The fifth letter of the Vietnamese alphabet, called xê and written in the Latin script.

Ca Li
name

(colloquial) California

Ca-bun
name

Kabul (the capital city of Afghanistan)

Ca-dắc-xtan

Ca-dắc-xtan
name

Kazakhstan

Ca-li-phoóc-ni-a

Ca-li-phoóc-ni-a
name

California (a state of the United States)

Ca-mơ-run
name

Cameroon

Ca-na-đa
name

Canada (a country in North America)

Ca-ri-bê
name

Caribbean

Ca-ta
name

Qatar

adj

Qatari

Cai-rô
name

Cairo (the capital city of Egypt)

Cam Bốt
name

(dated or offensive) Cambodia

Cam Túc
name

Gansu (a province of China)

Cam-pu-chia

Cam-pu-chia
name

Cambodia

Can Chi
noun

sexagenary cycle

Can-be-ra
name

Canberra (a city, the capital city of Australia)

Can-bơ-rơ

Can-bơ-rơ
name

Canberra (the capital of Australia)

Canh
name

the seventh Heavenly Stem

Cao Bằng
name

Cao Bằng (a province of Vietnam)
Cao Bằng (a city in Vietnam)

Cao Câu Li

Cao Câu Li
name

Goguryeo (one of the ancient Three Kingdoms of Korea)

Cao Hùng
name

Kaohsiung (a city in Taiwan)

Cao Li
name

(obsolete) Korea
(history) Goryeo

adj

(obsolete) Korean
(history) related to Goryeo

Cao Lệ
name

(history) Alternative form of Cao Li

Cao Man
name

(archaic) Cambodia

Cao Miên
name

(dated) Cambodia

Cao Đài
name

the supreme deity believed by Caodaists to have created the universe

Cao Đài Tiên Ông Đại Bồ Tát Ma Ha Tát

Cao Đài Tiên Ông Đại Bồ Tát Ma Ha Tát
name

the name of God in the Cao Dai religion

Catarina
name

(Roman Catholicism) Catherine

mug (cup)
mug (about 1/4 liter)
(literary, in compounds) a song
(medicine) case
shift (change of workers)
The name of the Latin-script letter K.

verb

(colloquial in Southern Vietnam, somewhat literary in other dialects) to sing
(colloquial, ironic) to praise
(colloquial) to scold

ca dao
noun

a folk song

ca dé
noun

coconut curd, influenced by Malaysian and Indonesian kaya

ca khúc
noun

(somewhat literary) song

ca kíp
noun

work shift (generally speaking)

ca kịch
noun

opera

ca mắc
noun

case (of disease)

ca ngợi
verb

to sing the praises of, to extol

ca nhạc
noun

lyrical music
musicality

ca nô
noun

(nautical) a speedboat

ca ri
noun

curry

ca sĩ
noun

a singer (person who sings)

ca trù
noun

ca tru, a genre of traditional singing from northern Vietnam

ca tụng
verb

to glorify; extol; praise

ca từ
noun

(literary, music) lyrics

ca ve
noun

(slang) dancing girl; prostitute

ca-ki
noun

the colour khaki

ca-lô
noun

a forage cap

ca-rô
adj

checkered/chequered

noun

(games) gomoku

cacbon
noun

carbon

cacbon đioxit

cacbon đioxit
noun

carbon dioxide

cai
noun

(military, historical) corporal
overseer; foreman; supervisor
(dialectal) Short for cai tổng (“district chief”).

verb

to break (a habit); to grow out of (a habit); to give up

cai cơ
noun

(historical) Battalion Commander; a military officer title (3rd rank) during Nguyễn lords' period, above cai đội and below chưởng cơ
(historical) alternative name of quản cơ

cai nghiện

cai nghiện
verb

to become detoxified from drug or alcohol

cai quản
verb

to manage; to supervise

cai sữa
verb

to wean

cai trị
verb

to rule; to govern; to administer

cai đội
noun

(historical) Captain; a military officer title (4th rank) during Nguyễn lords' period, above cai thuyền and below cai cơ
(historical) Captain; a military officer title of Nguyễn dynasty, above suất đội and below quản cơ

califoni
noun

californium

cam
noun

orange, such as or citrus sinensis sinensis or citrus aurantium
Short for cam sành (“Citrus reticulata × sinensis”).

adj

made of oranges
(màu ~) of the colour orange

cam chịu
verb

to resign oneself to; to suffer
to accept fate

adj

resigned; acquiescent; submissive

cam go
adj

(Central Vietnam, Southern Vietnam) full of difficulties and challenges; difficult; daunting

noun

(Central Vietnam, Southern Vietnam) difficulty; challenge

cam kết
verb

to pledge (to); to commit (to)

noun

pledge; commitment; guarantee

cam nhông
noun

(obsolete, vehicles) truck/lorry

cam sành
noun

a green-rinded orange hybrid

cam thảo
noun

licorice

cam tâm
adj

(literary) resigned

cam vắt
noun

orange juice

cam đoan
verb

to assure; to guarantee; to pledge

can
noun

(alternative medicine) liver
Short for Thiên Can (“celestial stem”).
walking stick

verb

to concern; to apply to
to be involved (in); to be implicated (in)
to dissuade (someone from doing something); to intervene
to join; to unite; to sew together
to trace (through translucent paper), to do tracing

can chi
intj

(North Central Vietnam) It doesn't matter! It's no big deal!

can dự
verb

(uncommon) to be involved in; have participation in

can gián
verb

to advise against; to remonstrate; to dissuade

can hệ
verb

(uncommon) to concern; affect

can khương

can khương
noun

(archaic, medicine) dried ginger (of the species Zingiber officinale)

can liên
verb

(uncommon) to be involved; associated

can ngăn
verb

to dissuade; deter; discourage

can thiệp

can thiệp
verb

to intervene; interfere

can đảm
adj

courageous; brave

noun

courage; bravery

canh
noun

broth

verb

to watch, to guard

canh chua
noun

A southern Vietnamese sour soup usually made with fish or shrimp and vegetables, and flavored with tamarind and ngò ôm (Limnophila aromatica)

canh chừng

canh chừng
verb

to keep watch; to watch over; to guard

canh cánh
adj

obsessed, haunting

canh giữ
verb

to guard; protect; keep safe

canh gác
verb

to watch; to guard; to mount guard

canh ki na
noun

cinchona

canh nông
noun

agriculture; farming

canh tác
verb

to cultivate; farm

canh tân
verb

(obsolete) to renovate; to modernise; to reform (politics, society, etc.)

canxi
noun

calcium

cao
adj

high or tall

noun

(alternative medicine) a tonic made from animal flesh or bone

cao bồi
noun

cowboy (man who tends free-range cattle in the American West)
cowboy (person who engages in reckless behavior)

cao chạy xa bay

cao chạy xa bay
verb

(idiomatic) to be long gone and nowhere to be found, especially after committing a crime

cao cường

cao cường
adj

(chiefly martial arts and fiction) advanced; expert; masterful

cao cả
adj

lofty; elevated; noble

cao cấp
adj

high-ranking
superior; high-class

cao danh quý tính

cao danh quý tính
noun

(Chinese fiction) name and surname

cao huyết áp

cao huyết áp
noun

(medicine) hypertension

cao học
noun

(education) postgraduate education for a master's degree

cao hổ cốt

cao hổ cốt
noun

(alternative medicine) tiger bone tonic

cao hứng
adj

elated; excited

cao khảo
noun

(education) China's annual National Higher Education Entrance Examination.

cao kều
adj

(colloquial) lanky

cao lương

cao lương
noun

(agriculture) sorghum
(only in compounds) rich food

cao lương mỹ vị

cao lương mỹ vị
noun

(historical) a luxurious delicacy; gourmet food

cao lầu
noun

cao lầu (specialty noodle dish of Hội An)

cao lớn
adj

tall; high

cao minh
adj

brilliant, of incredible level of skill

cao nguyên

cao nguyên
noun

highland, plateau

cao ngạo
adj

proud; arrogant; haughty

cao nhã
adj

well-mannered; refined

cao niên
adj

(uncommon) elderly

cao phú soái

cao phú soái
adj

(neologism, slang, of a man) tall, rich and good-looking

cao quý
adj

noble; virtuous

cao ráo
adj

high and dry (generally speaking)
(of a person) tall and attractive

cao sang
adj

elegant; sophisticated

cao su
noun

rubber (pliable material derived from the sap of the rubber tree)

adj

rubbery; elastic

cao tay
adj

capable; highly able

cao thượng

cao thượng
adj

magnanimous; noble; high-minded

cao thủ
noun

skilled person; master

adj

skilled; masterful

cao to
adj

(of a person) tall and big

cao trào
noun

climax; apex

cao tăng
noun

a virtuous senior monk

cao tần
adj

high-frequency

cao tốc
adj

high-speed

noun

Clipping of đường cao tốc.

cao vút
adj

very tall (and straight in the air); immeasurably high

cao vọng
noun

(rare) lofty ambition; high hope

cao điểm

cao điểm
noun

high point; peak; climax; height

cao đẳng

cao đẳng
adj

collegiate (of a junior college)
(of an organism or species) advanced, fully developed, complex

cao độ
noun

(algebraic geometry) a z{l|en|coordinate}}
(acoustics) pitch
(rare) Synonym of độ cao (“altitude”)

adj

(formal, of a feeling or sentiment) profound

adv

(formal) to a great extent

cao ốc
noun

tall building

cao-lanh
noun

kaolin

cau
noun

areca

verb

to frown

cau có
verb

to frown or scowl because of discomfort or frustration

cau mày
verb

to frown; scowl
to furrow one's eyebrows

cay
adj

(of sensation) hot, spicy, or reminiscent of chili pepper

cay cú
adj

vengeful; resentful
frustrated; angry

cay nghiệt

cay nghiệt
adj

severe; harsh
cruel

cay đắng

cay đắng
adj

(of human experience) painful; miserable

cay độc
adj

cruel; malicious

cađimi
noun

cadmium

cà vạt
noun

a necktie

cát-ca-đơ

cát-ca-đơ
noun

a stuntman; a stuntperson

cơm chẳng lành, canh chẳng ngọt

cơm chẳng lành, canh chẳng ngọt
phrase

(literally) rice isn't well cooked, broths aren't well seasoned
(figuratively) the marriage in question isn't going smoothly

cơm không lành, canh không ngọt

cơm không lành, canh không ngọt
phrase

Synonym of cơm chẳng lành, canh chẳng ngọt

剛
character

hard, strong, firm

chữ Hán form of căm (“to bear resentment against”).

歌
character

chữ Hán form of ca (“to sing”).

糕
character

cake, pastry, pie

肝
character

chữ Hán form of can (“liver”).
Nôm form of gan (“liver”).