of an ethnic minority of Chinese descent in Vietnam
Hoa Kì
Hoa Kì name
(formal) United States, United States of America
Hoa Lệ Ước
Hoa Lệ Ước name
(dated) Hollywood
Hoa Thịnh Đốn
Hoa Thịnh Đốn name
(obsolete) George Washington (first president of the US)
(dated) Washington, D.C. (the capital city of the United States)
(dated) Washington (a state of the United States)
(dated, figuratively, metonymically) Washington (federal government or administrative authority of the United States)
Hoa kiều
Hoa kiều noun
(collective) overseas Chinese; Chinese nationals
Hoa lục
Hoa lục name
mainland China
Hoa ngữ
Hoa ngữ noun
Chinese language
Hoa văn
Hoa văn noun
(colloquial) Standard Chinese language
Hoa Đông
Hoa Đông name
East China
Hoà
Hoà name
a unisex given name from Chinese
Hoà Bình
Hoà Bình name
Hoà Bình (a province of Vietnam)
Hoà Bình (a city in Vietnam)
Hoà Lan
Hoà Lan name
(rare) Synonym of Hà Lan (“Netherlands”)
Hoài
Hoài name
a unisex given name from Chinese
Hoài Nam Tử
Hoài Nam Tử name
(literature) The Huainanzi or Writings of the Masters South of the Huai River.
Hoàn Kiếm
Hoàn Kiếm name
A district of Hanoi, Vietnam.
Hoàn Nhan
Hoàn Nhan name
Wányán (Jurchen clan and imperial family of the Jin dynasty)
Hoàng Hà
Hoàng Hà name
Yellow River
Hoàng Hạc Lâu
Hoàng Hạc Lâu name
Yellow Crane Tower
Hoàng Hải
Hoàng Hải name
Yellow Sea
Hoàng Đế
Hoàng Đế name
(Chinese mythology) the Yellow Emperor
Hoạn thư
Hoạn thư name
(literature) a female character from Nguyễn Du's Tale of Kiều, who was known for her jealousy
noun
(literary or informal) a woman who is madly jealous when it comes to love, which can lead her to be dangerous and to do harm to others
Hoả tinh
Hoả tinh name
(formal, rare) Mars (planet)
ba kích
ba kích noun
a kind of Indian mulberry (of the species Morinda officinalis)
ban
ban noun
(historical) branch of administration in the feudal court (of which there are two types: the civil administrators and the martial office holders)
group (of people doing the same work); band; board; squad; committee
shift; work period
(only in compounds) time period; section of the day
(dated) (college-level) subject; (academic) department
orchid tree (Bauhinia variegata)
(medicine) rash
(Central Vietnam) ball
(colloquial) Alternative form of pan
verb
(archaic) to confer on; to bestow
(archaic) to announce; to herald; to proclaim
bìm bìm
bìm bìm noun
(botany) a plant of the family Convolvulaceae (especially bindweed or morning glory)
bìm nắp
bìm nắp noun
(botany) turpeth; St. Thomas lidpod (plant of the species Operculina turpethum)
bạch chỉ
bạch chỉ noun
(botany) Dahurian angelica (a flowering medicinal herb of the species Angelica dahurica)
(Buddhism) a state of mental clarity
bệnh tòng khẩu nhập, hoạ tòng khẩu xuất
bệnh tòng khẩu nhập, hoạ tòng khẩu xuất phrase
Illness comes in via the mouth because of food and trouble goes out via the mouth because of words; carefulness required in diet and speech
bọ chó
bọ chó noun
(colloquial) a parasitic bug that feeds on dogs (such as a flea or tick)
(botany) a flowering plant of the genus Buddleja
chiều tím
chiều tím noun
(botany) a Mexican bluebell; Mexican petunia (flower of the species Ruellia simplex)
chìa vôi
chìa vôi noun
a tool for spreading lime (on a betel leaf)
(zoology) a wagtail (bird of the genus Motacilla)
(zoology, by extension) any bird of the family Motacillidae
(botany) turpeth; St. Thomas lidpod (plant of the species Operculina turpethum)
chít
chít noun
great-great-great-grandchild
(botany) Tiger grass; Asian broom grass (of the species Thysanolaena latifolia)
intj
(onomatopoeia) squeak; eek; brux
verb
to wrap; to coil; to bind
to tighten; to narrow
to seal; to obstruct an opening
chò chỉ
chò chỉ noun
(botany) a tree of the species Parashorea chinensis
chỉ thiên
chỉ thiên noun
(botany) Elephant’s foot (flowers of the genus Elephantopus)
adv
skyward; upward
cúc
cúc noun
daisy; chrysanthemum
ammonite
(Northern Vietnam) button
antlion
cẩm chướng
cẩm chướng noun
(botany) any plant, such as carnations and pinks, of the genus Dianthus
cẩn
cẩn noun
(North Central Vietnam) hibiscus
diên vĩ
diên vĩ noun
iris (flower)
dành dành
dành dành noun
(botany) Cape jasmine (a flower of the species Gardenia jasminoides)
dâm bụt
dâm bụt noun
hibiscus
dây gắm
dây gắm noun
(botany) a climbing shrub of the species Gnetum montanum
(botany) plants of the division Gnetophyta (generally)
ho
ho verb
to cough
ho gà
ho gà noun
(bệnh ~) (medicine) pertussis
hoa
hoa noun
a flower
(card games) a suit
adj
capital, upper case
hoa bia
hoa bia noun
hop, hops - flower used in brewing beer for its bitter taste
hoa bất tử
hoa bất tử noun
(botany) strawflower (Xerochrysum bracteatum)
hoa chè
hoa chè noun
(Northern Vietnam, botany) a camellia
hoa chúc
hoa chúc noun
(archaic, literary) flowered candelabrum of the wedding night
hoa có chủ
hoa có chủ noun
(figuratively) one who is already taken; one who is in a relationship or married
hoa cười, ngọc thốt
hoa cười, ngọc thốt phrase
to smile bright like a flower and speak as beautiful as a gem
hoa giáp
hoa giáp noun
cycle of sixty years in the sexagenary cycle
age of sixty years
hoa giấy
hoa giấy noun
(botany) a bougainvillea
confetti
hoa hiên
hoa hiên noun
(botany) orange day-lily (Hemerocallis fulva)
hoa hậu
hoa hậu noun
(in beauty pageant) Miss
hoa hậu thế giới
hoa hậu thế giới noun
Miss Earth
hoa hồng
hoa hồng noun
rose (flower)
commission (fee charged)
hoa khôi
hoa khôi noun
(colloquial) a beauty queen; a supremely beautiful female; an exceptionally gorgeous girl
(dated) Miss (title for a beauty pageant winner)
(obsolete) a courtesan of supreme beauty
hoa kim châm
hoa kim châm noun
daylily
hoa liễu
hoa liễu noun
(bệnh ~) venereal diseases
(literary) flowers and willows
ambiguity of "flowers and willows" and "venereal disease"
hoa lơ
hoa lơ noun
cauliflower
hoa lơ trắng
hoa lơ trắng noun
cauliflower
hoa lệ
hoa lệ adj
(literary, of scenery) beautiful
hoa màu
hoa màu noun
farm produce; agricultural products
hoa mười giờ
hoa mười giờ noun
moss rose
hoa mắt
hoa mắt adj
dazzled; bleary-eyed
hoa nhài cắm bãi cứt trâu
hoa nhài cắm bãi cứt trâu noun
(literally) an Arabian jasmine (Jasminum sambac) stuck in a pile of water buffalo shit
(figuratively) a beautiful woman married to a man who's so terribly below her status or standard to be considered appropriate
hoa quả
hoa quả noun
(Northern Vietnam, collective) fruit
hoa tai
hoa tai noun
earring
hoa thị
hoa thị noun
(dated) Synonym of sao (“asterisk”)
hoa tiêu
hoa tiêu noun
Sichuan pepper; prickly ash
hoa trà
hoa trà noun
(Southern Vietnam, botany) a camellia
hoan hô
hoan hô intj
bravo!
hoan hỉ
hoan hỉ adj
joyful; delightful
hoan nghênh
hoan nghênh intj
welcome
hoang
hoang adj
uncultivated, uninhabited, virgin
wild
hoang dã
hoang dã noun
(rare) deserted place; wilderness
adj
wild; feral
hoang liêu
hoang liêu adj
desolate
hoang mang
hoang mang adj
puzzled; confused; unsettled; irresolute
hoang mạc
hoang mạc noun
desert
hoang mạc hoá
hoang mạc hoá name
desertification
hoang phí
hoang phí verb
to waste; to squander
hoang tàn
hoang tàn adj
in ruins, devastated
hoang tưởng
hoang tưởng adj
paranoid
hoang vu
hoang vu adj
(of a place) wild; unaffected by human's activities
hoang vắng
hoang vắng adj
deserted; desolate; uninhabited
hoang đường
hoang đường adj
(of a story or narrative) ridiculous, sounding made-up, almost certainly delusional or fictitious; bogus, false, nonsensical, preposterous, etc.
hoen
hoen adj
soiled, smeared
hoi
hoi
hom hem
hom hem adj
wasted, decrepit, skinny, thin, gaunt, emaciated
hong
hong verb
to dry (in the wind, sun, or near the fire)
honmi
honmi noun
holmium
hoà
hoà adj
(games, sports) tied; deadlocked; stalemated; at a draw
verb
to mix, to mingle
to draw, to tie
hoà bình
hoà bình noun
peace
hoà giải
hoà giải verb
to mediate
hoà hợp
hoà hợp verb
to be in concord (with each other); to be in agreement (with); to blend
hoà nhã
hoà nhã adj
affable, courteous
hoà nhạc
hoà nhạc noun
concert
hoà nhập
hoà nhập verb
to fit into; to blend into; to integrate
hoà quyện
hoà quyện verb
to be harmoniously mixed together
hoà tan
hoà tan verb
to dissolve
hoà thượng
hoà thượng noun
(Buddhism) a rank among monks
hoà tấu
hoà tấu noun
concert
hoà vốn
hoà vốn verb
(finance) to break even; to remain at net-zero profit
hoà đồng
hoà đồng verb
to fit in (with); to be sociable
hoài
hoài adv
(chiefly Central Vietnam, Southern Vietnam) ceaselessly, constantly, all the time
verb
to waste; to do in vain
romanization
Sino-Vietnamese reading of 怀
Sino-Vietnamese reading of 褢
Sino-Vietnamese reading of 𪊉
Sino-Vietnamese reading of 淭
Sino-Vietnamese reading of 毬
Sino-Vietnamese reading of 淮
Sino-Vietnamese reading of 褱
Sino-Vietnamese reading of 櫰
Sino-Vietnamese reading of 耲
Sino-Vietnamese reading of 懷
Sino-Vietnamese reading of 䃶
hoài bão
hoài bão noun
aspiration; ambition
hoài nghi
hoài nghi verb
to doubt; to disbelieve
noun
doubt
hoài niệm
hoài niệm verb
to reminisce, to be nostalgic
hoàn
hoàn verb
to return, to give back, to restore
noun
(medicine) a pellet; round tablet
adj
(in compounds) complete; perfect
hoàn chỉnh
hoàn chỉnh adj
fully done; fully made; complete
verb
to complete; to make complete
hoàn cảnh
hoàn cảnh noun
circumstances, especially historical circumstances, or surroundings
hoàn cầu
hoàn cầu adj
global; worldwide
noun
the whole world; entirety of Earth
hoàn hảo
hoàn hảo adj
perfect
hoàn mĩ
hoàn mĩ adj
perfectly beautiful
hoàn thiện
hoàn thiện verb
to complete, to perfect
hoàn thành
hoàn thành verb
to finish, to complete
hoàn toàn
hoàn toàn adj
complete; entire; full; perfect
adv
completely; entirely
hoàn tất
hoàn tất verb
to complete; to finish
hoàn vũ
hoàn vũ noun
the universe
hoàng
hoàng adj
(only in compounds) yellow
noun
(only in compounds) king, emperor, prince
hoàng gia
hoàng gia noun
a royal family or imperial family
hoàng hôn
hoàng hôn noun
dusk; sunset; nightfall; evening twilight
hoàng hậu
hoàng hậu noun
a queen consort or an empress consort
hoàng lan
hoàng lan noun
(botany) ylang ylang (a tree of the species Cananga odorata)
hoàng oanh
hoàng oanh noun
oriole
hoàng thái hậu
hoàng thái hậu noun
empress dowager
hoàng thái tử
hoàng thái tử noun
crown prince
hoàng thượng
hoàng thượng pron
(archaic) you, Your (Chinese or Vietnamese) Majesty
(archaic) he/him, His (Chinese or Vietnamese) Majesty
hoàng tuyền
hoàng tuyền noun
(occult, dated) the world of the dead
hoàng tộc
hoàng tộc noun
royal family; imperial clan
hoàng tử
hoàng tử noun
prince (son or male-line grandson of a reigning monarch)
hoàng đạo
hoàng đạo noun
(astronomy) ecliptic
hoàng đế
hoàng đế noun
emperor
hoành hành
hoành hành verb
(derogatory) to go around and wreak havoc or cause rampage or wanton destruction, be it physical or institutional
hoành phi
hoành phi noun
horizontal lacquered board engraved with Chinese characters (usually hung over a door and flanked by two vertical scrolls forming a couplet)
hoành thánh
hoành thánh noun
(Central Vietnam, Southern Vietnam) wonton
hoành tráng
hoành tráng adj
imposing; monumental; glorious; grand
hoành độ
hoành độ noun
(algebraic geometry) an x{l|en|coordinate}}
hoá
hoá verb
to turn (into)
suffix
-ize; -ise
noun
(colloquial, education) Clipping of hoá học (“chemistry”).
affix
merchandise; goods
hoá chất
hoá chất noun
a chemical; chemical substance; purified compound
hoá học
hoá học noun
chemistry
hoá học hữu cơ
hoá học hữu cơ noun
organic chemistry
hoá học vô cơ
hoá học vô cơ noun
inorganic chemistry
hoá năng
hoá năng noun
(chemistry) chemical energy
hoá ra
hoá ra adv
apparently and unexpectedly
hoá sinh
hoá sinh noun
Short for hoá sinh học (“biochemistry”).
(Buddhism) birth by transformation; metamorphic birth
adj
biochemical
hoá sinh học
hoá sinh học noun
biochemistry
hoá thân
hoá thân noun
(Buddhism) the Nirmāṇakāya (Buddha's physical incarnation)
an embodiment (entity typifying an abstraction)
verb
to embody; to personify
to metamorphose; to transform dramatically
hoá thạch
hoá thạch noun
a fossil
hoá trang
hoá trang verb
(clothing) to dress up (to put on a costume portraying oneself as a particular character or figure)
hoá trị
hoá trị noun
(oncology) chemotherapy
hoá tệ học
hoá tệ học noun
numismatics
hoá đơn
hoá đơn noun
invoice; bill
hoán cải
hoán cải verb
(literary) to convert, to change for the better
hoán dụ
hoán dụ noun
(rhetoric) metonymy
hoán vị
hoán vị noun
(mathematics) a permutation
(mathematics, informal) the number of permutations needed
hoãn
hoãn verb
to delay; to postpone
hoè
hoè noun
Chinese scholar tree (Styphnolobium japonicum)
hoóc môn
hoóc môn noun
a hormone
hoạ
hoạ verb
(only in compounds) to draw, to paint
noun
(literary) a painting
disaster, misfortune
hoạ báo
hoạ báo noun
pictorial
hoạ phúc
hoạ phúc noun
in weal and woe; good fortune and misfortune; happiness and suffering
hoạ sĩ
hoạ sĩ noun
artist (painter)
hoạ tiết
hoạ tiết noun
(art, drawing, painting, design) pattern
hoạ viên
hoạ viên noun
draftsperson (person skilled at drawing engineering or architectural plans)
hoạch định
hoạch định verb
to define; to delineate; to plan
hoại tử
hoại tử verb
to necrose; to undergo necrosis
hoạn
hoạn verb
to castrate; to emasculate; to geld
hoạn quan
hoạn quan noun
eunuch
hoạt
hoạt romanization
Sino-Vietnamese reading of 活
hoạt bát
hoạt bát adj
vivacious
hoạt chất
hoạt chất noun
active ingredient
hoạt cảnh
hoạt cảnh noun
theatrical vignette of educational character, often about a historical event, the origins of some institution, and the like
hoạt hình
hoạt hình noun
cartoon, animation, anime
hoạt họa
hoạt họa noun
(art, film) animation
(archaic) a caricature (a humorous or satirical cartoon drawing)
hoạt kê
hoạt kê adj
comical
hoạt lực
hoạt lực noun
(dated) vitality; energy
hoạt ngôn
hoạt ngôn adj
(literary) talkative
hoạt náo
hoạt náo adj
animated
verb
to animate
hoạt động
hoạt động noun
activity, event
adj
active
hoả
hoả noun
(only in compounds) fire
Fire, one of the Wuxing
hoả châu
hoả châu noun
a flare (a type of pyrotechnic that produces a bright light or intense heat without an explosion, used for distress signaling, illumination, or defensive countermeasures)
a type of flower (likely of the genus Banksia but sometimes considered a Chrysanthemum).
(obsolete) the moon
hoả hoạn
hoả hoạn noun
fire (as a disaster)
hoả mù
hoả mù noun
smokescreen, smoke bomb
hoả thiêu
hoả thiêu verb
to cremate
hoả táng
hoả táng verb
to cremate
hoả tốc
hoả tốc adj
immediate; urgent
hoả xa
hoả xa noun
(dated) train
(Buddhism) a fiery chariot that brings sinners to hell
hoảng
hoảng verb
to be panic-stricken; to be frightened; to be afraid
hoảng hốt
hoảng hốt adj
panicky; nervous
hoảng loạn
hoảng loạn verb
to panic; to go into a state of panic
hoảng sợ
hoảng sợ verb
to lose one's head over fear; to panic
adj
alarmed; scared; panicked
hoắc
hoắc adv
(placed after certain adjectives) very; excessively
hoẵng
hoẵng noun
muntjac
hoặc
hoặc conj
or
either
huệ
huệ noun
tuberose
hướng dương
hướng dương noun
a sunflower
lan
lan verb
to spread; to run
noun
orchid
lay ơn
lay ơn noun
(botany) a gladiolus
lài
lài noun
(Central Vietnam, Southern Vietnam) jasmine
lục bình
lục bình noun
(Southern Vietnam) water hyacinth
mai
mai noun
early morning
(colloquial) Short for ngày mai (“tomorrow”).
the hair in front of a person's ears, sideburns
Ochna integerrima, a tree species (sometimes shrub) of the family Ochnaceae, sometimes called apricot in English
(of crabs, turtles and tortoises) shell
a kind of shovel
(Southern Vietnam) matchmaker
minh quyết
minh quyết noun
(botany) carob (a flowering tree of the species Ceratonia siliqua)
mẫu đơn
mẫu đơn noun
peony
mộc lan
mộc lan noun
(botany) a magnolia
ngọc lan tây
ngọc lan tây noun
(botany) ylang ylang (a tree of the species Cananga odorata)
nhài
nhài noun
(Northern Vietnam) jasmine
(Northern Vietnam) paper fan pin (fastening slats, originally jasmine-shaped)
(archaic, historical) maid; maidservant; abigail
oải hương
oải hương noun
lavender
phong lan
phong lan noun
(botany) an orchid
phượng
phượng noun
Clipping of phượng hoàng (“fenghuang”).
Clipping of phượng vĩ (“royal poinciana”).
phượng vĩ
phượng vĩ noun
(botany) the royal poinciana, the flamboyant
râm bụt
râm bụt noun
(botany) a flowering plant of the genus Hibiscus, especially the Chinese hibiscus (Hibiscus rosa-sinensis)
sen
sen noun
lotus
a maidservant
(slang, humorous) Owner of cat or dog.
súng
súng noun
water lily
gun
thiên điểu
thiên điểu noun
(botany) bird of paradise
thuỷ tiên
thuỷ tiên noun
narcissus (any of several bulbous flowering plants of the genus Narcissus)
thược dược
thược dược noun
(botany) a dahlia
trẩu
trẩu noun
mu oil tree (Vernicia montana)
(neologism, slang) Contraction of trẻ trâu.
tu-líp
tu-líp noun
(botany) a tulip
tulip
tulip noun
(botany) a tulip
tầm xuân
tầm xuân noun
dog rose
viễn chí
viễn chí noun
milkwort (flowering medicinal herb of the genus Polygala)
vạn thọ
vạn thọ noun
(botany) Mexican marigold (Tagetes erecta)
xương rắn
xương rắn noun
Euphorbia milii, the crown of thorns
㾮
㾮
丸
丸
伙
伙
凰
凰
划
划
劃
劃
化
化 character
chữ Hán form of hoá (“to transform; to change into; to become”).
Nôm form of Huế (“Huế City”).
和
和 character
chữ Hán form of hoà (“peace, harmony”).
chữ Hán form of hoà; hoạ; hùa (“to mix or dissolve in water; to harmonize; to follow suit”).
chữ Hán form of hoà, huề (“to draw, to tie, to make peace”).
喚
喚
嘩
嘩
坏
坏
塃
塃
壞
壞
夥
夥
奐
奐
完
完 character
complete (used only as part of a compounds)
宏
宏
宦
宦
寰
寰
崋
崋
幌
幌
幻
幻
弘
弘
徨
徨
怳
怳
恍
恍
悔
悔
患
患
惑
惑
惶
惶
慌
慌
懷
懷
懽
懽
或
或
找
找
換
換
揮
揮
擭
擭
攉
攉
昏
昏
晃
晃
晄
晄
桓
桓
槐
槐
樺
樺
橫
橫
橫批
橫批 noun
chữ Hán form of hoành phi (“horizontal lacquered board engraved with Chinese characters (usually hung over a door and flanked by two vertical scrolls forming a couplet)”).