurative) to conceive; to devise


ràng buộc

[zaːŋ˨˩ ʔɓuək̚˧˨ʔ]

[ʐaːŋ˦˩ ʔɓuək̚˨˩ʔ]

[ɹaːŋ˨˩ ʔɓuək̚˨˩˨]


khát khao

[kʰaːk̚˦˧˥ kʰaːw˧˧]

[xaːk̚˦˧˥ xaːw˧˧]

[kʰaːk̚˦˥ kʰaːw˧˧]


khao khát

[kʰaːw˧˧ kʰaːk̚˦˧˥]

[xaːw˧˧ xaːk̚˦˧˥]

[kʰaːw˧˧ kʰaːk̚˦˥]


kinh

(colloquial) to be afraid; to be terrified


xói mòn

[sɔj˧˦ mɔn˨˩]

[sɔj˨˩˦ mɔŋ˦˩]

[sɔj˦˥ mɔŋ˨˩]


bồi đắp

[ʔɓoj˨˩ ʔɗap̚˧˦]

[ʔɓoj˦˩ ʔɗap̚˦˧˥]

[ʔɓoj˨˩ ʔɗap̚˦˥]


vùng vẫy

[vʊwŋ͡m˨˩ vəj˦ˀ˥]

[vʊwŋ͡m˦˩ vəj˧˨]

[vʊwŋ͡m˨˩ vəj˨˩˦]

[jʊwŋ͡m˨˩ jəj˨˩˦]

to shake, wiggle or struggle to break free from a constraint


xoạc

[s⁽ʷ⁾aːk̚˨˩˨]

xoạc chân


hội tụ

[hoj˨˩ʔ tʊw˨˩ʔ]

[hoj˨˩˨ tʊw˨˩˨]

Sino-Vietnamese word from 會聚, composed of 會 and 聚.


lải nhải

[laːj˧˩ ɲaːj˧˩]

[laːj˧˨ ɲaːj˧˨]

[laːj˨˩˦ ɲaːj˨˩˦]

to keep on talking (the same thing over and over)


múa rìu qua mắt thợ

[muə˧˦ ziw˨˩ kwaː˧˧ mat̚˧˦ tʰəː˧˨ʔ]

[muə˨˩˦ ʐiw˦˩ kwaː˧˧ mak̚˦˧˥ tʰəː˨˩ʔ]

[muə˦˥ ɹiw˨˩ waː˧˧ mak̚˦˥ tʰəː˨˩˨]

Calque of Chinese 班門弄斧／班门弄斧 (ban môn lộng phủ).

calque

(literal) to show off your axe skills to an axe expert

(figurative) to show off your limited knowledge or ability in a field to someone who's an expert at that field


đổ bể

[ʔɗo˧˩ ʔɓe˧˩]

[ʔɗow˧˨ ʔɓej˧˨]

[ʔɗow˨˩˦ ʔɓej˨˩˦]

kết hoạch đổ bể rồi


run rẩy

[ʐun˧˧ ʐəj˧˨]

[ɹʊwŋ͡m˧˧ ɹəj˨˩˦]


lắp bắp

[lap̚˧˦ ʔɓap̚˧˦]

[lap̚˦˧˥ ʔɓap̚˦˧˥]

[lap̚˦˥ ʔɓap̚˦˥]

Nó lắp bắp mấy chữ rồi im bật luôn.

He stuttered a few words then nothing at all.


nhú

head

乳, 孺, 懦, 葇, 𠧍, 𠳘

vi-verb

乳, 孺, 懦, 葇, 𠧍, 𠳘

乳 (CJK)
孺 (CJK)
懦 (CJK)
葇 (CJK)
𠧍 (CJK)
𠳘 (CJK)


chực

to be ready; to be about to do something; to wait (for)


thủ thỉ

[tʰu˧˩ tʰi˧˩]

[tʰʊw˧˨ tʰɪj˧˨]

[tʰʊw˨˩˦ tʰɪj˨˩˦]


phạm tội

phạm tội cướp giật


chép

der

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

vi-etym-sino

Non-Sino-Vietnamese reading of Chinese 札 (“letter; note”, SV: trát)


chép

to tsk tsk; to click the tongue; to tut tut


tái ngộ

[taːj˧˦ ŋo˧˨ʔ]

[taːj˨˩˦ ŋow˨˩ʔ]

[taːj˦˥ ŋow˨˩˨]


quên lãng

[wəːn˧˧ laːŋ˨˩˦]


bán đấu giá

[ʔɓaːn˧˦ ʔɗəw˧˦ zaː˧˦]

[ʔɓaːŋ˦˧˥ ʔɗəw˨˩˦ jaː˨˩˦]

[ʔɓaːŋ˦˥ ʔɗəw˦˥ jaː˦˥]


tái hiện

[taːj˨˩˦ hiəŋ˨˩ʔ]

[taːj˦˥ hiəŋ˨˩˨]

to reenact; to reconstitute; to reconstruct


thất lạc

[tʰət̚˧˦ laːk̚˧˨ʔ]

[tʰək̚˦˧˥ laːk̚˨˩ʔ]

[tʰək̚˦˥ laːk̚˨˩˨]


vay mượn

[vaj˧˧ mɨən˧˨ʔ]

[vaj˧˧ mɨəŋ˨˩ʔ]

[va(ː)j˧˧ mɨəŋ˨˩˨]

[ja(ː)j˧˧ mɨəŋ˨˩˨]


đấu giá

[ʔɗəw˧˦ zaː˧˦]

[ʔɗəw˨˩˦ jaː˨˩˦]

[ʔɗəw˦˥ jaː˦˥]


bảo tồn

[ʔɓaːw˧˩ ton˨˩]

[ʔɓaːw˧˨ toŋ˦˩]

[ʔɓaːw˨˩˦ toŋ˨˩]

bảo tồn bản sắc dân tộc

to preserve unique identity of an ethnicity

bảo tồn thiên nhiên

(chiefly sociology, ecology) to preserve; to conserve


mất lòng

[mət̚˧˦ lawŋ͡m˨˩]

[mək̚˦˧˥ lawŋ͡m˦˩]

[mək̚˦˧˥ lɔŋ˦˩]

[mək̚˦˥ lawŋ͡m˨˩]

thuốc đắng dã tật, sự thật mất lòng

Bitter remedy heals, sincere words hurt. (proverb)


Tào Tháo rượt

[taːw˨˩ tʰaːw˧˦ zɨət̚˧˨ʔ]

[taːw˦˩ tʰaːw˨˩˦ ʐɨək̚˨˩ʔ]

[taːw˨˩ tʰaːw˦˥ ɹɨək̚˨˩˨]

Tào Tháo (“Cao Cao”) + rượt (“to chase”), i.e. “to be chased by Cao Cao”. Compare Chinese 說曹操，曹操到／说曹操，曹操到 (thuyết Tào Tháo, Tào Tháo đáo).

cog

(bị~) (idiomatic) to rush to the toilet because of diarrhoea


sưu tập

[siw˧˧ təp̚˧˨ʔ]

[ʂɨw˧˧ təp̚˨˩ʔ]

[sɨw˧˧ təp̚˨˩ʔ]

[ʂɨw˧˧ təp̚˨˩˨]

[sɨw˧˧ təp̚˨˩˨]


lộ diện

[lo˧˨ʔ ziən˧˨ʔ]

[low˨˩ʔ jiəŋ˨˩ʔ]

[low˨˩˨ jiəŋ˨˩˨]

vòng lộ diện

to make one's appearance; to show one's face


đón nhận

[ʔɗɔn˧˦ ɲən˧˨ʔ]

[ʔɗɔŋ˦˧˥ ɲəŋ˨˩ʔ]

[ʔɗɔŋ˦˥ ɲəŋ˨˩˨]


giải phẫu

[zaːj˧˩ fəw˦ˀ˥]

[jaːj˨˩˦ fəw˨˩˦]

Sino-Vietnamese word from 解剖, composed of 解 (“to untie”) and 剖 (“to cut”), Japanese 解剖 (kaibō).

vi-etym-sino

(medicine) to operate; to dissect (generally speaking)


rỉa rói

[ziə˧˩ zɔj˧˦]

[ʐiə˧˨ ʐɔj˨˩˦]

[ɹiə˨˩˦ ɹɔj˦˥]

to nibble, to nip, to peck (generally speaking)


kị huý

[kɪj˨˩ʔ hwɪj˨˩˦]

[kɪj˨˩˨ wɪj˦˥]


quằn quại

[waŋ˨˩ waːj˨˩˨]


khỏ

(Central Vietnam) Alternative form of gõ (“to knock, to rap”)


li hôn

[lɪj˧˧ hoŋ˧˧]

[lɪj˧˧ hoŋ˧˧]


thuận

[tʰ⁽ʷ⁾əŋ˨˩˨]

Sino-Vietnamese word from 順 (“to conform”). Doublet of thuần.

thuận vợ thuận chồng, tát biển đông cũng cạn


đía

(Southern Vietnam, especially Mekong Delta) to lie; to talk nonsense; to brag


tiêu hóa

Traditional tone placement spelling of tiêu hoá.


nghe phong thanh

[ŋɛ˧˧ fawŋ͡m˧˧ tʰajŋ̟˧˧]

[ŋɛ˧˧ fawŋ͡m˧˧ tʰɛɲ˧˧]

[ŋɛ˧˧ fɔŋ˧˧ tʰɛɲ˧˧]

[ŋɛ˧˧ fawŋ͡m˧˧ tʰan˧˧]

From nghe (“hear”) + phong thanh (風聲) (“news from afar; rumor”), literally “sound of the wind”.

com

Tôi nghe phong thanh hắn bị đuổi vì ăn hối lội.

have heard on the grapevine
hear on the grapevine#English


đào thải

[ʔɗaːw˨˩ tʰaːj˧˩]

[ʔɗaːw˦˩ tʰaːj˧˨]

[ʔɗaːw˨˩ tʰaːj˨˩˦]

cơ thể đào thải chất độc


suy kiệt

[ʂwɪj˧˧ kiək̚˨˩ʔ]

[swɪj˧˧ kiək̚˨˩ʔ]

[ʂ⁽ʷ⁾ɪj˧˧ kiək̚˨˩˨]

[s⁽ʷ⁾ɪj˧˧ kiək̚˨˩˨]

to be debilitated; to be wasted; to go into failure


chuyên chở

[t͡ɕwiən˧˧ t͡ɕəː˧˩]

[t͡ɕwiəŋ˧˧ t͡ɕəː˧˨]

[c⁽ʷ⁾iəŋ˧˧ cəː˨˩˦]

chuyên (“to transfer”) + chở (“to transport”).


chuyển hoá

[t͡ɕwiəŋ˧˨ hwaː˨˩˦]

[c⁽ʷ⁾iəŋ˨˩˦ waː˦˥]


tích tụ

[tïk̟̚˧˦ tu˧˨ʔ]

[tɨt̚˦˧˥ tʊw˨˩ʔ]

[tɨt̚˦˥ tʊw˨˩˨]


tổn hại

[toŋ˧˨ haːj˨˩ʔ]

[toŋ˨˩˦ haːj˨˩˨]


ngồi tù

[ŋoj˦˩ tʊw˦˩]

[ŋoj˨˩ tʊw˨˩]

(colloquial) to go to jail; to be imprisoned


đan xen

[ʔɗaːn˧˧ sɛn˧˧]

[ʔɗaːŋ˧˧ sɛŋ˧˧]

[ʔɗaːŋ˧˧ sɛŋ˧˧]


trừng phạt

[t͡ɕɨŋ˨˩ faːt̚˧˨ʔ]

[ʈɨŋ˦˩ faːk̚˨˩ʔ]

[ʈɨŋ˨˩ faːk̚˨˩˨]


sinh bệnh

[sïŋ˧˧ ʔɓəjŋ̟˧˨ʔ]

[ʂɨn˧˧ ʔɓen˨˩ʔ]

[sɨn˧˧ ʔɓen˨˩ʔ]

[ʂɨn˧˧ ʔɓəːn˨˩˨]

[sɨn˧˧ ʔɓəːn˨˩˨]


va chạm

[vaː˧˧ t͡ɕaːm˧˨ʔ]

[vaː˧˧ t͡ɕaːm˨˩ʔ]

[vaː˧˧ caːm˨˩˨]

[jaː˧˧ caːm˨˩˨]

Sự kiện tuyệt chủng kỷ Creta-Paleogen là do va chạm với một tiểu hành tinh gây ra.
The Cretaceous–Paleogene extinction event is caused by the collision with an asteroid.

to collide against; to strike against; to knock against (generally speaking)


trình báo

[t͡ɕïŋ˨˩ ʔɓaːw˧˦]

[ʈɨn˦˩ ʔɓaːw˨˩˦]

[ʈɨn˨˩ ʔɓaːw˦˥]

to report (to authorities, etc.); to inform


công tố

[kəwŋ͡m˧˧ to˧˦]

[kəwŋ͡m˧˧ tow˨˩˦]


phán quyết

[faːŋ˦˧˥ kwiək̚˦˧˥]

[faːŋ˦˥ wiək̚˦˥]

lời phán quyết cuối cùng


cáo buộc

[kaːw˧˦ ʔɓuək̚˧˨ʔ]

[kaːw˨˩˦ ʔɓuək̚˨˩ʔ]

[kaːw˦˥ ʔɓuək̚˨˩˨]


biện hộ

[ʔɓiən˧˨ʔ ho˧˨ʔ]

[ʔɓiəŋ˨˩ʔ how˨˩ʔ]

[ʔɓiəŋ˨˩˨ how˨˩˨]

Sino-Vietnamese word from 辯護, composed of 辯 (“to argue”) and 護 (“to protect”).


đánh bắt

[ʔɗajŋ̟˧˦ ʔɓat̚˧˦]

[ʔɗɛɲ˦˧˥ ʔɓak̚˦˧˥]

[ʔɗan˦˥ ʔɓak̚˦˥]


chủ trì

[t͡ɕu˧˩ t͡ɕi˨˩]

[t͡ɕʊw˧˨ ʈɪj˦˩]

[cʊw˨˩˦ ʈɪj˨˩]

to be the main person responsible; to preside over; to chair


cấm cửa

[kəm˧˦ kɨə˧˩]

[kəm˦˧˥ kɨə˧˨]

[kəm˦˥ kɨə˨˩˦]


gian lận

[zaːn˧˧ lən˧˨ʔ]

[jaːŋ˧˧ ləŋ˨˩ʔ]

[jaːŋ˧˧ ləŋ˨˩˨]

gian lận trong thi cử

gian lận thương mại

(only in certain serious contexts) to do something dishonest for personal gain, such as to cheat in an exam or to commit financial fraud


liệt kê

[liət̚˧˨ʔ ke˧˧]


sống ảo

[səwŋ͡m˧˦ ʔaːw˧˩]

[ʂəwŋ͡m˦˧˥ ʔaːw˧˨]

[səwŋ͡m˦˧˥ ʔaːw˧˨]

[ʂəwŋ͡m˦˥ ʔaːw˨˩˦]

[səwŋ͡m˦˥ ʔaːw˨˩˦]

(neologism, slang) to live vainly in the virtual world (i.e. the Internet)


truy thu

[t͡ɕwi˧˧ tʰu˧˧]

[ʈwɪj˧˧ tʰʊw˧˧]

[ʈ⁽ʷ⁾ɪj˧˧ tʰʊw˧˧]


đối phó

[ʔɗoj˧˦ fɔ˧˦]

[ʔɗoj˨˩˦ fɔ˨˩˦]

[ʔɗoj˦˥ fɔ˦˥]


cứu hộ

[kɨw˨˩˦ how˨˩ʔ]


tranh luận

[t͡ɕajŋ̟˧˧ lwən˧˨ʔ]

[ʈɛɲ˧˧ lwəŋ˨˩ʔ]

[ʈan˧˧ l⁽ʷ⁾əŋ˨˩˨]


tồn đọng

[ton˨˩ ʔɗawŋ͡m˧˨ʔ]

[toŋ˦˩ ʔɗawŋ͡m˨˩ʔ]

[toŋ˦˩ ʔɗɔŋ˨˩ʔ]

[toŋ˨˩ ʔɗawŋ͡m˨˩˨]


tràn lan

[t͡ɕaːn˨˩ laːn˧˧]

[ʈaːŋ˦˩ laːŋ˧˧]

[ʈaːŋ˨˩ laːŋ˧˧]

tràn + lan; the two syllables are related.

to spread far and wide; to spread all over


thượng

Sino-Vietnamese word from 上.
There is also the reading thướng derived from the Middle Chinese verb, meaning "to go up, to ascend", but is very rarely, if ever, used in Vietnamese and mostly seen in Sino-Vietnamese transcriptions of Chinese texts.

(colloquial) to put or bring (something) up on (a place in an unsightly way, where the thing does not belong); to put up high; to jump up


trị giá

[t͡ɕi˧˨ʔ zaː˧˦]

[ʈɪj˨˩ʔ jaː˨˩˦]

[ʈɪj˨˩˨ jaː˦˥]


buôn lậu

[ʔɓuən˧˧ ləw˧˨ʔ]

[ʔɓuəŋ˧˧ ləw˨˩ʔ]

[ʔɓuəŋ˧˧ ləw˨˩˨]


thông quan

[tʰəwŋ͡m˧˧ kwaːn˧˧]

[tʰəwŋ͡m˧˧ kwaːŋ˧˧]

[tʰəwŋ͡m˧˧ waːŋ˧˧]


hồi phục

Sức khoẻ hồi phục sau 3 tháng điều trị.

They were back to full health after 3 months of treatment.

Nền kinh tế đang trên đà hồi phục sau khủng hoảng/suy thoái.

The economy is recovering after the crisis/recession.

(intransitive) to recover; to recuperate; to bounce back


mưu đồ

[miw˧˧ ʔɗo˨˩]

[mɨw˧˧ ʔɗow˦˩]

[mɨw˧˧ ʔɗow˨˩]

Sino-Vietnamese word from 謀圖, composed of 謀 and 圖.


bồ bịch

[ʔɓo˨˩ ʔɓïk̟̚˧˨ʔ]

[ʔɓow˦˩ ʔɓɨt̚˨˩ʔ]

[ʔɓow˨˩ ʔɓɨt̚˨˩˨]

From bồ + bịch. The colloquial senses are an extension from bồ.


tồn

(of goods) to remain in stock due to weak sale


mở đầu

[məː˧˩ ʔɗəw˨˩]

[məː˧˨ ʔɗəw˦˩]

[məː˨˩˦ ʔɗəw˨˩]


lãng phí

[laːŋ˦ˀ˥ fi˧˦]

[laːŋ˧˨ fɪj˨˩˦]

[laːŋ˨˩˦ fɪj˦˥]


đền ơn đáp nghĩa

[ʔɗen˨˩ ʔəːn˧˧ ʔɗaːp̚˧˦ ŋiə˦ˀ˥]

[ʔɗen˦˩ ʔəːŋ˧˧ ʔɗaːp̚˦˧˥ ŋiə˧˨]

[ʔɗəːn˨˩ ʔəːŋ˧˧ ʔɗaːp̚˦˥ ŋiə˨˩˦]

(idiomatic) to show one's gratitude; to repay a kindness (usually in reference to war-time sacrifices made)


chuyển biến

[t͡ɕwiən˧˩ ʔɓiən˧˦]

[t͡ɕwiəŋ˧˨ ʔɓiəŋ˦˧˥]

[c⁽ʷ⁾iəŋ˨˩˦ ʔɓiəŋ˦˥]


phát huy

[faːk̚˦˧˥ hwɪj˧˧]

[faːk̚˦˥ wɪj˧˧]

to bring into play; to promote; to develop


ứng phó

[ʔɨŋ˧˦ fɔ˧˦]

[ʔɨŋ˦˧˥ fɔ˨˩˦]

[ʔɨŋ˦˥ fɔ˦˥]


khiếu nại

[kʰiw˨˩˦ naːj˨˩ʔ]

LL-Q9199 (vie)-Jessica Nguyen (Pamputt)-khiếu nại.wav

Sino-Vietnamese word from 叫 and 奈. Compare kêu nài.

to make a complaint; to lodge a complaint


điều hành

[ʔɗiəw˨˩ hajŋ̟˨˩]

[ʔɗiw˦˩ hɛɲ˦˩]

giám đốc điều hành


ứng tác

[ʔɨŋ˧˦ taːk̚˧˦]

[ʔɨŋ˦˧˥ taːk̚˦˧˥]

[ʔɨŋ˦˥ taːk̚˦˥]


mếu

to twist one's mouth (when one's about to cry, etc.)


động phòng

[ʔɗəwŋ͡m˧˨ʔ fawŋ͡m˨˩]

[ʔɗəwŋ͡m˨˩ʔ fawŋ͡m˦˩]

[ʔɗəwŋ͡m˨˩ʔ fɔŋ˦˩]

[ʔɗəwŋ͡m˨˩˨ fawŋ͡m˨˩]

đêm động phòng

wedding night (on which consummation happens)


xuýt xoa

[swɨt̚˦˧˥ swaː˧˧]

[s⁽ʷ⁾ɨt̚˦˥ s⁽ʷ⁾aː˧˧]

to utter hissing sounds as a sign of pain, cold, regret, surprise, appreciation, etc.


lệch pha

[ləjk̟̚˧˨ʔ faː˧˧]

[let̚˨˩ʔ faː˧˧]

[ləːt̚˨˩˨ faː˧˧]

(figurative) to be out of sync; to be out of step; to be misaligned


nhúc nhích

[ɲʊwk͡p̚˧˦ ɲïk̟̚˧˦]

[ɲʊwk͡p̚˦˧˥ ɲɨt̚˦˧˥]

[ɲʊwk͡p̚˦˥ ɲɨt̚˦˥]

Đừng có nhúc nhích! Dao lam cứa tai bây giờ!

Stop moving or your ear might get cut by the razor!


cảm kích

[kaːm˧˩ kïk̟̚˧˦]

[kaːm˧˨ kɨt̚˦˧˥]

[kaːm˨˩˦ kɨt̚˦˥]

to be touched; to be moved; to appreciate


nhẫn nhịn

[ɲən˦ˀ˥ ɲin˧˨ʔ]

[ɲəŋ˧˨ ɲin˨˩ʔ]

[ɲəŋ˨˩˦ ɲɨn˨˩˨]

to forbear; to put up with; to contain oneself


lưu niệm

[lɨw˧˧ niəm˨˩ʔ]

quà lưu niệm

to keep as a souvenir; to keep for remembrance


hãnh diện

[hajŋ̟˦ˀ˥ ziən˧˨ʔ]

[hɛɲ˧˨ jiəŋ˨˩ʔ]

[han˨˩˦ jiəŋ˨˩˨]


hoà nhập

[hwaː˨˩ ɲəp̚˧˨ʔ]

[hwaː˦˩ ɲəp̚˨˩ʔ]

[waː˨˩ ɲəp̚˨˩˨]

to fit into; to blend into; to integrate


tổng cộng

[təwŋ͡m˧˩ kəwŋ͡m˧˨ʔ]

[təwŋ͡m˧˨ kəwŋ͡m˨˩ʔ]

[təwŋ͡m˨˩˦ kəwŋ͡m˨˩˨]


thả tym

(neologism, slang) Alternative spelling of thả tim.


thả tim

[tʰaː˨˩˦ tim˧˧]

From thả (“to drop; to release”) + tim (“heart”); based on the slang term thả thính.

com

Auto thả tim Facebook

plugin which automatically gives a heart reaction to others' posts on Facebook

(neologism, slang) to send out or show one's affection, such as by giving a heart react on Facebook, making a finger heart gesture, etc.


nói thẳng

[nɔj˧˦ tʰaŋ˧˩]

[nɔj˨˩˦ tʰaŋ˧˨]

[nɔj˦˥ tʰaŋ˨˩˦]


bắt gặp

[ʔɓat̚˧˦ ɣap̚˧˨ʔ]

[ʔɓak̚˦˧˥ ɣap̚˨˩ʔ]

[ʔɓak̚˦˥ ɣap̚˨˩˨]


lưu luyến

[lɨw˧˧ lwiəŋ˦˧˥]

[lɨw˧˧ l⁽ʷ⁾iəŋ˦˥]

còn lưu luyến người yêu cũ

to be emotionally attached to; to be unwilling to part (with)


vực dậy

[vɨk̚˧˨ʔ zəj˧˨ʔ]

[vɨk̚˨˩ʔ jəj˨˩ʔ]

[vɨk̚˨˩˨ jəj˨˩˨]

[jɨk̚˨˩˨ jəj˨˩˨]

to rise up; to revitalise; to recover; to get back on one's feet


ăn bám

[ʔan˧˧ ʔɓaːm˧˦]

[ʔaŋ˧˧ ʔɓaːm˦˧˥]

[ʔaŋ˧˧ ʔɓaːm˦˥]

Vả lại, mẹ thường bảo chúng tôi rằng: "[…] Con cái mà cứ nhong nhong ăn bám vào bố mẹ thì chỉ sinh ra tính ỷ lại, xấu lắm, rồi ra đời không làm nên trò trống gì đâu."

1941, Tô Hoài, chapter 1, in Dế Mèn phiêu lưu ký [Diary of a cricket], Tân Dân Publishing House:

Besides, my mother used to tell her children, “[…] Children who are a burden to their parents develop parasitic habits and will grow up into ne'er-do-wells.”

to live off (someone else); to sponge on; to live on


kiêng nể

[kiəŋ˧˧ ne˧˩]

[kiəŋ˧˧ nej˨˩˦]

to respect; to show regard and consideration for


say sưa

[saj˧˧ sɨə˧˧]

[ʂaj˧˧ ʂɨə˧˧]

[saj˧˧ sɨə˧˧]

[ʂa(ː)j˧˧ ʂɨə˧˧]

to get drunk; to be intoxicated (generally speaking)

to be in raptures; to be captivated; to be enthralled


tụt mood

[tʊk̚˨˩ʔ mʊk̚˦˧˥]

[tʊk͡p̚˨˩˨ mʊk͡p̚˦˥]

tụt (“to go down; to drop”) + English mood.


sinh trưởng

[sïŋ˧˧ t͡ɕɨəŋ˧˩]

[ʂɨn˧˧ ʈɨəŋ˧˨]

[sɨn˧˧ ʈɨəŋ˧˨]

[ʂɨn˧˧ ʈɨəŋ˨˩˦]

[sɨn˧˧ ʈɨəŋ˨˩˦]


say nắng

[ʂaj˧˧ naŋ˦˧˥]

nhiều khi chỉ là say nắng thôi mà ảnh cũng tính vô mối tình

sometimes it's just a crush but he also counts it in (as a proper relationship)

(figurative) to have a crush on (someone)


xã giao

[saː˦ˀ˥ zaːw˧˧]

[saː˨˩˦ jaːw˧˧]


thầm thì

[tʰəm˨˩ tʰi˨˩]

[tʰəm˦˩ tʰɪj˦˩]

[tʰəm˨˩ tʰɪj˨˩]


xầm xì

[səm˦˩ sɪj˦˩]

[səm˨˩ sɪj˨˩]

Synonym of thầm thì (“to speak in a low voice; to whisper”)


bàn tán

[ʔɓaːn˨˩ taːn˧˦]

[ʔɓaːŋ˦˩ taːŋ˦˧˥]

[ʔɓaːŋ˨˩ taːŋ˦˥]

to discuss (in a widespread and inconclusive way); to debate; to chatter; to jabber


lác mắt

[laːk̚˦˧˥ mak̚˦˧˥]

(medicine) to have squint eyes; to have strabismus

have one's breath taken away
take one's breath away

(figurative, colloquial) to be full of admiration; to have one's breath taken away


cảm nắng

[kaːm˧˨ naŋ˦˧˥]

[kaːm˨˩˦ naŋ˦˥]

cảm (“to feel”) + nắng (“sunny; scorching”).

(figurative, slang) to have a crush on (someone)


săn đón

[san˧˧ ʔɗɔn˧˦]

[ʂaŋ˧˧ ʔɗɔŋ˦˧˥]

[saŋ˧˧ ʔɗɔŋ˦˧˥]

[ʂaŋ˧˧ ʔɗɔŋ˦˥]

[saŋ˧˧ ʔɗɔŋ˦˥]

to fawn (upon); to court; to curry favour (with); to welcome solicitingly


niền

The n-nominalisation reflex of viền (“to hem; to edge”). Also compare vành.

niền răng

(Central Vietnam, Southern Vietnam) to bind (as with a hoop or band on the outside); to tie

(Central Vietnam, Southern Vietnam) to put in the stocks


dựng xây

[zɨŋ˧˨ʔ səj˧˧]

[jɨŋ˨˩ʔ səj˧˧]

[jɨŋ˨˩˨ səj˧˧]

Synonym of xây dựng (“to build; to construct”)


thương yêu

[tʰɨəŋ˧˧ ʔiəw˧˧]

[tʰɨəŋ˧˧ ʔiw˧˧]

[tʰɨəŋ˧˧ ʔiw˧˧]

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

to love; to be fond of; to love dearly; to cherish


xứng đáng

[sɨŋ˧˦ ʔɗaːŋ˧˦]

[sɨŋ˦˧˥ ʔɗaːŋ˦˧˥]

[sɨŋ˦˥ ʔɗaːŋ˦˥]


cộng tác

[kəwŋ͡m˧˨ʔ taːk̚˧˦]

[kəwŋ͡m˨˩ʔ taːk̚˦˧˥]

[kəwŋ͡m˨˩˨ taːk̚˦˥]


quý mến

[wɪj˦˥ məːn˦˥]


phải gió

[faːj˧˩ zɔ˧˦]

[faːj˧˨ jɔ˨˩˦]

[faːj˨˩˦ jɔ˦˥]

From Middle Vietnamese phải gió, from phải + gió.

phải gió lăn ra đùng

(sarcastic) to suddenly fall victim to an unidentified illness


khúc xạ

[xʊwk͡p̚˧˦ saː˧˨ʔ]

[kʰʊwk͡p̚˦˧˥ saː˨˩ʔ]

[xʊwk͡p̚˦˧˥ saː˨˩ʔ]

[kʰʊwk͡p̚˦˥ saː˨˩˨]

[xʊwk͡p̚˦˥ saː˨˩˨]

Sino-Vietnamese word from 曲 (“bent”) and 射 (“to shoot; to emit”)


chán ngấy

[t͡ɕaːn˧˦ ŋəj˧˦]

[t͡ɕaːŋ˦˧˥ ŋəj˨˩˦]

[caːŋ˦˥ ŋəj˦˥]


mừng rỡ

[mɨŋ˨˩ zəː˦ˀ˥]

[mɨŋ˦˩ ʐəː˧˨]

[mɨŋ˨˩ ɹəː˨˩˦]

to rejoice greatly; to exult; to be (visibly) happy


kiêng khem

[kiəŋ˧˧ xɛm˧˧]

[kiəŋ˧˧ kʰɛm˧˧]

[kiəŋ˧˧ xɛm˧˧]

[kiəŋ˧˧ kʰɛm˧˧]

[kiəŋ˧˧ xɛm˧˧]

to abstain from unhealthy foods (generally speaking)


làm dâu

LL-Q9199 (vie)-Penn Zero MSSJ-làm dâu.wav

(of a woman) to be a daughter-in-law (especially one who lives with the in-laws)


gửi rể

[ɣɨj˧˩ ze˧˩]

[ɣɨj˧˨ ʐej˧˨]

[ɣɨj˨˩˦ ɹej˨˩˦]

gửi (“to send; to dispatch; to live dependently”) + rể (“groom”).

com

(of a man) to live with the wife's family after marriage; to live with the in-laws


chăm nom

[t͡ɕam˧˧ nɔm˧˧]

[t͡ɕam˧˧ nɔm˧˧]

to care for; to take care of; to look after


phản xạ

[faːn˧˩ saː˧˨ʔ]

[faːŋ˧˨ saː˨˩ʔ]

[faːŋ˨˩˦ saː˨˩˨]

Sino-Vietnamese word from 反射, composed of 反 (“against; back”) and 射 (“to shoot; to emit”)

vi-etym-sino

(mechanics, optics, electromagnetism) to be reflected


đặt vòng

[ʔɗat̚˧˨ʔ vawŋ͡m˨˩]

[ʔɗak̚˨˩ʔ vawŋ͡m˦˩]

[ʔɗak̚˨˩ʔ vɔŋ˦˩]

[ʔɗak̚˨˩˨ vawŋ͡m˨˩]

[ʔɗak̚˨˩˨ jawŋ͡m˨˩]

đặt (“to place”) + vòng (“ring”). Compare Chinese 上環／上环 (shànghuán).

(medicine) to fit an intrauterine device (IUD)


ngấy

to have one's appetite cloyed (by greasy or sweet food)

(colloquial) to be fed up with; to be tired of


xếp hàng

[sep̚˧˦ haːŋ˨˩]

[sep̚˦˧˥ haːŋ˦˩]

[sep̚˦˥ haːŋ˨˩]


hoà quyện

[hwaː˦˩ kwiəŋ˨˩ʔ]

[waː˨˩ wiəŋ˨˩˨]


giảng hoà

[zaːŋ˧˩ hwaː˨˩]

[jaːŋ˧˨ hwaː˦˩]

[jaːŋ˨˩˦ waː˨˩]


mơ ước

[məː˧˧ ʔɨək̚˧˦]

[məː˧˧ ʔɨək̚˦˧˥]

[məː˧˧ ʔɨək̚˦˥]

to dream (of); to crave (for); to long (for)


giận hờn

[zən˧˨ʔ həːn˨˩]

[jəŋ˨˩ʔ həːŋ˦˩]

[jəŋ˨˩˨ həːŋ˨˩]


cắm đầu

[kam˧˦ ʔɗəw˨˩]

[kam˦˧˥ ʔɗəw˦˩]

[kam˦˥ ʔɗəw˨˩]

(colloquial) to be deeply absorbed in; to concentrate on


lo toan

[lɔ˧˧ twaːŋ˧˧]

[lɔ˧˧ t⁽ʷ⁾aːŋ˧˧]

to make arrangements for; to take care of; to see to; to attend to


cương cứng

[kɨəŋ˧˧ kɨŋ˧˦]

[kɨəŋ˧˧ kɨŋ˦˧˥]

[kɨəŋ˧˧ kɨŋ˦˥]

(biology, especially of the penis) to erect; to engorge; to swell


gồng gánh

[ɣəwŋ͡m˨˩ ɣajŋ̟˧˦]

[ɣəwŋ͡m˦˩ ɣɛɲ˦˧˥]

[ɣəwŋ͡m˨˩ ɣan˦˥]

to carry (something) on a shoulder pole (generally speaking)

(figurative) to shoulder (burden); to take on; to undertake


đề kháng

[ʔɗe˨˩ xaːŋ˧˦]

[ʔɗej˦˩ kʰaːŋ˦˧˥]

[ʔɗej˦˩ xaːŋ˦˧˥]

[ʔɗej˨˩ kʰaːŋ˦˥]

[ʔɗej˨˩ xaːŋ˦˥]

Non-Sino-Vietnamese reading of Chinese 抵抗 (SV: để kháng), probably via confusion with đề (提, “to guard against”), as in đề phòng (提防, “to take precautions against”).

der

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

vi-link

sức đề kháng

resistance against antigens, or more broadly, immunity in general

(pathology) to resist (against antigens)


đợi chờ

[ʔɗəːj˧˨ʔ t͡ɕəː˨˩]

[ʔɗəːj˨˩ʔ t͡ɕəː˦˩]

[ʔɗəːj˨˩˨ cəː˨˩]


phóng tinh

[fawŋ͡m˧˦ tïŋ˧˧]

[fawŋ͡m˦˧˥ tɨn˧˧]

[fɔŋ˦˧˥ tɨn˧˧]

Sino-Vietnamese word from 放精, composed of 放 (“to release”) and 精 (“semen”).


vận tải

[vən˧˨ʔ taːj˧˩]

[vəŋ˨˩ʔ taːj˧˨]

[vəŋ˨˩˨ taːj˨˩˦]

[jəŋ˨˩˨ taːj˨˩˦]


hưởng ứng

[hɨəŋ˧˩ ʔɨŋ˧˦]

[hɨəŋ˧˨ ʔɨŋ˦˧˥]

[hɨəŋ˨˩˦ ʔɨŋ˦˥]

to respond (to a call with action); to echo


cam đoan

[kaːm˧˧ ʔɗwaːn˧˧]

[kaːm˧˧ ʔɗwaːŋ˧˧]

[kaːm˧˧ ʔɗwaːŋ˧˧]


chiến bại

[t͡ɕiən˧˦ ʔɓaːj˧˨ʔ]

[t͡ɕiəŋ˦˧˥ ʔɓaːj˨˩ʔ]

[ciəŋ˦˥ ʔɓaːj˨˩˨]

Sino-Vietnamese word from 戰敗 (“to be defeated”).

to be defeated; to be vanquished; to lose (a battle or war)

(figurative) to lose (a match or competition)


ngủ quên

[ŋʊw˨˩˦ wəːn˧˧]


lắp đặt

[lap̚˧˦ ʔɗat̚˧˨ʔ]

[lap̚˦˧˥ ʔɗak̚˨˩ʔ]

[lap̚˦˥ ʔɗak̚˨˩˨]


chiến thắng

[t͡ɕiən˧˦ tʰaŋ˧˦]

[t͡ɕiəŋ˦˧˥ tʰaŋ˦˧˥]

[ciəŋ˦˥ tʰaŋ˦˥]

vi:Chiến thắng kiểu Pyrros
vi:chiến thắng

to win (against); to triumph (over); to achieve a victory (against)


nỉ non

[nɪj˧˨ nɔŋ˧˧]

[nɪj˨˩˦ nɔŋ˧˧]

pour one's heart out
pour one's heart out

to pour one's heart out in a gentle voice; to coo confidences; to whisper; to lament


感服

chữ Hán form of cảm phục (“to hold in respect; to admire; to esteem”).


góp mặt

[ɣɔp̚˧˦ mat̚˧˨ʔ]

[ɣɔp̚˦˧˥ mak̚˨˩ʔ]

[ɣɔp̚˦˥ mak̚˨˩˨]


nâng niu

[nəŋ˧˧ niw˧˧]

[nəŋ˧˧ niw˧˧]

[nəŋ˧˧ niw˧˧]

to take a loving care of; to cherish; to coddle


chúc phúc

[t͡ɕʊwk͡p̚˧˦ fʊwk͡p̚˧˦]

[t͡ɕʊwk͡p̚˦˧˥ fʊwk͡p̚˦˧˥]

[cʊwk͡p̚˦˥ fʊwk͡p̚˦˥]


xúi giục

[suj˨˩˦ jʊwk͡p̚˨˩ʔ]


cướp bóc

[kɨəp̚˧˦ ʔɓawk͡p̚˧˦]

[kɨəp̚˦˧˥ ʔɓawk͡p̚˦˧˥]

[kɨəp̚˦˥ ʔɓawk͡p̚˦˥]

to rob; to loot; to plunder (generally speaking)


phạm pháp

[faːm˧˨ʔ faːp̚˧˦]

[faːm˨˩ʔ faːp̚˦˧˥]

[faːm˨˩˨ faːp̚˦˥]


mua chuộc

[muə˧˧ t͡ɕuək̚˧˨ʔ]

[muə˧˧ t͡ɕuək̚˨˩ʔ]

[muə˧˧ cuək̚˨˩˨]


bùng phát

[ʔɓʊwŋ͡m˨˩ faːt̚˧˦]

[ʔɓʊwŋ͡m˦˩ faːk̚˦˧˥]

[ʔɓʊwŋ͡m˨˩ faːk̚˦˥]

to break out; to flare up; to start suddenly


đặt hàng

[ʔɗat̚˧˨ʔ haːŋ˨˩]

[ʔɗak̚˨˩ʔ haːŋ˦˩]

[ʔɗak̚˨˩˨ haːŋ˨˩]


kích bác

[kïk̟̚˧˦ ʔɓaːk̚˧˦]

[kɨt̚˦˧˥ ʔɓaːk̚˦˧˥]

[kɨt̚˦˥ ʔɓaːk̚˦˥]

to criticise severely; to run down; to disparage


xét nét

[sɛt̚˧˦ nɛt̚˧˦]

[sɛt̚˦˧˥ nɛt̚˦˧˥]

[sɛk̚˦˥ nɛk̚˦˥]

to scrutinise; to examine minutely (to assess someone); to be hypercritical


phát tán

[faːk̚˦˧˥ taːŋ˦˧˥]

[faːk̚˦˥ taːŋ˦˥]

(traditional Vietnamese medicine) to induce sweating; to act as a sudatory substance


tận hưởng

[tən˧˨ʔ hɨəŋ˧˩]

[təŋ˨˩ʔ hɨəŋ˧˨]

[təŋ˨˩˨ hɨəŋ˨˩˦]

Sino-Vietnamese word from 盡享, composed of 盡 and 享.


dường như

[zɨəŋ˨˩ ɲɨ˧˧]

[jɨəŋ˦˩ ɲɨ˧˧]

[jɨəŋ˨˩ ɲɨ˧˧]


quý trọng

[kwi˧˦ t͡ɕawŋ͡m˧˨ʔ]

[kwɪj˨˩˦ ʈawŋ͡m˨˩ʔ]

[kwɪj˨˩˦ ʈɔŋ˨˩ʔ]

[wɪj˦˥ ʈawŋ͡m˨˩˨]

to treasure; to esteem; to appreciate highly (generally speaking)


kích động

[kïk̟̚˧˦ ʔɗəwŋ͡m˧˨ʔ]

[kɨt̚˦˧˥ ʔɗəwŋ͡m˨˩ʔ]

[kɨt̚˦˥ ʔɗəwŋ͡m˨˩˨]

to strike; to hit; to attack; to assault


hàn gắn

[haːŋ˦˩ ɣaŋ˦˧˥]

[haːŋ˨˩ ɣaŋ˦˥]

hàn gắn mối quan hệ

(often figurative) to heal; to mend; to repair (generally speaking)


níu kéo

[niw˨˩˦ kɛw˨˩˦]

to cling to; to hold on to; to hang onto


ra đời

[zaː˧˧ ʔɗəːj˨˩]

[ʐaː˧˧ ʔɗəːj˦˩]

[ɹaː˧˧ ʔɗəːj˨˩]


chăm chút

[t͡ɕam˧˧ t͡ɕut̚˧˦]

[t͡ɕam˧˧ t͡ɕʊk̚˦˧˥]


tuỳ ý

[twɪj˦˩ ʔɪj˨˩˦]

[t⁽ʷ⁾ɪj˨˩ ʔɪj˦˥]


đàm tiếu

[ʔɗaːm˨˩ tiəw˧˦]

[ʔɗaːm˦˩ tiw˨˩˦]

[ʔɗaːm˨˩ tiw˦˥]

Sino-Vietnamese word from 談笑 (“to talk and laugh”).

to sneer (at); to jeer (at); to mock (at)


đốt phá

head

đốt phá • (𤋿破)

vi-verb

đốt phá • (𤋿破)

[ʔɗot̚˧˦ faː˧˦]

[ʔɗok̚˦˧˥ faː˨˩˦]

[ʔɗok̚˦˥ faː˦˥]


vun vén

[vun˧˧ vɛŋ˦˧˥]

[vʊwŋ͡m˧˧ vɛŋ˦˥]

[jʊwŋ͡m˧˧ jɛŋ˦˥]


trọng vọng

[t͡ɕawŋ͡m˧˨ʔ vawŋ͡m˧˨ʔ]

[ʈawŋ͡m˨˩ʔ vawŋ͡m˨˩ʔ]

[ʈɔŋ˨˩ʔ vɔŋ˨˩ʔ]

[ʈawŋ͡m˨˩˨ vawŋ͡m˨˩˨]

[ʈawŋ͡m˨˩˨ jawŋ͡m˨˩˨]


chuyện trò

[t͡ɕwiən˧˨ʔ t͡ɕɔ˨˩]

[t͡ɕwiəŋ˨˩ʔ ʈɔ˦˩]

[c⁽ʷ⁾iəŋ˨˩˨ ʈɔ˨˩]


soạn thảo

[ʂwaːŋ˨˩ʔ tʰaːw˧˨]

[swaːŋ˨˩ʔ tʰaːw˧˨]

[ʂ⁽ʷ⁾aːŋ˨˩˨ tʰaːw˨˩˦]

[s⁽ʷ⁾aːŋ˨˩˨ tʰaːw˨˩˦]

to draft (contract, law, etc.); to write; to compose


chú tâm

[t͡ɕu˧˦ təm˧˧]

[t͡ɕʊw˨˩˦ təm˧˧]

[cʊw˦˥ təm˧˧]

Sino-Vietnamese word from 注 (“to focus”) and 心 (“heart; mind”).

vi-etym-sino

to focus solely (on); to concentrate fully (on)

to devote oneself (to); to commit oneself (to)


thù lao

[tʰʊw˦˩ laːw˧˧]

[tʰʊw˨˩ laːw˧˧]


lo sợ

[lɔ˧˧ səː˧˨ʔ]

[lɔ˧˧ ʂəː˨˩ʔ]

[lɔ˧˧ səː˨˩ʔ]

[lɔ˧˧ ʂəː˨˩˨]

[lɔ˧˧ səː˨˩˨]


xúi

Non-Sino-Vietnamese reading of Chinese 催 (SV: thôi). Compare xui.

der

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


đập phá

[ʔɗəp̚˧˨ʔ faː˧˦]

[ʔɗəp̚˨˩ʔ faː˨˩˦]

[ʔɗəp̚˨˩˨ faː˦˥]

to destroy; to wreck; to break; to vandalise; to demolish


rạn nứt

[zaːn˧˨ʔ nɨt̚˧˦]

[ʐaːŋ˨˩ʔ nɨk̚˦˧˥]

[ɹaːŋ˨˩˨ nɨk̚˦˥]

to crack; to split; to fissure (generally speaking)

(figurative) to have discord; to have a rift; to be strained


linh cảm

[lïŋ˧˧ kaːm˧˩]

[lɨn˧˧ kaːm˨˩˦]

to have the feeling (that); to get a hunch (that)


thiết

(in compounds) to be pressing, urgent; to be near, close; to cut

(chiefly in the negative) to give an interest or share in


thiết

(in compounds) to set up; to raise; to build


cung kính

[kʊwŋ͡m˧˧ kïŋ˧˦]

[kʊwŋ͡m˧˧ kɨn˦˧˥]

[kʊwŋ͡m˧˧ kɨn˦˥]

to be respectful in one's manners; to respect; to be deferential


giành giật

[zajŋ̟˨˩ zət̚˧˨ʔ]

[jɛɲ˦˩ jək̚˨˩ʔ]

[jan˨˩ jək̚˨˩˨]


đoàn tụ

[ʔɗwaːn˨˩ tu˧˨ʔ]

[ʔɗwaːŋ˦˩ tʊw˨˩ʔ]

[ʔɗwaːŋ˨˩ tʊw˨˩˨]

to reunite; to be reunited; to gather together


đổ đốn

[ʔɗo˧˩ ʔɗon˧˦]

[ʔɗow˧˨ ʔɗoŋ˦˧˥]

[ʔɗow˨˩˦ ʔɗoŋ˦˥]


ngụy biện

Traditional tone placement spelling of nguỵ biện.


khóc lóc

to weep profusely, to wail (generally speaking)


gặng

Khi bị gặng hỏi, chồng tôi thú thật không hiểu vì sao, ngay lần gặp đầu tiên anh đã thích cô bé rồi.

When questioned, my husband confessed that he was attracted to her the moment he saw her, in a way that was hard to explain.

to ply with questions; to question closely (until an answer is given)


dưng

(Central Vietnam, Southern Vietnam) Alternative form of dâng


nguỵ biện

[ŋwi˧˨ʔ ʔɓiən˧˨ʔ]

[ŋwɪj˨˩ʔ ʔɓiəŋ˨˩ʔ]

[ŋwɪj˨˩˨ ʔɓiəŋ˨˩˨]


thú thật

[tʰu˧˦ tʰət̚˧˨ʔ]

[tʰʊw˨˩˦ tʰək̚˨˩ʔ]

[tʰʊw˦˥ tʰək̚˨˩˨]


mê hoặc

Sino-Vietnamese word from 迷惑, composed of 迷 (“to confuse”) and 惑 (“to confuse”), from Chinese 迷惑 (míhuò, “to confound”), perhaps confused with the similar-sounding 魅惑 (mèihuò, mị hoặc, “to allure”). Compare Japanese 迷惑 (meiwaku, “nuisance”) and Japanese 魅惑 (miwaku, “allure”).


trân quý

[t͡ɕən˧˧ kwi˧˦]

[ʈəŋ˧˧ kwɪj˨˩˦]

[ʈəŋ˧˧ wɪj˦˥]


khuyên bảo

[xwiən˧˧ ʔɓaːw˧˩]

[kʰwiəŋ˧˧ ʔɓaːw˧˨]

[xwiəŋ˧˧ ʔɓaːw˧˨]

[kʰwiəŋ˧˧ ʔɓaːw˨˩˦]

[xwiəŋ˧˧ ʔɓaːw˨˩˦]


suy xét

[ʂwɪj˧˧ sɛt̚˦˧˥]

[swɪj˧˧ sɛt̚˦˧˥]

[ʂ⁽ʷ⁾ɪj˧˧ sɛk̚˦˥]

[s⁽ʷ⁾ɪj˧˧ sɛk̚˦˥]


phơi bày

[fəːj˧˧ ʔɓaj˨˩]

[fəːj˧˧ ʔɓaj˦˩]

[fəːj˧˧ ʔɓa(ː)j˨˩]

to expose (something bad); to lay bare; to reveal


chao đảo

[t͡ɕaːw˧˧ ʔɗaːw˧˩]

[t͡ɕaːw˧˧ ʔɗaːw˧˨]

[caːw˧˧ ʔɗaːw˨˩˦]


quen thói

[kwɛn˧˧ tʰɔj˧˦]

[kwɛŋ˧˧ tʰɔj˨˩˦]

[wɛŋ˧˧ tʰɔj˦˥]

(colloquial) to acquire the (bad) habit of


phụ tình

[fu˧˨ʔ tïŋ˨˩]

[fʊw˨˩ʔ tɨn˦˩]

[fʊw˨˩˨ tɨn˨˩]

to betray (someone's love); to be unfaithful


sinh non

[sïŋ˧˧ nɔn˧˧]

[ʂɨn˧˧ nɔŋ˧˧]

[sɨn˧˧ nɔŋ˧˧]

[ʂɨn˧˧ nɔŋ˧˧]

[sɨn˧˧ nɔŋ˧˧]


mắng mỏ

[maŋ˧˦ mɔ˧˩]

[maŋ˦˧˥ mɔ˧˨]

[maŋ˦˥ mɔ˨˩˦]


phụ bạc

[fu˧˨ʔ ʔɓaːk̚˧˨ʔ]

[fʊw˨˩ʔ ʔɓaːk̚˨˩ʔ]

[fʊw˨˩˨ ʔɓaːk̚˨˩˨]


bỏ qua

[ʔɓɔ˧˩ kwaː˧˧]

[ʔɓɔ˧˨ kwaː˧˧]

[ʔɓɔ˨˩˦ waː˧˧]


lên giường

[len˧˧ zɨəŋ˨˩]

[len˧˧ jɨəŋ˦˩]

[ləːn˧˧ jɨəŋ˨˩]

lên + giường. Probably Calque of Chinese 上床 (thượng sàng).

(figurative) to go to bed (with someone); to lie with


đau ốm

[ʔɗaw˧˧ ʔom˧˦]

[ʔɗaw˧˧ ʔom˦˧˥]

[ʔɗa(ː)w˧˧ ʔom˦˥]

to be sick; to be ill (generally speaking)


gắng gượng

[ɣaŋ˧˦ ɣɨəŋ˧˨ʔ]

[ɣaŋ˦˧˥ ɣɨəŋ˨˩ʔ]

[ɣaŋ˦˥ ɣɨəŋ˨˩˨]

to make an effort with reluctance or difficulty


vượt trội

[vɨət̚˧˨ʔ t͡ɕoj˧˨ʔ]

[vɨək̚˨˩ʔ ʈoj˨˩ʔ]

[vɨək̚˨˩˨ ʈoj˨˩˨]

[jɨək̚˨˩˨ ʈoj˨˩˨]

to surpass; to (far) exceed; to outperform


ậm ừ

[ʔəm˧˨ʔ ʔɨ˨˩]

[ʔəm˨˩ʔ ʔɨ˦˩]

[ʔəm˨˩˨ ʔɨ˨˩]


vâng dạ

[vəŋ˧˧ zaː˧˨ʔ]

[vəŋ˧˧ jaː˨˩ʔ]

[vəŋ˧˧ jaː˨˩˨]

[jəŋ˧˧ jaː˨˩˨]

to respond to another person respectfully with particles such as vâng and dạ to show one's obedience; to obey the order


thổ lộ

[tʰo˧˩ lo˧˨ʔ]

Sino-Vietnamese word from 吐露 (“to reveal”).


ẩn náu

[ʔən˧˩ naw˧˦]

[ʔəŋ˧˨ naw˨˩˦]

[ʔəŋ˨˩˦ na(ː)w˦˥]


cầm quyền

[kəm˦˩ kwiəŋ˦˩]

[kəm˨˩ wiəŋ˨˩]

to hold power; to be in power; to be in office


liệu hồn

liệu (“to take care of”) + hồn (“soul”).

Tao mà thấy mặt mày lần nữa là liệu hồn !

If I see your mug again, you better run!

Mày không tới thì cứ liệu hồn !

If you don't show up, we'll hunt you down!

look over one's shoulder
look over one's shoulder

(colloquial) to watch yourself or to look over one's shoulder and avoid dangerous individuals or parties


đứng dậy

[ʔɗɨŋ˧˦ zəj˧˨ʔ]

[ʔɗɨŋ˦˧˥ jəj˨˩ʔ]

[ʔɗɨŋ˦˥ jəj˨˩˨]


hùa

head

和, 扶, 抶, 諛, 𠇼

vi-verb

和, 扶, 抶, 諛, 𠇼

Non-Sino-Vietnamese reading of Chinese 和 (SV: hoà).

der

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

vi-etym-sino

(often disapprovingly) to follow suit, to imitate, to agree to (another's opinion or action)


hú hí

[hʊw˨˩˦ hɪj˨˩˦]

[hʊw˦˥ hɪj˦˥]

to bill and coo; to kiss and talk quietly


hành xử

[hajŋ̟˨˩ sɨ˧˩]

[hɛɲ˦˩ sɨ˧˨]

[han˨˩ sɨ˨˩˦]


tự biên tự diễn

[tɨ˧˨ʔ ʔɓiən˧˧ tɨ˧˨ʔ ziən˦ˀ˥]

[tɨ˨˩ʔ ʔɓiəŋ˧˧ tɨ˨˩ʔ jiəŋ˧˨]

[tɨ˨˩˨ ʔɓiəŋ˧˧ tɨ˨˩˨ jiəŋ˨˩˦]

(idiomatic) to compose and perform all by oneself


bình định

[ʔɓïŋ˨˩ ʔɗïŋ˧˨ʔ]

[ʔɓɨn˦˩ ʔɗɨn˨˩ʔ]

[ʔɓɨn˨˩ ʔɗɨn˨˩˨]

(formal, chiefly used in historical contexts) to subjugate; to pacify


chơi ác

[t͡ɕəːj˧˧ ʔaːk̚˧˦]

[t͡ɕəːj˧˧ ʔaːk̚˦˧˥]

[cəːj˧˧ ʔaːk̚˦˥]

chơi (“to play”) + ác (“惡, evil; cruel”).

com

to play a cruel trick (on); to make mischief (for)


tập tành

[təp̚˧˨ʔ tajŋ̟˨˩]

[təp̚˨˩ʔ tɛɲ˦˩]

[təp̚˨˩˨ tan˨˩]

(colloquial) to train (in order to become proficient); to drill; to practice (generally speaking)


tẩy não

[təj˧˩ naːw˦ˀ˥]

[təj˨˩˦ naːw˨˩˦]


cuốc bộ

[kuək̚˧˦ ʔɓo˧˨ʔ]

[kuək̚˦˧˥ ʔɓow˨˩ʔ]

[kuək̚˦˥ ʔɓow˨˩˨]

Tụi tao phải cuốc bộ muốn lọi giò luôn !

We were killing our feet walking that much!


giáo dưỡng

[zaːw˧˦ zɨəŋ˦ˀ˥]

[jaːw˨˩˦ jɨəŋ˧˨]

[jaːw˦˥ jɨəŋ˨˩˦]

Sino-Vietnamese word from 教養, composed of 教 (“to teach”) and 養 (“to nurture”), Japanese 教養 (kyōyō).

vi-etym-sino

to care for and educate (juvenile offenders in a designated facility); to reform


nín nhịn

[nin˦˧˥ ɲin˨˩ʔ]

[nɨn˦˥ ɲɨn˨˩˨]


dằn vặt

[jaŋ˦˩ vak̚˨˩ʔ]

[jaŋ˨˩ vak̚˨˩˨]

[jaŋ˨˩ jak̚˨˩˨]


mỉa mai

[miə˨˩˦ maːj˧˧]


đính

Sino-Vietnamese word from 釘 (“to sew on; to nail”).


giao ước

[zaːw˧˧ ʔɨək̚˧˦]

[jaːw˧˧ ʔɨək̚˦˧˥]

[jaːw˧˧ ʔɨək̚˦˥]


đề cao

[ʔɗe˨˩ kaːw˧˧]

[ʔɗej˦˩ kaːw˧˧]

[ʔɗej˨˩ kaːw˧˧]

to give prominence to; to think highly of


giãy

to squirm violently; to writhe violently; to wriggle; to flounder

(colloquial) to fight; to not agree or accept; to struggle; to strive


xoa dịu

[s⁽ʷ⁾aː˧˧ jiw˨˩˨]

to appease; to placate; to calm; to allay


dằn mặt

[jaŋ˦˩ mak̚˨˩ʔ]

[jaŋ˨˩ mak̚˨˩˨]


đánh tiếng

[ʔɗajŋ̟˧˦ tiəŋ˧˦]

[ʔɗɛɲ˦˧˥ tiəŋ˦˧˥]

[ʔɗan˦˥ tiəŋ˦˥]

to make a noise to make others know of one's presence

to make known indirectly; to inform through an intermediary


thử sức

[tʰɨ˧˩ sɨk̚˧˦]

[tʰɨ˧˨ ʂɨk̚˦˧˥]

[tʰɨ˧˨ sɨk̚˦˧˥]

[tʰɨ˨˩˦ ʂɨk̚˦˥]

[tʰɨ˨˩˦ sɨk̚˦˥]


thao túng

[tʰaːw˧˧ tʊwŋ͡m˧˦]

[tʰaːw˧˧ tʊwŋ͡m˦˧˥]

[tʰaːw˧˧ tʊwŋ͡m˦˥]


làm trâu làm ngựa

[laːm˨˩ t͡ɕəw˧˧ laːm˨˩ ŋɨə˧˨ʔ]

[laːm˦˩ ʈəw˧˧ laːm˦˩ ŋɨə˨˩ʔ]

[laːm˨˩ ʈəw˧˧ laːm˨˩ ŋɨə˨˩˨]

làm + trâu + làm + ngựa, literally “to be a water buffalo and be a horse”; compare Chinese 做牛做馬／做牛做马 (tố ngưu tố mã), 當牛做馬／当牛做马 (đương ngưu tố mã).

(idiomatic) to work diligently and submissively


ăn vạ

[ʔan˧˧ vaː˧˨ʔ]

[ʔaŋ˧˧ vaː˨˩ʔ]

[ʔaŋ˧˧ vaː˨˩˨]

[ʔaŋ˧˧ jaː˨˩˨]

to make a scene, such as by lying on the floor, in order to indulge one's whim, claim damage, etc.; to throw a tantrum


thi thố

[tʰi˧˧ tʰo˧˦]

[tʰɪj˧˧ tʰow˨˩˦]

[tʰɪj˧˧ tʰow˦˥]

to bend one's talent and energies to do something; to display (talent)


chào đón

head

chào đón • (𦩻𢻴)

vi-verb

chào đón • (𦩻𢻴)

[t͡ɕaːw˨˩ ʔɗɔn˧˦]

[t͡ɕaːw˦˩ ʔɗɔŋ˦˧˥]

[caːw˨˩ ʔɗɔŋ˦˥]


bắt đền

[ʔɓat̚˧˦ ʔɗen˨˩]

[ʔɓak̚˦˧˥ ʔɗen˦˩]

[ʔɓak̚˦˥ ʔɗəːn˨˩]

(colloquial) to demand compensation; to claim damages


chạnh

[t͡ɕajŋ̟˧˨ʔ]


tự ái

[tɨ˧˨ʔ ʔaːj˧˦]

[tɨ˨˩ʔ ʔaːj˨˩˦]

[tɨ˨˩˨ ʔaːj˦˥]

Sino-Vietnamese word from 自愛 (“to love oneself”).

vi-etym-sino

Nói động tới là tự ái.

Yeah, go sulk every time you're criticized and see how that works.


chạnh lòng

[t͡ɕajŋ̟˧˨ʔ lawŋ͡m˨˩]

[t͡ɕɛɲ˨˩ʔ lawŋ͡m˦˩]

[t͡ɕɛɲ˨˩ʔ lɔŋ˦˩]

to be offended; to have one's feelings hurt


trắc ẩn

[t͡ɕak̚˧˦ ʔən˧˩]

[ʈak̚˦˧˥ ʔəŋ˧˨]

[ʈak̚˦˥ ʔəŋ˨˩˦]


sàng lọc

[saːŋ˨˩ lawk͡p̚˧˨ʔ]

[ʂaːŋ˦˩ lawk͡p̚˨˩ʔ]

[saːŋ˦˩ lawk͡p̚˨˩ʔ]

[ʂaːŋ˨˩ lawk͡p̚˨˩˨]

[saːŋ˨˩ lawk͡p̚˨˩˨]

sàng (“to sift or winnow”) + lọc (“to filter”).

af

to screen or sift through in order to isolate the best or most acceptable


phác hoạ

[faːk̚˧˦ hwaː˧˨ʔ]

[faːk̚˦˧˥ hwaː˨˩ʔ]

[faːk̚˦˥ waː˨˩˨]


ngọ nguậy

[ŋɔ˧˨ʔ ŋwəj˧˨ʔ]

[ŋɔ˨˩ʔ ŋwəj˨˩ʔ]

[ŋɔ˨˩˨ ŋwəj˨˩˨]


càm ràm

head

càm ràm (‑a reduplication càm rà càm ràm)

[kaːm˦˩ ʐaːm˦˩]

[kaːm˨˩ ɹaːm˨˩]

(Central Vietnam, Southern Vietnam, colloquial) to whinge; to whine; to complain


giả vờ

[zaː˧˩ vəː˨˩]

[jaː˧˨ vəː˦˩]

[jaː˨˩˦ vəː˨˩]

[jaː˨˩˦ jəː˨˩]


ngang hàng

[ŋaːŋ˧˧ haːŋ˨˩]

[ŋaːŋ˧˧ haːŋ˦˩]

[ŋaːŋ˧˧ haːŋ˨˩]


khiếp đảm

[xiəp̚˧˦ ʔɗaːm˧˩]

[kʰiəp̚˦˧˥ ʔɗaːm˧˨]

[xiəp̚˦˧˥ ʔɗaːm˧˨]

[kʰip̚˦˥ ʔɗaːm˨˩˦]

[xip̚˦˥ ʔɗaːm˨˩˦]

to be horrified to death; to be frightened


xếp đặt

[sep̚˧˦ ʔɗat̚˧˨ʔ]

[sep̚˦˧˥ ʔɗak̚˨˩ʔ]

[sep̚˦˥ ʔɗak̚˨˩˨]


khỏa

Traditional tone placement spelling of khoả.


đau buồn

[ʔɗaw˧˧ ʔɓuən˨˩]

[ʔɗaw˧˧ ʔɓuəŋ˦˩]

[ʔɗa(ː)w˧˧ ʔɓuəŋ˨˩]

to feel sorrowful; to be desolate; to be distressed


cảm thông

[kaːm˧˩ tʰəwŋ͡m˧˧]

[kaːm˧˨ tʰəwŋ͡m˧˧]

[kaːm˨˩˦ tʰəwŋ͡m˧˧]


qua khỏi

[kwaː˧˧ kʰɔj˧˨]

[waː˧˧ kʰɔj˨˩˦]

[waː˧˧ xɔj˨˩˦]


từ trần

[tɨ˨˩ t͡ɕən˨˩]

[tɨ˦˩ ʈəŋ˦˩]

[tɨ˨˩ ʈəŋ˨˩]

Sino-Vietnamese word from 辭塵, composed of 辭 (“to say goodbye to”) and 塵 (“this mortal life”).


sát hại

[saːt̚˧˦ haːj˧˨ʔ]

[ʂaːk̚˦˧˥ haːj˨˩ʔ]

[saːk̚˦˧˥ haːj˨˩ʔ]

[ʂaːk̚˦˥ haːj˨˩˨]

[saːk̚˦˥ haːj˨˩˨]


truy tố

[ʈwɪj˧˧ tow˨˩˦]

[ʈ⁽ʷ⁾ɪj˧˧ tow˦˥]


khoả

to dip and move (e.g. one's foot) in water


lồng lộn

[ləwŋ͡m˨˩ lon˧˨ʔ]

[ləwŋ͡m˦˩ loŋ˨˩ʔ]

[ləwŋ͡m˨˩ loŋ˨˩˨]


tha bổng

[tʰaː˧˧ ʔɓəwŋ͡m˧˩]

[tʰaː˧˧ ʔɓəwŋ͡m˧˨]

[tʰaː˧˧ ʔɓəwŋ͡m˨˩˦]


mất tích

[mət̚˧˦ tïk̟̚˧˦]

[mək̚˦˧˥ tɨt̚˦˧˥]

[mək̚˦˥ tɨt̚˦˥]

tìm người mất tích


cho hay

[t͡ɕɔ˧˧ haj˧˧]

[t͡ɕɔ˧˧ haj˧˧]

cho (“to make (someone); to let”) + hay (“to know”).


cưỡng hiếp

[kɨəŋ˦ˀ˥ hiəp̚˧˦]

[kɨəŋ˧˨ hiəp̚˦˧˥]

[kɨəŋ˨˩˦ hip̚˦˥]

Sino-Vietnamese word from 強脅, composed of 強 (“to compel”) and 脅 (“to coerce”).

vi-etym-sino

Nếu một người đàn ông gặp một thiếu nữ còn trinh chưa hứa hôn với ai rồi cưỡng hiếp nàng và sau nầy bị khám phá, thì người đó phải trả cho cha cô gái bốn mươi lượng bạc. Người đó phải lấy cô gái vì đã làm nhục nàng, và suốt đời không được phép ly dị nàng.

(Can we date this quote?), “Phục truyền luật lệ 22 [The Restated Law 22]”, in Kinh Thánh - Bản phổ thông [The Holy Bible: The Popular Version]:

If a man sees an unbetrothed virgin girl, rapes her and is found out later, he must pay her father forty taels of silver. He must marry her for he has degraded her, and he is never to divorce her for the rest of his life.


nheo

nheo mắt


nạt

head

㖏, 捏, 揑, 涅, 𠽇, 󰂭, 󰆯

vi-verb

㖏, 捏, 揑, 涅, 𠽇, 󰂭, 󰆯

(Central Vietnam, Southern Vietnam) to browbeat; to thunder


cưỡng dâm

[kɨəŋ˦ˀ˥ zəm˧˧]

[kɨəŋ˧˨ jəm˧˧]

[kɨəŋ˨˩˦ jəm˧˧]

Sino-Vietnamese word from 強淫, composed of 強 and 淫.


phục thù

[fʊwk͡p̚˧˨ʔ tʰu˨˩]

[fʊwk͡p̚˨˩ʔ tʰʊw˦˩]

[fʊwk͡p̚˨˩˨ tʰʊw˨˩]


chặc

to click, to clack, to make sound with the tongue


há hốc

[haː˧˦ həwk͡p̚˧˦]

[haː˨˩˦ həwk͡p̚˦˧˥]

[haː˦˥ həwk͡p̚˦˥]


cạn lời

[kaːn˧˨ʔ ləːj˨˩]

[kaːŋ˨˩ʔ ləːj˦˩]

[kaːŋ˨˩˨ ləːj˨˩]

to be done talking; emptied of words; have nothing else to say


đo đạt

[ʔɗɔ˧˧ ʔɗaːt̚˧˨ʔ]

[ʔɗɔ˧˧ ʔɗaːk̚˨˩ʔ]

[ʔɗɔ˧˧ ʔɗaːk̚˨˩˨]


hé lộ

[hɛ˧˦ lo˧˨ʔ]

[hɛ˨˩˦ low˨˩ʔ]

[hɛ˦˥ low˨˩˨]


sắp sửa

[sap̚˧˦ sɨə˧˩]

[ʂap̚˦˧˥ ʂɨə˧˨]

[sap̚˦˧˥ sɨə˧˨]

[ʂap̚˦˥ ʂɨə˨˩˦]

[sap̚˦˥ sɨə˨˩˦]

(rare) to make preparations; to make ready (generally speaking)


nảy sinh

[naj˧˩ sïŋ˧˧]

[naj˧˨ ʂɨn˧˧]

[na(ː)j˨˩˦ ʂɨn˧˧]


vọt

head

桲, 浡, 潷, 𣔻, 𨁝

vi-verb

桲, 浡, 潷, 𣔻, 𨁝