H
character

The eleventh letter of the Vietnamese alphabet, called hắt, hát, or hờ and written in the Latin script.

Ha-i-ti

Ha-i-ti
name

Haiti (a country in the Caribbean)

Ha-mai-ca

Ha-mai-ca
name

Jamaica (an island and country in the Caribbean)

adj

Jamaican

Ha-oai

Ha-oai
name

Hawaii

Hai Bà Trưng

Hai Bà Trưng
name

(historical) the Trưng Sisters
Hai Bà Trưng (an urban district of Hanoi)

ha
noun

Abbreviation of hecta (“hectare”).

particle

(Southern Vietnam, colloquial) yes?; no?; m'kay?; amirite?

intj

(onomatopoeia) ha (laughter)

hafini

hafini
noun

hafnium

hai

hai
num

adj

(Southern Vietnam, of a sibling) eldest; firstborn

hai bàn tay trắng

hai bàn tay trắng
phrase

two empty hands (literally "two white hands")

hai chấm

hai chấm
noun

(punctuation) colon

hai lúa

hai lúa
noun

(Southern Vietnam, derogatory) peasant; countryman

adj

(Southern Vietnam, derogatory) rustic; naïve

hai mươi

hai mươi
num

twenty

hai mươi ba

hai mươi ba
num

twenty-three

hai mươi hai

hai mươi hai
num

twenty-two

hai mươi mốt

hai mươi mốt
num

twenty-one

hai người đàn bà và một con vịt thành cái chợ

hai người đàn bà và một con vịt thành cái chợ
phrase

(literally) two women and one duck make a market
(derogatory) women are stereotypically loud, talkative, prone to nagging and gossiping

hai thân

hai thân
noun

(honorific, literary and dated) parents

ham

ham
adj

greedy
eager; keen

ham hố

ham hố
verb

(colloquial) to be overly fond of; to be greedy for

ham muốn

ham muốn
verb

to desire, covet

noun

desire, urge

ham mê

ham mê
verb

to be passionately fond of

han

han
noun

Dendrocnide

hang

hang
noun

cave
den

hang động

hang động
noun

(collective) caves and dens

hao

hao
verb

to greatly consume (energy, etc.)

hao hao

hao hao
adj

(colloquial, literary) somewhat alike; somewhat similar

hao hụt

hao hụt
verb

to lose; to suffer losses

hay

hay
verb

(archaic or literary) to know; to get to know; to learn
(‘hay’ + verb) to have a habit of (doing something)

adj

good, as in useful, inventive, interesting or entertaining; compare tốt (good as in high-quality, skillful or ethical)

adv

well

conj

hay chữ

hay chữ
adj

(literary or historical) scholastically knowledgeable; well-versed in literature

hay ho

hay ho
adj

(more often in the negative) nice; interesting

hay là

hay là
conj

represents an alternative theory, option or solution in an interrogative form

嘆
character

Nôm form of than (“to complain”).

香
character

chữ Hán form of hương (“fragrance; incense”).
Nôm form of nhang (“incense”).

馨

鼾

𠄩

𠄩
num

Nôm form of hai (“two”).