Tuttle Concise Vietnamese Dictionary. Phan Van Giuong

      ñôn ñoäc adj. alone, isolated, solitary: soáng ñôn ñoäc to live alone

      ñôn giaûn adj. simple, uncomplicated

      ñôn soá n. odd number

      ñôn sô adj. simple, meager, modest

      ñôn thaân adj. single, alone

      ñôn tính n. unisex, unisexual

      ñôn trò n. uniform

      ñôn töø n. application

      ñôn vò n. unit [of measurement]; administrative or military unit

      ñôùn heøn adj. miserable, wretched

      ñôøn See ñaøn

      ñôùp v. [of animals, insects] to snap up, to snatch, to catch

      ñôït n. wave, stage: ñôït soùng wave

      ñu v. to swing, to sway, to seesaw CL caùi, caây: ñaùnh ñu to swing

      ñu ñuû n. papaya CL quaû, traùi

      ñuù v. to jest

      ñuû adj. sufficient; enough [object follows]; there is/are enough [opp. thieáu]: ñaày ñuû complete

      ñuû aên adj. enough to eat, well-off

      ñuû duøng adj. sufficient, enough

      ñuû maët n. all sorts [of], everyone

      ñua v. to compete, to race: tröôøng ñua (ngöïa) race track

      ñua chen v. to compete

      ñua ñoøi v. to copy, to imitate

      ñuøa v. to amuse oneself: noâ ñuøa/ chôi ñuøa to play, to joke

      ñuøa bôõn v. to joke, to jest

      ñuøa nghòch v. to play, to fool around

      ñuõa n. chopstick CL chieác for one, ñoâi for pair: ñuõa ngaø ivory chopsticks

      ñuùc v. to cast, to mold [metal]; to cast [statue]: reøn ñuùc to produce, to create

      ñuïc 1 v. to chisel, to drill, to perforate 2 n. chisel, carver 3 adj. turbid, muddy, troubled

      ñuïc chaïm v. to carve

      ñuïc khoeùt v. to hollow out; to extort money

      ñuïc ngaàu adj. cloudy, turbid, muddy, dirty [water]

      ñui adj. blind, sightless (= mu)

      ñuøi n. thigh

      ñuõi n. silk, shantung

      ñuøm v. to wrap, to envelop, to cover

      ñuøm boïc v. to protect, to help, to assist [one’s kin]

      ñun 1 v. to cook, to boil, to heat 2 v. to push, to propel

      ñun beáp v. to light the kitchen stove, to cook

      ñun naáu v. to cook, to prepare meals

      ñuøn v. to thrust, to push back, to reject, to shift [responsibility] onto somebody: æa ñuøn to open one’s bowels in one’s pants [said of a child]

      ñuïn n. pile, heap

      ñuùng adj., adv. right, exact, correct, precise; exactly, correctly, precisely

      ñuùng ñaén adj. right, correct, serious

      ñuùng luùc adv. on time, in time: ñeán ñuùng luùc to arrive on time

      ñuøng 1 adv. suddenly, unexpectedly 2 ejac. Boom! Bang!

      ñuøng ñuøng adv. loudly, violently

      ñuûng ñænh v. to go slowly, leisurely

      ñuõng n. crotch [of trousers]

      ñuïng v. to collide with, to touch on, to knock against, to hurtle

      ñuïng chaïm v. to bump against each other, to harm, to touch

      ñuïng ñaàu v. to run into

      ñuïng ñoä v. to clash

      ñuoác n. torch CL ngoïn, boù

      ñuoâi n. tail; end: ñuoâi sam pigtail; theo ñuoâi to imitate, to follow

      ñuoâi gaø n. short pig-tail

      ñuoâi nheo n. sheatfish’s tail

      ñuoái adj. tired, exhausted: yeáu ñuoái weak, feeble; caù ñuoái rayfish

      ñuoåi v. to run after; to drive away, to expel, to dismiss: theo ñuoåi to pursue

      ñuùp v. [Fr double] to duplicate; to repeat [a grade in school]

      ñuïp v., adj. to patch over again; triple, three times

      ñuùt v. to insert; to put into; to feed: ñuùt loùt/ñuùt tieàn to bribe

      ñuït 1 n. coward, yellow, chicken 2 v. to take shelter

      ñöø adj. immobile, immovable: meät ñöø exhausted, worn out

      ñöa v. to take, to give, to hand; to guide; to see [someone] off

      ñöa chaân v. to direct one’s steps towards, to venture into

      ñöa daâu v. to accompany the bride [to her husband’s home]

      ñöa ñaø v. to push, to propel

      ñöa ñaùm v. to follow the funeral procession

      ñöa ñöôøng v. to guide, to direct, to show the way to

      ñöa ma v. See ñöa ñaùm

      ñöa maét v. to cast a glance at

      ñöa tình v. to ogle

      ñöùa n. individual, CL for children or low-status adults: ñöùa beù, ñöùa treû child

      ñöùa ôû n. house servant

      ñöùc n. virtue; [honorific prefix] His Majesty, Monsignor, His Holiness: Ñöùc Khoång Töû Confucius; ñöùa Phaät Buddha

      Ñöùc n. Germany, German

      ñöùc duïc n. moral education, ethical instruction

      ñöùc ñoä adj. virtuous and tolerant

      ñöùc haïnh n., adj. virtue; virtuous

      ñöùc tính n. virtue, quality

      ñöïc adj. male [of all animals except chickens]

      ñöùng v. to stand, to be standing; to stop: döïng ñöùng to erect

      ñöùng ñaén adj. serious, correct

      ñöùng ñaàu adv., n. to be at the head of; a leader of, chief of

      ñöùng giaù n. stable price

      ñöùng laïi intj. Stop! Halt!

      ñöùng tuoåi adj. middle-aged, mature

      ñöøng v. to restrain [emotion, tears], do not, let us not

      ñöïng v. to contain, to hold

      ñöôïc adj., v. acceptable, correct, fine, O.K., all right; to obtain, to get [game, harvest muøa; permission pheùp from authority to do something]; to win [game cuoäc, battle traän] [opp. thua]; to beat, to defeat [somebody]; to be, be allowed to [first verb in series]

      ñöôïc kieän v. to win one’s case [in court]

      ñöôïc muøa v. to have a good harvest

      ñöôïm adj. to be imbibed with a scent

      ñöông v. See ñang

      ñöông v. to face, to resist,