Tuttle Pocket Vietnamese Dictionary. Phan Van Giuong

      hí vieän n. theater, playhouse

      hì hì exclam. ha, ha [laughter]

      hæ v. to blow one’s nose

      hæ haû v. to be satisfied

      hæ söï n. happy occasion

      hích v. to jostle, to push, to jolt

      hòch n. edict, proclamation, order of the day

      hieám adj. rare, scarce

      hieám hoi v. to be rare; to have few or no children

      hieàm v. to dislike, to hate, to resent

      hieàm khích v. to detest

      hieàm nghi v. to suspect

      hieåm adj. dangerous, perilous

      hieåm ñòa n. strategic area

      hieåm ñoäc adj. to be cunning, sly, wicked

      hieåm hoaï n. danger, peril

      hieåm hoác adj. dangerous, tricky

      hieåm ngheøo adj. dangerous, perilous, difficult

      hieåm trôû adj. [of road, place] dangerous, obstructive

      hieåm yeáu adj. strategically important

      hieân n. veranda, porch

      hieân ngang adj. haughty, proud

      hieán v. to offer

      hieán binh n. military police(man)

      hieán chöông n. constitution, charter

      hieán phaùp n. constitution

      hieàn adj. mild, sweet, gentle

      hieàn ñeä n. you, my brother

      hieàn haäu adj. mild, kind, benevolent

      hieàn huynh n. you, my brother

      hieàn laønh adj. meek, good-natured

      hieàn nhaân n. virtuous man

      hieàn só n. virtuous man

      hieàn taøi adj. virtuous and talented

      hieàn thaàn n. loyal subject

      hieàn trieát n. sage, philosopher

      hieàn töø adj. kind, indulgent

      hieån danh v. to become famous

      hieån ñaït v. to succeed [in one’s career]

      hieån haùch adj. brilliant, illustrious, highly glorious

      hieån hieän v. to appear clearly

      hieån linh v., adj. to be miraculous; to turn out to be powerful

      hieån minh v. to be clearly demonstrated

      hieån nhieân v., adj. to be evident; to be obvious; manifest; evident

      hieån vi adj. microscopic

      hieån vinh adj. successful and honorable

      hieän 1 v. to appear, to become visible 2 adv. now, at present

      hieän dòch n. active service, permanent military service

      hieän dieän v. to be present

      hieän ñaïi n., adj. present times; contemporary, modern

      hieän ñaïi hoaù v. to modernize

      hieän giôø adv. at present

      hieän haønh v. [of law] to be in force or in effect

      hieän hình v. to appear

      hieän höõu v., adj. to exist at present; present, existing

      hieän kim n. actual cash

      hieän nay n. nowadays, at the present time

      hieän taïi n., adv. present; at present

      hieän thaân n. personification, incarnation

      hieän thôøi n. present, now

      hieän thöïc adj. realistic

      hieän tình n. the present situation, present conditions

      hieän traïng n. present situation

      hieän töôïng n. phenomenon

      hieän vaät n. object; material things

      hieáng adj. squint-eyed, cross-eyed

      hieáp v. to oppress, to bully

      hieáp daâm v. to assault, to rape

      hieäp 1 v. to come together 2 n. round [in boxing]; half [of soccer]

      hieäp ñònh n. agreement, convention

      hieäp ñoàng n. contract

      hieäp hoäi n. association

      hieäp khaùch n. knight

      hieäp löïc v. to unite, to join forces

      hieäp thöông v. to confer, to negotiate

      hieäp öôùc n. pact, treaty

      hieáu adj., n. dutiful, filial, pious; filial piety

      hieáu chieán adj. warlike, bellicose

      hieáu danh v. to thirst for fame

      hieáu döôõng v. to nurse one’s parents

      hieáu ñeå adj. dutiful toward one’s parents

      hieáu ñoäng adj. lively, active, dynamic, restless

      hieáu haïnh n., adj. filial piety; dutiful

      hieáu hoaø adj. peace-loving

      hieáu hoïc adj. studious

      hieáu kyø adj. curious

      hieáu nghóa n. filial piety

      hieáu saéc adj. lustful, lewd

      hieáu thaûo adj. pious

      hieáu thaéng adj. ambitious, aggressive

      hieáu trung n. piety and loyalty

      hieåu v. to understand, to grasp

      hieåu bieát v., n. to understand; understanding

      hieåu duï n. notice, announcement

      hieåu laàm v. to misunderstand

      hieåu ngaàm v. to understand through hints

      hieäu 1 n. shop, store 2 n. pen name, pseudonym 3 n. signal

      hieäu chính v. to regulate, to check, to revise

      hieäu ñính v. to edit, to check

      hieäu ñoaøn n. student council

      hieäu leänh n. order, command

      hieäu löïc n., adj. effect, validity; effective

      hieäu naêng n. efficacy, efficiency

      hieäu nghieäm adj. effective, efficient

      hieäu quaû n. effect, result

      hieäu soá n. difference, remainder

      hieäu suaát n. efficiency, yield

      hieäu trieäu v. to appeal

      hieäu truôûng n. principal, university president

      hình n. form, figure; appearance, image, photograph, picture

      hình aûnh n. image, picture

      hình baùt giaùc n. octogon(al)

      hình baàu duïc n., adj. oval; elliptical

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