Bô-li-vi-a

Bô-li-vi-a
name
  1. Bolivia (a country in South America)

Bô-xni-a Héc-xê-gô-vi-na

Bô-xni-a Héc-xê-gô-vi-na
name
  1. Bosnia and Herzegovina (a country in Europe)

Bôn sê vích

Bôn sê vích
noun
  1. (communism) Bolshevik

Bônifaciô

Bônifaciô
name
  1. (Roman Catholicism) Bonifatius

ba kích

ba kích
noun
  1. a kind of Indian mulberry (of the species Morinda officinalis)

ban

ban
noun
  1. (historical) branch of administration in the feudal court (of which there are two types: the civil administrators and the martial office holders)
  2. group (of people doing the same work); band; board; squad; committee
  3. shift; work period
  4. (only in compounds) time period; section of the day
  5. (dated) (college-level) subject; (academic) department
  6. orchid tree (Bauhinia variegata)
  7. (medicine) rash
  8. (Central Vietnam) ball
  9. (colloquial) Alternative form of pan

verb
  1. (archaic) to confer on; to bestow
  2. (archaic) to announce; to herald; to proclaim

bìm bìm

bìm bìm
noun
  1. (botany) a plant of the family Convolvulaceae (especially bindweed or morning glory)

bìm nắp

bìm nắp
noun
  1. (botany) turpeth; St. Thomas lidpod (plant of the species Operculina turpethum)

bô

bô
noun
  1. a potty (children's chamberpot)

bô bô

bô bô
verb
  1. to be a loudmouth; to yap, to run off at the mouth (to talk excessively)

bô lão

bô lão
noun
  1. (honorable) elders

bô lô ba la

bô lô ba la
intj
  1. blah blah blah

verb
  1. to give a long (often boring) talk

bôi

bôi
verb
  1. to smear, to apply, to coat:
  2. to clean (board, etc.):

bôi bác

bôi bác
adj
  1. slanderous; defamatory; derisive

verb
  1. to slander; defame; ridicule
  2. to smear

bôi nhọ

bôi nhọ
verb
  1. to bad-mouth someone, to defame

bôi đen

bôi đen
verb
  1. (literally) to smear black on and dirty or contaminate
  2. (writing, printing) to use black or blue ink to "delete" or redact text
  3. (computing) to highlight text by dragging the mouse

bôm

bôm
noun
  1. (regional) apple
  2. a plant-derived tar

bôn ba

bôn ba
verb
  1. to scurry; bustle; rush around

bông

bông
noun
  1. (Central Vietnam, Southern Vietnam) bloom; flower
  2. cotton
  3. (dated) coupon; voucher; bond; proof

classifier
  1. Indicates flowers.

bông cải trắng

bông cải trắng
noun
  1. cauliflower

bông cải xanh

bông cải xanh
noun
  1. broccoli

bông giấy

bông giấy
noun
  1. (botany) bougainvillea

bông gòn

bông gòn
noun
  1. ceiba
  2. cotton pad

bông gạo

bông gạo
noun
  1. a kapok tree; silk-cotton tree

bông tuyết

bông tuyết
noun
  1. snowflake

bông vụ

bông vụ
noun
  1. a spinning top toy

bông đùa

bông đùa
verb
  1. to joke; jest; tease

bạch chỉ

bạch chỉ
noun
  1. (botany) Dahurian angelica (a flowering medicinal herb of the species Angelica dahurica)
  2. (Buddhism) a state of mental clarity

bọ chó

bọ chó
noun
  1. (colloquial) a parasitic bug that feeds on dogs (such as a flea or tick)
  2. (botany) a flowering plant of the genus Buddleja

chiều tím

chiều tím
noun
  1. (botany) a Mexican bluebell; Mexican petunia (flower of the species Ruellia simplex)

chìa vôi

chìa vôi
noun
  1. a tool for spreading lime (on a betel leaf)
  2. (zoology) a wagtail (bird of the genus Motacilla)
  3. (zoology, by extension) any bird of the family Motacillidae
  4. (botany) turpeth; St. Thomas lidpod (plant of the species Operculina turpethum)

chít

chít
noun
  1. great-great-great-grandchild
  2. (botany) Tiger grass; Asian broom grass (of the species Thysanolaena latifolia)

intj
  1. (onomatopoeia) squeak; eek; brux

verb
  1. to wrap; to coil; to bind
  2. to tighten; to narrow
  3. to seal; to obstruct an opening

chò chỉ

chò chỉ
noun
  1. (botany) a tree of the species Parashorea chinensis

chỉ thiên

chỉ thiên
noun
  1. (botany) Elephant’s foot (flowers of the genus Elephantopus)

adv
  1. skyward; upward

cúc

cúc
noun
  1. daisy; chrysanthemum
  2. ammonite
  3. (Northern Vietnam) button
  4. antlion

cẩm chướng

cẩm chướng
noun
  1. (botany) any plant, such as carnations and pinks, of the genus Dianthus

cẩn

cẩn
noun
  1. (North Central Vietnam) hibiscus

diên vĩ

diên vĩ
noun
  1. iris (flower)

dành dành

dành dành
noun
  1. (botany) Cape jasmine (a flower of the species Gardenia jasminoides)

dâm bụt

dâm bụt
noun
  1. hibiscus

dây gắm

dây gắm
noun
  1. (botany) a climbing shrub of the species Gnetum montanum
  2. (botany) plants of the division Gnetophyta (generally)

hoa

hoa
noun
  1. a flower
  2. (card games) a suit

adj
  1. capital, upper case

hoa bất tử

hoa bất tử
noun
  1. (botany) strawflower (Xerochrysum bracteatum)

hoa chè

hoa chè
noun
  1. (Northern Vietnam, botany) a camellia

hoa giấy

hoa giấy
noun
  1. (botany) a bougainvillea
  2. confetti

hoa hiên

hoa hiên
noun
  1. (botany) orange day-lily (Hemerocallis fulva)

hoa hồng

hoa hồng
noun
  1. rose (flower)
  2. commission (fee charged)

hoa nhài cắm bãi cứt trâu

hoa nhài cắm bãi cứt trâu
noun
  1. (literally) an Arabian jasmine (Jasminum sambac) stuck in a pile of water buffalo shit
  2. (figuratively) a beautiful woman married to a man who's so terribly below her status or standard to be considered appropriate

hoa trà

hoa trà
noun
  1. (Southern Vietnam, botany) a camellia

hoàng lan

hoàng lan
noun
  1. (botany) ylang ylang (a tree of the species Cananga odorata)

huê

huê
noun
  1. (Central Vietnam, Southern Vietnam, dated or obsolete) flower

huệ

huệ
noun
  1. tuberose

hướng dương

hướng dương
noun
  1. a sunflower

lan

lan
verb
  1. to spread; to run

noun
  1. orchid

lay ơn

lay ơn
noun
  1. (botany) a gladiolus

lài

lài
noun
  1. (Central Vietnam, Southern Vietnam) jasmine

lục bình

lục bình
noun
  1. (Southern Vietnam) water hyacinth

mai

mai
noun
  1. early morning
  2. (colloquial) Short for ngày mai (“tomorrow”).
  3. the hair in front of a person's ears, sideburns
  4. Ochna integerrima, a tree species (sometimes shrub) of the family Ochnaceae, sometimes called apricot in English
  5. (of crabs, turtles and tortoises) shell
  6. a kind of shovel
  7. (Southern Vietnam) matchmaker

minh quyết

minh quyết
noun
  1. (botany) carob (a flowering tree of the species Ceratonia siliqua)

mẫu đơn

mẫu đơn
noun
  1. peony

mộc lan

mộc lan
noun
  1. (botany) a magnolia

ngọc lan tây

ngọc lan tây
noun
  1. (botany) ylang ylang (a tree of the species Cananga odorata)

nhài

nhài
noun
  1. (Northern Vietnam) jasmine
  2. (Northern Vietnam) paper fan pin (fastening slats, originally jasmine-shaped)
  3. (archaic, historical) maid; maidservant; abigail

oải hương

oải hương
noun
  1. lavender

phong lan

phong lan
noun
  1. (botany) an orchid

phượng

phượng
noun
  1. Clipping of phượng hoàng (“fenghuang”).
  2. Clipping of phượng vĩ (“royal poinciana”).

phượng vĩ

phượng vĩ
noun
  1. (botany) the royal poinciana, the flamboyant

pô

pô
noun
  1. Short for ống pô (“exhaust pipe”).

râm bụt

râm bụt
noun
  1. (botany) a flowering plant of the genus Hibiscus, especially the Chinese hibiscus (Hibiscus rosa-sinensis)

sen

sen
noun
  1. lotus
  2. a maidservant
  3. (slang, humorous) Owner of cat or dog.

súng

súng
noun
  1. water lily
  2. gun

thiên điểu

thiên điểu
noun
  1. (botany) bird of paradise

thuỷ tiên

thuỷ tiên
noun
  1. narcissus (any of several bulbous flowering plants of the genus Narcissus)

thược dược

thược dược
noun
  1. (botany) a dahlia

trẩu

trẩu
noun
  1. mu oil tree (Vernicia montana)
  2. (neologism, slang) Contraction of trẻ trâu.

tu-líp

tu-líp
noun
  1. (botany) a tulip

tulip

tulip
noun
  1. (botany) a tulip

tầm xuân

tầm xuân
noun
  1. dog rose

viễn chí

viễn chí
noun
  1. milkwort (flowering medicinal herb of the genus Polygala)

vạn thọ

vạn thọ
noun
  1. (botany) Mexican marigold (Tagetes erecta)

xương rắn

xương rắn
noun
  1. Euphorbia milii, the crown of thorns

佈

佈
character
  1. father, daddy, dad

哺

哺

奔

奔

崩

崩

布

布
character
  1. Nôm form of vú (“breast”).

晡

晡

甫

甫

芃

芃

葻

葻
character
  1. flower, bloom

賁

賁