I/me, your paternal aunt
I/me, a woman who's (presumably) slightly younger than either of your parents
you, my paternal aunt
you, a woman who's (presumably) slightly younger than either of my parents
(familiar) you, a female who's (presumably) slightly younger than me
(honorific) you, my young mistress, my old master's daughter
(formal, chiefly in fiction or translation) you, a young adult woman
(unfriendly) you, my wife with whom I'm not happy
(humorous or ironic) you, Missy or young lady
(literary) she/her, that young adult woman
I/me, your older female teacher
you, my older female teacher
you, my or my child's female teacher who's (presumably) as old as or younger than me
you, my child's female teacher who's (presumably) slightly older than me
she/her, my/your/our female teacher
(Chinese fiction, humble) I/me

cô bác

cô bác
noun

Referring to people older than the speaker whom the speaker considers to be of the same generation as his/her parents.

cô bé

cô bé
noun

a little miss, young lady
a younger girl (by extension)

cô dâu

cô dâu
noun

bride

cô em

cô em
noun

younger sister

cô giáo

cô giáo
noun

a female teacher

cô gái

cô gái
noun

girl

cô hồn

cô hồn
noun

forsaken spirits; lonely spirit of the deceased

cô lập

cô lập
verb

to stand in isolation; to isolate or be isolated

cô nhi viện

cô nhi viện
noun

orphanage

cô nương

cô nương
noun

(Chinese fiction, polite) a young girl or woman

pron

(polite in Chinese fiction or humorous or ironic in Southern Vietnam) you, young lady

cô ta

cô ta
pron

cô đơn

cô đơn
adj

lonely

cô đọng

cô đọng
adj

condensed

cô ấy

cô ấy
pron

she (young girl or woman)

côca

côca
noun

(botany) coca plant
Coca-Cola; cola (drink)
kola nut
cocaine

côi

côi
adj

(rarely used alone) orphaned, abandoned

prep

(North Central Vietnam) on; above

côn

côn
noun

(weaponry) a stick or staff
(rare, Chinese mythology) (cá ~) Kun, a giant mythical fish

côn nhị khúc

côn nhị khúc
noun

(weaponry) nunchucks

côn trùng

côn trùng
noun

insect

côn trùng học

côn trùng học
noun

entomology

côn đồ

côn đồ
noun

thug, outlaw

công

công
noun

peafowl; peacock; peahen; peachick
the amount of labor that will factor in your pay
accomplishment
(Confucianism) competence, one of the tứ đức (“four virtues”) that women are supposed to have
(physics) work
(only in compounds) duke
(neologism) a top; seme (in a male same-sex relationship)

adj

(formal or of a school) public or state-owned

verb

strike; hit

công an

công an
noun

public security
(colloquial) public security (law enforcement) officer

công binh xưởng

công binh xưởng
noun

military workshop, workshop producing weapons and military gear

công bằng

công bằng
adj

just; fair

công bố

công bố
verb

to announce; to proclaim; to publish

công chính

công chính
noun

public works; infrastructure management

adj

just; fair; equitable; impartial

công chúa

công chúa
noun

princess, daughter of a monarch (king, emperor)
princess, daughter of a shogun

công chúng

công chúng
noun

the public

công chức

công chức
noun

public servant; civil servant

công chứng

công chứng
verb

(formal) to notarize; to certify (a document)

adj

(of a document) notarized; certified

công chứng viên

công chứng viên
noun

a notary public (certifier of documents)

công cuộc

công cuộc
noun

undertaking; (big) task; work

công cán

công cán
noun

labor; work; operations
(figuratively) wages; income; salary
(archaic) official business; government work

công cộng

công cộng
adj

public

công cụ

công cụ
noun

(especially history or software) tool

công danh

công danh
noun

position and fame

công dung ngôn hạnh

công dung ngôn hạnh
noun

the four feminine virtues of Confucianism (diligent work, modest manners, proper speech, morality)

công dân

công dân
noun

a citizen

công dụng

công dụng
noun

use; utility

công hàm

công hàm
noun

(diplomacy) diplomatic correspondence

công khai

công khai
adj

public; open

verb

to make public

công kích

công kích
verb

to attack, to assault

công lao

công lao
noun

contribution; merit; credit

công lí

công lí
noun

justice, especially as regards the rule of law

công lực

công lực
noun

trained skill with high effect on its object

công nghiệp

công nghiệp
noun

industry

công nghiệp 4.0

công nghiệp 4.0
noun

industry 4.0

công nghiệp hoá

công nghiệp hoá
verb

to industrialize

noun

industrialization

công nghệ

công nghệ
noun

technology
(education) a rudimentary middle school subject that covers multiple homemaking disciplines such as cooking, sewing, flower arranging, horticulture, electrical circuit fixing, etc., similar to home economics

công nghệ cao

công nghệ cao
noun

high technology; high tech

công nghệ sinh học

công nghệ sinh học
noun

biotechnology

công nghệ thông tin

công nghệ thông tin
noun

information technology

công nhân

công nhân
noun

a blue-collar worker
(communism) a worker

công nhận

công nhận
verb

to recognize or approve
to agree

công nông

công nông
noun

(collective, communism) blue-collar workers and peasants

công năng

công năng
noun

a function; feature; capability
(music) function; harmonic function (relation to a tonal center)

công nữ

công nữ
noun

(historical) the title of a duke's daughter, opposed to công tử (“duke's son”)

công phu

công phu
adj

(of a creation) conscientious; thorough; painstaking

adv

(of making/creating) conscientiously; thoroughly; painstakingly

noun

(rare) skill gained through training and diligent work
(martial arts, rare, chiefly in awkward translation from English) kung fu

công quốc

công quốc
noun

a principality
a duchy

công suất

công suất
noun

(physics) power
output capacity

công sản

công sản
noun

public assets, public property

công sở

công sở
noun

government office; office building

công sứ

công sứ
noun

(diplomacy) Short for công sứ đặc mệnh toàn quyền (“envoy extraordinary and minister plenipotentiary; envoy”).
(historical) French “resident” (French: résident) in charge of the administration of a Vietnamese province during the French colonial period

công sức

công sức
noun

labour; work

công sự

công sự
noun

(military) a fortification; defensive structure (especially a bunker or trench)
(rare or obsolete) public affairs; government business

công ta

công ta
noun

(obsolete) contract

công thành danh toại

công thành danh toại
phrase

(literally) merits accomplished, fame/honor achieved
(figuratively) the person in question has finally been/is now at a very good place in their career

công thương

công thương
noun