(literally) one would sell one's distant brothers and sisters to buy a close neighbor
(figuratively) a near neighbor is better than a far-dwelling kinsman

bán buôn

bán buôn
verb

to sell wholesale
to trade

bán chác

bán chác
verb

(colloquial) to sell (goods); to trade (in something)

bán chạy

bán chạy
verb

(intransitive) to sell quickly; to sell well
(intransitive) to sell out (to sell all of a product that is in stock)

adj

(of a product) sought-after, in demand; bestselling

bán chạy như tôm tươi

bán chạy như tôm tươi
verb

(intransitive, idiomatic) to sell like hot cakes

bán cầu

bán cầu
noun

a hemisphere

bán dâm

bán dâm
verb

to prostitute oneself

bán dẫn

bán dẫn
adj

semiconducting

noun

Short for chất bán dẫn (“semiconductor”).

bán hoá thạch

bán hoá thạch
noun

subfossil

bán hàng

bán hàng
verb

(transitive) to sell merchandises; to sell goods; to deal (in); to trade (in something); to be engaged in commerce
to be a merchant

bán khai

bán khai
adj

(literary, derogatory) under-developed; half-civilized

bán kính

bán kính
noun

(geometry) radius

bán kết

bán kết
noun

semifinal

bán lẻ

bán lẻ
verb

to sell goods unwholly, for example, to sell a few cigarettes instead of a whole pack
(by extension) to retail (to sell at retail, or in small quantities directly to customers)

bán mình

bán mình
verb

(euphemistic) to prostitute oneself; to sell one's body

bán niên

bán niên
adj

semestrial
biannual

bán phần

bán phần
adj

(in certain phrases and expressions) partial

bán sống bán chết

bán sống bán chết
adv

in a dire situation that puts your endurance to the test

bán thân

bán thân
noun

a bust; half-body sculpture
a half-body image

bán trú

bán trú
adj

(of a school or some its classes) with lodging (beds to sleep in) and hospitality for students to stay during the study day (typically from 7 AM to 5 PM)

adv

(of a student's staying) in a school or some of its classes with lodging (beds to sleep in) and hospitality during the study day (typically from 7 AM to 5 PM)

bán tín bán nghi

bán tín bán nghi
adj

doubtful; dubious; undecided

bán tự động

bán tự động
adj

semi-automatic

bán đảo

bán đảo
noun

peninsula

bán đấu giá

bán đấu giá
verb

to auction

bán độ

bán độ
verb

(sports) to engage in match fixing

bán đứng

bán đứng
verb

to sell out one's friends, to betray

báng

báng
noun

(botany) a sugar palm tree of the species Arenga pinnata
(medicine) ascites
a gunstock; shoulder stock; butt (of a gun)

báng bổ

báng bổ
adj

(religion) sacrilegious; blasphemous

bánh

bánh
noun

a broad, vaguely defined term, mostly used by collocation or intuition, for foods that come in a specific shape or solid (a flat piece, a block, a ball, a loaf, etc.) and that are often made from grain or legume flour or plain rice, by size often larger than and contrasted with what is known as kẹo (“candy”)
(cooking) certain types of noodles in their raw forms
a cake (a block of any of various dense materials)
a wheel

romanization

Sino-Vietnamese reading of 鍠 (“weapon/trident/sound of drums/bells”)
Sino-Vietnamese reading of 碰/掽 (“collide/meet/offend”)
Sino-Vietnamese reading of 庳 (“low/short”)
Sino-Vietnamese reading of 䗒 (“clam”)
Sino-Vietnamese reading of 蟔 (“caterpillar”)
Sino-Vietnamese reading of 蓻
Sino-Vietnamese reading of 榵

bánh Thánh

bánh Thánh
noun

(Roman Catholicism) communion wafer

bánh bao

bánh bao
noun

steamed bun, often filled with meat and eggs
baozi; steamed dumpling

bánh bá trạng

bánh bá trạng
noun

zongzi (consumed on the Dragon Boat Festival)

bánh bèo

bánh bèo
noun

bánh bèo (small steamed rice cake popular in central Vietnam)
(figuratively, slang) a girl who is overly girly, weak and dependent, or an effeminate man

bánh bía

bánh bía
noun

(Saigon) Alternative form of bánh pía (“a Suzhou-style mooncake adapted from Teochew cuisine”)
popiah

bánh bò

bánh bò
noun

A sweet, chewy sponge cake of southern Chinese origin and popular in southern Vietnam, made of rice flour, water, sugar, coconut milk, and yeast.

bánh bó

bánh bó
noun

bánh bó (a pressed fruit cake from Quảng Ngãi Province, Vietnam)

bánh bông lan

bánh bông lan
noun

sponge cake

bánh cam

bánh cam
noun

A deep-fried glutinous rice ball in southern Vietnamese cuisine, filled with mung bean paste and coated with sesame seeds.

bánh canh

bánh canh
noun

A thick Vietnamese noodle that can be made from tapioca flour or a mixture of rice and tapioca flour.
Any of several soups made with this noodle.

bánh canh cua

bánh canh cua
noun

(cooking) a kind of soup with crabmeat and thick noodles (typically in pork broth)

bánh chè

bánh chè
noun

a kneecap; patella; kneepan

bánh chưng

bánh chưng
noun

bánh chưng (a traditional Vietnamese dish made from glutinous rice, mung beans, pork and other ingredients, and eaten for Tết)

bánh cuốn

bánh cuốn
noun

bánh cuốn (a Vietnamese steamed rice noodle roll similar to cheong fun)
a dish made with rice sheets prepared similarly

bánh cống

bánh cống
noun

bánh cống (Vietnamese fried prawn cake)

bánh da heo

bánh da heo
noun

(Southern Vietnam) A Vietnamese steamed layer cake made from tapioca starch, rice flour, mashed mung beans, taro, or durian, coconut milk and/or water, and sugar.

bánh da lợn

bánh da lợn
noun

(Northern Vietnam) A Vietnamese steamed layer cake made from tapioca starch, rice flour, mashed mung beans, taro, or durian, coconut milk and/or water, and sugar.

bánh dày

bánh dày
noun

Millettia pinnata (a species of tree in the pea family, native in tropical and temperate Asia)

bánh dẻo

bánh dẻo
noun

bánh dẻo (sticky rice mooncake)

bánh dẻo lạnh

bánh dẻo lạnh
noun

snow skin mooncake

bánh giầy

bánh giầy
noun

A white, flat, round cake in traditional Vietnamese cuisine, made of glutinous rice and wrapped in banana leaves.
Lonchocarpus sericeus (a species of tree in the pea family)

bánh gật gù

bánh gật gù
noun

bánh gật gù (a kind of Vietnamese food made from rice flour)

bánh hỏi

bánh hỏi
noun

bánh hỏi (Vietnamese dish)

bánh kem

bánh kem
noun

cream cake

bánh kẹp

bánh kẹp
noun

waffle

bánh kếp

bánh kếp
noun

(dessert) pancake
crêpe

bánh lái

bánh lái
noun

rudder; steering wheel

bánh lễ

bánh lễ
noun

(Roman Catholicism) communion wafer

bánh lọt

bánh lọt
noun

cendol

bánh mì

bánh mì
noun

bread, especially Saigon-style short baguettes with filling

bánh mì Pháp

bánh mì Pháp
noun

baguette, French bread

bánh mì kẹp

bánh mì kẹp
noun

sandwich

bánh nướng

bánh nướng
noun

A type of mooncake with a mixed filling or mung bean paste filling and a golden-brown crust with glossy sheen, usually eaten during the Mid-Autumn Festival.

bánh phở

bánh phở
noun

a variety of rice noodle used in Vietnamese cuisine

bánh pía

bánh pía
noun

A Suzhou-style mooncake adapted from Teochew cuisine.

bánh quy

bánh quy
noun

biscuit

bánh quy giòn

bánh quy giòn
noun

cracker

bánh rán

bánh rán
noun

A deep-fried glutinous rice ball in northern Vietnamese cuisine, filled with mung bean paste, scented with jasmine flower essence, and doused in syrup.
dorayaki

bánh răng bừa

bánh răng bừa
noun

Synonym of bánh tẻ

bánh sinh nhật

bánh sinh nhật
noun

birthday cake

bánh sừng bò

bánh sừng bò
noun

(cooking) a croissant; crescent roll

bánh sừng trâu

bánh sừng trâu
noun

(cooking) a food made of sticky rice wrapped in leaves in the shape of a long triangle
(cooking) a croissant; crescent roll

bánh trung thu

bánh trung thu
noun

mooncake

bánh tráng

bánh tráng
noun

(Central Vietnam, Southern Vietnam) Vietnamese rice paper

bánh tráng nướng

bánh tráng nướng
noun

(cooking) a rice paper pizza (but with the sauce typically drizzled on top)
(cooking) a thick rice cracker (often with peanuts, sesame seeds, tapioca, and mung bean powder mixed in)

bánh tây

bánh tây
noun

(dated, Northern Vietnam) bread, particularly French bread such as baguettes
(dated, Northern Vietnam, by extension) sandwich

bánh tét

bánh tét
noun

A narrower, elongated variation of bánh chưng, prepared similarly and eaten throughout the year.

bánh tẻ

bánh tẻ
noun

bánh tẻ (a variety of small steamed rice cake in Vietnamese cuisine)

bánh vòng

bánh vòng
noun

donut

bánh xe

bánh xe
noun

wheel (on a motorized or non-motorized vehicle)

bánh xèo

bánh xèo
noun

bánh xèo

bánh xếp

bánh xếp
noun

a type of dumpling (typically fried)

bánh ú

bánh ú
noun

zongzi

bánh đa

bánh đa
noun

(Northern Vietnam) Vietnamese rice paper
food which features flat noodles made from rice flour
food prepared from a rice cracker

bánh đa nướng

bánh đa nướng
noun

(cooking) a thick rice cracker (often with peanuts, sesame seeds, tapioca, and mung bean powder mixed in)

bánh ướt

bánh ướt
noun

bánh ướt (Vietnamese flat rice noodle dish)

báo

báo
noun

a leopard
(by extension) a spotted panther; a jaguar or a snow leopard
(by extension) a cheetah
newspaper
magazine

verb

to report; to tell

báo bờm

báo bờm
noun

cheetah

báo chí

báo chí
noun

newspapers and magazines, press

báo cáo

báo cáo
verb

to report, to inform

báo công

báo công
verb

to report on one's achievements

báo danh

báo danh
verb

to list names; enter name

noun

a list of candidates

báo ghê-pa

báo ghê-pa
noun

(rare, zoology) cheetah

báo giới

báo giới
noun

the press; the news media journalists

báo hiếu

báo hiếu
verb

to express filial piety

báo hiệu

báo hiệu
verb

to signal

báo hoa mai

báo hoa mai
noun

a leopard

báo lá cải

báo lá cải
noun

(journalism, publishing) tabloid

báo quyền

báo quyền
noun

(martial arts) leopard style

báo săn

báo săn
noun

cheetah

báo sư tử

báo sư tử
noun

a puma; a cougar

báo thù

báo thù
verb

to avenge oneself
to take vengeance upon

báo thức

báo thức
verb

to awaken
to alarm

báo tường

báo tường
noun

wall newspaper

báo động

báo động
verb

to sound the alarm; to alarm

noun

alarm; alert

báo động giả

báo động giả
noun

false alarm

báo ứng

báo ứng
noun

(Buddhism) retribution, karma

bát

bát
num

(only in compounds) eight

noun

(Northern Vietnam) a small bowl that can be held in one hand, chiefly used for eating rice

bát cực quyền

bát cực quyền
noun

(martial arts) Bajiquan

bát giác

bát giác
noun

(geometry) octagon

bát hương

bát hương
noun

incense burner, incense bowl, joss stick bowl

bát ngát

bát ngát
adj

immense

bát nháo

bát nháo
adj

(colloquial) disorderly; chaotic

bát quái

bát quái
noun

(divination) the eight trigrams

bát âm

bát âm
noun

traditional Chinese system classifying musical instruments into eight categories
octet (music)

bát ô-tô

bát ô-tô
noun

(Northern Vietnam) a large bowl, "large" only in comparison to the small bát/chén/đọi in East Asia, but actually regular-sized elsewhere, usually used to contain more food than a small portion of rice for a person

bát đĩa

bát đĩa
noun