Tuttle Concise Vietnamese Dictionary. Phan Van Giuong

[U.S.]; tieåu ñoaøn battalion; trung ñoaøn regiment; quaân ñoaøn army corps

      ñoaøn keát v., n. to unite; unity, union

      ñoaøn theå n. group, organization, body, community

      ñoaøn tuï v. to be together, to reunite

      ñoaûn adj. R to be short, brief (= ngaén) [opp. tröôøng]

      ñoaûn meänh adj., n. to be short-lived; short life

      ñoaûn soá adj., n. to be short-lived; short life

      ñoaûn thieân tieåu thuyeát n. short story, novelette

      ñoaïn 1 n. section, part, passage, paragraph: ñoaïn ñaàu the opening paragraph; tam ñoaïn luaän syllogism 2 adv. R finished; then (= roài): noùi ñoaïn so saying; giaùn ñoaïn to interrupt

      ñoaïn ñaàu ñaøi n. guillotine, scaffold

      ñoaïn haäu v. to cut off the retreat

      ñoaïn maïi n. definitive sale

      ñoaïn tröôøng adj., n. painful; pains, misfortunes

      ñoaïn tuyeät v. to break off

      ñoaûn adj. short

      ñoaønh intj. Bang!

      ñoaït v. to seize, to grab [power, money], to win [prize, title]

      ñoïc v. to pronounce, to read [silently or aloud]: baïn ñoïc reader; ñoïc kinh to say a prayer

      ñoùi v. to be hungry: ñoùi buïng, ñoùi loøng to be hungry [opp. no]; ñoùi keùm famine

      ñoùi khoå adj. starving and poor, miserable

      ñoùi raùch adj. poor

      ñoøi 1 v. to demand [food, money, payment], to claim [damage, one’s rights, etc.], to summon 2 n. maid, servant

      ñoøi hoûi v. to request, to ask

      ñom ñoùm n. firefly, glow worm

      ñoùm n. bamboo fragment, spill

      ñoûm adj. spruced, neatly dressed

      ñon ñaû v. to show willingness to help

      ñoùn v. (= röôùc) to go to greet or to meet, to welcome, to receive: ñoùn tieáp ai to receive someone

      ñoøn 1 n. lever; carrying pole: ñoøn gaùnh carrying pole, shoulder pole 2 n. whipping, thrashing: phaûi ñoøn to be slapped

      ñoøn dong n. ridge-pole, ridge-beam

      ñoøn baåy n. motive force, leverage

      ñoøn xoùc n. sharp-ended carrying pole

      ñong v. to measure [capacity], to buy [cereals]: ñong gaïo naáu aên to measure rice for cooking

      ñoùng 1 v. to close, to shut: ñoùng saùch laïi to close the book 2 v. to drive in, to nail 3 v. to make, to build: ñoùng giaày to make shoes 4 v. to pay; to contribute: ñoùng thueá to pay taxes

      ñoùng boä adj. dressed up

      ñoùng chai v. to bottle

      ñoùng daáu v. to stamp, to put the seal on: ñaõ kyù teân vaø ñoùng daáu signed and sealed

      ñoùng ñai v. to girdle

      ñoùng goùp v. to contribute

      ñoùng khung v. to frame; to dress up

      ñoùng kòch v. to play a role, to act a part

      ñoùng tro v. to act

      ñoùng vai v. to play a part

      ñoùng vaåy v. to heal, to skin over

      ñoïng v. to accumulate, [of water] to stagnate, to be in abeyance

      ñoït n. browse, sprout: ñoït caây the sprout shoots of a plant

      ñoâ n. R metropolis, capital city: thuû ñoâ capital; coá ñoâ ancient capital; ñeá ñoâ imperial city

      ñoâ ñoác n. commander-in-chief, admiral: phoù ñoâ ñoác vice-admiral

      ñoâ hoä v. to dominate, to have domination over

      ñoâ hoäi n. big metropolis, business city: phoàn hoa ñoâ hoäi big city, flesh pots and hubs of business

      ñoâ la n. dollar: ñoàng ñoâ la Myõ U.S. dollar

      ñoâ saûnh n. city hall

      ñoâ thaønh n. city

      ñoâ thò n. city, urban center

      ñoâ vaät n. wrestler

      ñoá v. to dare, to defy, to challenge: thaùch ñoá to challenge

      ñoá kî adj., v. jealous, to envy

      ñoà 1 n. thing, object, baggage, material, furniture, utensil, tool; sort of, son of: ñoà aên food; ñoà duøng tool; ñoà ñaïc furniture; ñoà uoáng drink, beverage; ñoà coå antiques; ñoà ngu a stupid person 2 n. scholar, student in Sino-Vietnamese: moân ñoà disciple 3 v. to trace, to calk: ñoà hình veõ to trace a picture

      ñoà aùn n. plan, design

      ñoà baûn n. map, drawing

      ñoà bieåu n. diagram

      ñoà ñeä n. disciple, student

      ñoà hình n. solitary confinement

      ñoà leã n. offerings

      ñoà maõ n. brightly-colored joss papers [used to represent fake money, etc. to be burnt during Asian funerals or the Hungry Ghost festival]; gimcrack

      ñoà möøng n. presents

      ñoà soä adj. imposing, impressive

      ñoà teå n. butcher

      ñoà thò n. graph

      ñoå v. to pour, to spill; to throw away; to be poured, to be spilled, to fall, to topple over, to turn over, to crash, to collapse; to impute, to shift [responsibility, fault, etc.], to lay [blame]: ñoå ñi to throw away; ñoå loãi/ñoå thöøa to shift fault to someone; ñoå maùu bloodshed; ñoå ñoàng on the average; the total prize

      ñoå boä v. [of troops] to land

      ñoå moà hoâi v. to perspire profusely

      ñoå xoâ v. to rush in

      ñoã See ñaäu

      ñoä n., adv. time, period; degree, measure; approximately: ñoä noï before, during that period; ñoä naøy these days, lately; trình ñoä extent, degree, level; ñieàu ñoä moderation, temperance

      ñoä löôïng adj. tolerant; generous

      ñoä theá v. to help mankind

      ñoä trì v. to help, to assist

      ñoác 1 v. to oversee, to supervise, to manage; to urge 2 n. headmaster, chief, doctor: quaûn ñoác manager; giaùm ñoác director

      ñoác thuùc v. to encourage, to urge

      ñoác tôø n. [Fr. docteur] medical doctor

      ñoäc 1 adj. poisonous, venomous, malicious, harmful, cruel: hôi ñoäc poisonous gas; nöôùc ñoäc deadly climate [of malaria-infested areas]; noïc ñoäc venom 2 adv. only, alone

      ñoäc aùc adj. cruel, wicked

      ñoäc bình n. flower vase

      ñoäc chaát hoïc n. toxicology

      ñoäc chieác adj. single; alone

      ñoäc döôïc n. poison

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