Tuttle Compact Vietnamese Dictionary. Phan Van Giuong

and female; to fool around with women; nhà gái the bride’s family; em gái younger sister; con gái daughter; younger girl; cháu gái granddaughter; niece

      gái điếm n. prostitute, street walker

      gái giang hồ n. prostitute, street walker, whore

      gái goá n. widow

      gái nhảy n. taxi-dancer, dancing girl

      gài v. to bolt, to button, to pin, to fasten: gài cúc/gài khuy/gài nút to button up

      gãi v. to scratch: gãi đầu gãi tai to scratch one’s ears; gãi vào chỗ ngứa to touch the right chord

      gam n. [Fr. gramme] gram

      gan 1 n. [SV can] liver CL buồng, lá 2 v. to be courageous, to be brave, to be tough: bền gan to keep patient; nhát gan timid, shy, cowardly; cả gan audacious, bold; non gan chicken-hearted 3 n. sole [of foot], palm [of hand]: gan bàn tay palm of the hand

      gan góc adj. fearless, intrepid

      gan lì adj. calm and relaxed

      gán v. to pawn, to attribute, to pledge: gán cho ai lỗi lầm to attribute mistakes to someone

      gán ghép v. to force to take, to allot arbitrarily

      gàn 1 v. to dissuade; to block, to prevent 2 adj. crazy, cracked, dotty; silly, stupid: gàn dở foolish, eccentric

      gạn v. to decant, to purify: gạn nước cho sạch to decant water

      gạn hỏi v. to press with questions, to interrogate thoroughly

      gang 1 n. span [measure]: gang tay space between the ends of the thumb and the middle finger when extended; gang tấc short period 2 n. cast iron: gang thép iron

      ganh v. to compete: ganh nhau làm việc to compete in work

      ganh đua v. to vie, to compete

      ganh tị v. to envy, to be jealous of: ganh tị nhau những chuyện nhỏ nhặt to envy each other in small things

      gánh v., n. to carry with a pole and tow containers; to shoulder, to take charge; pole load: gánh nước to carry water; đòn gánh carrying pole; gánh vác to shoulder a responsibility

      gánh hát n. troupe, theatrical company

      gánh nặng n. burden, load: gánh nặng gia đình family burden

      gáo n. dipper: gáo dừa dipper made of coconut shell

      gào v. to scream, to roar, to howl, to cry, to shout: kêu gào hòa bình to clamor for peace

      gạo 1 n. raw rice [cf. cơm, lúa, thóc]: cơm gạo rice, food; giã gạo to pound rice; vo gạo to wash rice; xay gạo to husk rice; kiếm gạo to earn one’s living 2 n. kapok, bombax 3 v. to grind; to learn by heart: gạo bài để đi thi to learn by heart for examinations

      gạo cẩm n. black glutinous rice

      gạo chiêm n. summer rice

      gạo mùa n. autumn rice

      gạo nếp n. glutinous rice

      gạo tẻ n. ordinary, non-glutinous rice

      gạt 1 v. to level off, to scrape off; to reject, to brush aside; to ward off [blow] 2 v. to trick, to cheat, to deceive: gạt người nào để lấy tiền to cheat someone by taking his money; lường gạt to deceive 3 v. to elbow, to push aside: gạt đám đông để đi to elbow one’s way through a crowd

      gạt bỏ v. to refuse, to eliminate: gạt bỏ ý kiến của ai to reject someone’s ideas

      gạt lệ v. to brush away one’s tears

      gạt nợ v. to give something as payment of one’s debt

      gạt nước mắt v. See gạt lệ

      gàu n. scoop, bailer, pail for drawing water

      gàu dai n. bucket with long ropes, operated by two people

      gàu sòng n. bucket with a long handle, hung from a tripod and operated by one person

      gay adj. very red; tense: đỏ gay rubicund; tình hình gay lắm a tense situation

      gay cấn adj. knotty, thorny, dangerous

      gay gắt adj. bad-tempered, complaining

      gay go adj. [of situation] tense, hard, [of fight] fierce

      gáy 1 n. nape; scruff of the neck; back [of book]: làm rợn tóc gáy to make one’s hair stand on end 2 v. to crow: lúc gà gáy at cockcrow

      gảy v. to pluck, to play: gảy đàn tây ban cầm to play a guitar

      gãy v. to be broken; to break, to snap: bẻ gãy to break; gãy chân to break one’s leg

      gãy gọn adj. [of speech] concise, neat

      găm v., n. to pin, to point; pin, prick: găm mấy tờ giấy nầy lại to pin these papers

      gặm v. to gnaw, to nibble

      gắn v. to glue, to joint [broken pieces], to install, to fix: gắn quạt điện to install an electric fan; gắn xi to seal [up] with sealing wax; gắn bó to be attached to

      găng 1 adj. tense, tight, taut 2 n. [Fr. gant] glove, CL chiếc for one, đôi for a pair: đeo găng tay to wear gloves; bỏ/tháo găng tay to take off gloves

      gắng v. to make efforts: cố gắng to try one’s best

      gắng công v. to do one’s best

      gắng gượng v., adj. to act unwillingly; against one’s wishes

      gắng sức v. to work hard, to do one’s best

      gắp 1 v. to pick up with chopsticks: gắp thức ăn to pick up food 2 n. skewer: gắp cá a skewer of fish

      gắp thăm v. to draw lots

      gặp v. to meet, to encounter; to see, to run across

      gặp dịp v. to have a favorable occasion, to be fortunate

      gặp gỡ n., v. unexpected meeting; to meet, to encounter

      gặp mặt v. to be reunited, to meet

      gặp nhau v. to meet one another

      gặp phải v. to meet with: gặp phải khó khăn to meet with difficulties

      gặp thời v. to have a good opportunity, to meet with good fortune

      gắt adj., v. strong, violent, harsh, biting; to grumble [at], to scold, to chide

      gắt gao adj. keen, desperate, intense

      gắt gỏng adj., v. grouchy; to be in a temper; to lose one’s temper

      gặt v. to reap, to harvest: gặt hái to harvest; vụ gặt harvest; thợ gặt reaper

      gấm n. brocade and satin: gấm vóc brocade and glossy flowered satin/silk

      gầm 1 v. to bow one’s head in shame or anger 2 n. space underneath [table, bed]; underpass: dưới gầm trời này in this world; dưới gầm bàn underneath a table

      gầm thét v. to bawl

      gậm v. [of rodents] to gnaw

      gân n. nerve; tendon; sinew; vein [as seen from outside]: gân xanh nervure;lấy gân to flex one’s muscles; hết gân to be worn out

      gân cổ v. to harden the neck: gân cổ cãi to disapprove obstinately

      gân guốc adj. sinewy; rugged: mặt gân guốc rugged face

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