Tuttle Concise Vietnamese Dictionary. Phan Van Giuong

oâng pron. we [very arrogant]

      chuùng sinh n. all living creatures; wandering souls

      chuùng ta pron. we, us [inclusive I and you, (he) and I; you, (they) and I]; cf.

      chuùng mình, ta, mình chuùng toâi pron. we [exclusive I, he and I, they and I, but not you]

      chuøng adj. [of rope, string] loose, slack; [of trousers] to be long, hanging

      chuøng chình v. (= truøng trình) to loiter; to procrastinate

      chuûng 1 n. R species, kind, sort: chuûng loaïi race; chuûng toäc human race 2 v. to vaccinate

      chuûng loaïi n. sort, kind, variety, type, species

      chuûng toäc n. race, people

      chuoác v. to seek, to bring upon oneself [worry, profit, honors]

      chuoäc v. to buy back [lost or pawned object], to redeem; to atone for [fault, mistake]; to try to win [someone’s heart]

      chuoâi n. handle [of knife dao], hilt

      chuoái n. banana: moät buoàng chuoái a bunch of bananas; vöôøn chuoái banana farm

      chuoãi n. a string [of beads], necklace; file, series, succession: chuoãi haït trai pearl necklace; chuoãi traøng haït rosary

      chuoâm n. small pond

      chuoàn v. to take French leave, to clear out, to sneak out

      chuoàn chuoàn n. dragonfly

      chuoâng n. bell: baám chuoâng to ring the bell [by pushing a button]; ñaùnh chuoâng/thænh chuoâng to strike the bell with a mallet; laéc chuoâng to ring the bell [by shaking it]; chuoâng baám, chuoâng ñieän electric bell

      chuoàng n. cage, shed, shelter, coop, stable, sty: luùc gaø leân chuoàng at nightfall; chuoàng boø stable for oxen; chuoàng gaø chicken coop, chicken house; chuoàng heo/chuoàng lôïn pig sty; chuoàng tieâu latrine, privy; chuoàng xí latrine, privy; chuoàng traâu buffalo stable

      chuoäng v. to be fond of, to like, to esteem: chieàu chuoäng to pamper, to esteem; kính chuoäng to respect and esteem

      chuoát v. to polish, to refine: chaûi chuoát to be smart

      chuoät n. rat, mouse, cobaye: baû chuoät rat poison; döa chuoät cucumber; öôùt nhö chuoät loät drenched to the skin

      chuoät baïch n. white mice

      chuoät boï n. rodents

      chuoät ñoàng n. field mouse

      chuoät nhaét n. mouse, mice

      chuoät ruùt n. cramp

      chuïp v. to spring upon and seize suddenly: chuïp laáy coå noù to grab him

      chuïp aûnh v. (= chuïp hình) to take a photograph [of]; to have one’s picture taken

      chuïp ñeøn n. lamp shade

      chuùt 1 adj. tiny (= tí): chuùt ít, chuùt ñænh, chuùt xíu; moät chuùt a little bit 2 n. great-great-grandchild; cf. chaùu, chaét, chít

      chuùt con n. a small child, the only child

      chuùt ñænh adj. a little bit, a touch of

      chuùt ít adj. tiny

      chuùt phaän n. modest condition

      chuùt thaân n. humble life

      chuùt tình n. humble sentiment

      chuùt xíu adj. tiny

      chuït n. smacking noise

      chuøy n. mallet, hammer; blow

      chuyeân 1 v. to transfer [liquid, merchandise]; to transport; to carry 2 adj., n., v. specialized in; expert, main occupation; to concentrate on: chuyeân veà to specialize in

      chuyeân caàn adj. diligent, industrious

      chuyeân cheá adj. absolute, dictatorial, arbitrary, autocratic

      chuyeân chính n. dictatorship: cheá ñoä chuyeân chính dictatorship regime

      chuyeân chôû v. to transport

      chuyeân chuù v. to apply oneself, to be attentive, to concentrate on

      chuyeân ñeà n. special subject/topic

      chuyeân gia n. specialist, expert

      chuyeân khoa n. specialty, advanced and specialized course; second cycle [three years] of secondary education [opp. phoå thoâng]

      chuyeân moân n., adj. specialty [to specialize in], professional; to be technical: nhaø chuyeân moân expert, specialist; danh töø chuyeân moân technical terms, jargon

      chuyeân nghieäp n. specialist, professional; vocational: tröôøng trung hoïc chuyeân nghieäp technical college, vocational school

      chuyeân nhaát v. to be devoted to one thing

      chuyeân quyeàn v. to be despotic, to rule as an autocracy, to be a dictatorship

      chuyeân taâm v. to concentrate on [with fixed intention]

      chuyeân traùch v. to be responsible

      chuyeân trò v. [of doctor] to be a specialist in: baùc só chuyeân trò beänh ngoaøi da dermatologist

      chuyeân tu v. to give or to get special training: lôùp chuyeân tu special session, seminar [on certain subjects]

      chuyeân vieân n. expert, specialist

      chuyeán n. trip, journey, voyage, flight [as a unit, single event]; time: chuyeán veà the homeward trip; chuyeán möôøi giôø the 10 o’clock train [bus, plane, etc.]; ñi cuø ng moät chuyeán to travel together; nhieàu chuyeán many times; chuyeán taøu ñeâm the night train

      chuyeàn v. to pass, to hand; to pass from place to place; to carry, to transfer: chuyeàn tay nhau to pass on to each other

      chuyeån v. to move, to transfer; to shift; to change [direction]; to transmit, to hand over: chuyeån giao to transfer; lay chuyeån to move, to shake; thuyeân chuyeån to move [personnel] around

      chuyeån bieán v. to change

      chuyeån buïng v. (= chuyeån daï) to start to have labor pains

      chuyeån ñaït v. to transmit, to convey

      chuyeån ñeä v. to transmit, to forward

      chuyeån ñoäng v., n. to move; movement, motion

      chuyeån giao v. to hand over [authority, government office]

      chuyeån hoaù v. to transform, to change

      chuyeån hoaùn v. to complete an evolution

      chuyeån höôùng v. to change direction

      chuyeån nhöôïng v. to transfer, to cede

      chuyeån tieáp v., n. to transit; transition

      chuyeån vaän v. to transport; to set in motion

      chuyeän n. talk; story: keå chuyeän to tell a story; baøy/bòa/veõ chuyeän to fabricate; noùi chuyeän to talk, to speak, to chat [vôùi with, veà, ñeán, tôùi about, of]; buoåi noùi chuyeän a talk, public speaking; noùi chuyeän gaãu to talk idly; chuyeän phim film story, movie story; chuyeän tình love story; sinh chuyeän to pick a quarrel, to make a fuss

      chuyeän troø v. to converse, to chat

      chuyeän vaõn v. to converse, to chat

      chö taêng n. all the monks

      chö vò n. gentlemen, every one of …

      chö haàu n. all the vassals; satellite, vassal