(literally) if you know about something, do talk about it, if you don't, lean back on a pillar and listen
(figuratively) only talk about something if you know about it well, otherwise just keep quiet and listen to what others have to say

cà nông

cà nông
noun

cannon

củi

củi
noun

firewood

khai

khai
verb

to declare, to state, to testify
(only in compounds) to open
(only in compounds) to dredge up

adj

having the smell of urine

khai báo

khai báo
verb

to give an account of; to inform; to testify
(computing) to declare

khai giảng

khai giảng
verb

to start a term or a course

khai hoá

khai hoá
verb

to civilize

khai hoả

khai hoả
verb

to open fire

khai huyệt

khai huyệt
verb

to dig a grave

khai man

khai man
verb

to lie; to speak deceptively; to perjure

khai mạc

khai mạc
verb

to start an opening ceremony

khai quật

khai quật
verb

to exhume; to excavate

khai quốc

khai quốc
verb

to found a state, country or kingdom

khai sinh

khai sinh
verb

to register the birth of a newborn

khai thiên lập địa

khai thiên lập địa
verb

(mythology or legend) to create the world or to establish a new nation

khai thác

khai thác
verb

to exploit (resources, etc.); to make use of; to harness

khai triển

khai triển
verb

to develop
(mathematics) to expand (in a series)

khai trương

khai trương
noun

"grand opening"; great start; new beginning

khai trường

khai trường
verb

to begin a new school year

khai tâm

khai tâm
verb

to begin teaching the alphabet (to children)
(literary) to initiate; to enlighten

khai vị

khai vị
verb

(of alcohol, food) to be consumed at the start of a meal to stimulate the appetite

khan

khan
adj

dried up; dry
rare; scarce
hoarse; husky

khan hiếm

khan hiếm
adj

scarce (generally speaking)

khang an

khang an
adj

healthy and safe

khang trang

khang trang
adj

nice and spacious

khanh

khanh
pron

(imperial, archaic, friendly) you term of address used by monarchs toward ministers or consorts
(historical or historical romance) high-ranking official, dignitary

khao

khao
verb

to treat well
to give a party or feast

khao khát

khao khát
verb

to thirst for; to crave for

khau

khay

khay
noun

tray

khe

khe
noun

slit, slot
stream, creek

khen

khen
verb

to praise, to compliment, to commend

khen ngợi

khen ngợi
verb

to praise, to laud

khen thưởng

khen thưởng
verb

to commend and reward (someone for their achievements)

khi

khi
adv

when

pron

when

verb

to slight, to despise

khi dễ

khi dễ
verb

(colloquial) to belittle, to see as lightweight

khi nào

khi nào
adv

when

conj

when

khi và chỉ khi

khi và chỉ khi
phrase

(literally) when and only when
(mathematics, logic) if and only if

khi ấy

khi ấy
adv

then; at that time

khinh

khinh
verb

to scorn

khinh bạc

khinh bạc
adj

frivolous, thoughtless, disrespectful

khinh công

khinh công
noun

(martial arts, chiefly wuxia fiction) qinggong, especially the "air-running" type of qinggong

khinh khi

khinh khi
verb

to feel contempt for, to scorn, to despise

khinh khí

khinh khí
noun

(obsolete) hydrogen (molecular hydrogen)

khinh khí cầu

khinh khí cầu
noun

a hot-air balloon

khinh miệt

khinh miệt
verb

to despise; to disdain

khinh suất

khinh suất
adj

underprepared; thoughtless

khinh thường

khinh thường
verb

to feel contempt for; to despise; to make light of

khinh thị

khinh thị
verb

to think little of; to despise

khiêm nhường

khiêm nhường
adj

modest, humble

khiêm tốn

khiêm tốn
adj

modest; humble
(colloquial, euphemistic, humorous, of people's height, level, etc.) below average

khiên

khiên
noun

shield

khiêng

khiêng
verb

to carry (usually a heavy object)

khiêu dâm

khiêu dâm
verb

to be sexually provocative; to be pornographic; to be sexy; to be obscene

khiêu khích

khiêu khích
verb

to provoke; to incite

adj

provocative; instigating

khiêu vũ

khiêu vũ
verb

to dance with a partner, particularly as in ballroom dance

khiếm khuyết

khiếm khuyết
adj

(formal) deficient; lacking

noun

(formal) shortcoming; defect

khiếm thính

khiếm thính
adj

(formal, euphemistic) deaf, hearing-impaired

khiếm thị

khiếm thị
adj

(formal, euphemistic) Synonym of mù (“blind”); visually impaired

khiến

khiến
verb

to cause (someone or something to do something); to make

khiếp

khiếp
verb

to be seized by fear; to be frightened

adv

(colloquial) terribly; awfully

khiếp nhược

khiếp nhược
adj

(literary) cowardly; spineless; timid

khiếp đảm

khiếp đảm
verb

to be horrified to death; to be frightened

khiếu

khiếu
affix

to call; calling

noun

talent; a knack; a gift

khiếu kiện

khiếu kiện
verb

to file a complaint or lawsuit (generally speaking)

khiếu nại

khiếu nại
verb

to make a complaint; to lodge a complaint

khiển

khiển
romanization

Sino-Vietnamese reading of 譴
Sino-Vietnamese reading of 繾
Sino-Vietnamese reading of 遣

khiển trách

khiển trách
verb

to reprimand; to reprove

kho

kho
verb

to braise; to stew; to simmer

noun

a warehouse; storehouse; depot
a depository; storage place
(figuratively) a great quantity; large amount
(figuratively) the treasury

kho báu

kho báu
noun

treasure

khoa

khoa
noun

(only in compounds) branch of medicine; (university) faculty

khoa bảng

khoa bảng
noun

(historical) Confucian court examination system
(historical) laureate in such examinations

khoa cấp cứu

khoa cấp cứu
noun

emergency department (ED); emergency room (ER); accident and emergency (A&E) department

khoa cử

khoa cử
noun

imperial examination

khoa học

khoa học
noun

science

adj

scientific
academic

khoa học thần kinh

khoa học thần kinh
noun

neuroscience

khoa học tự nhiên

khoa học tự nhiên
noun

natural science

khoa học vũ trụ

khoa học vũ trụ
noun

space science

khoa học xã hội

khoa học xã hội
noun

social science

khoa học ứng dụng

khoa học ứng dụng
noun

applied science

khoa trương

khoa trương
verb

to boast; to brag
to exaggerate; to overstate

adj

exaggerated; overstated

noun

an exaggeration; overstatement

khoai

khoai
noun

potato
sweet potato

khoai lang

khoai lang
noun

sweet potato

khoai mì

khoai mì
noun

(Central Vietnam, Southern Vietnam) cassava

khoai môn

khoai môn
noun

taro

khoai nước

khoai nước
noun

taro

khoai sọ

khoai sọ
noun

taro

khoai tây

khoai tây
noun

potato

khoai tây chiên

khoai tây chiên
noun

French fries

khoai từ

khoai từ
noun

lesser yam (Dioscorea esculenta)

khoan

khoan
adv

to wait a bit

noun

a drill

verb

to drill

khoan dung

khoan dung
adj

tolerant; lenient

khoan hồng

khoan hồng
verb

to be clement; to be merciful; to be lenient

khoan khoái

khoan khoái
adj

at ease, relaxed

khoan nhượng

khoan nhượng
verb

to yield (to); to compromise (with); to tolerate (encroachment)

khoang

khoang
noun

cavity
cabin

khoanh

khoanh
noun

coil; round piece; slice

verb

to roll up; to coil up; to cross (legs or arms)
to circle (to place or mark a circle around)

khoe

khoe
verb

to flaunt, to show off, to boast

khoe khoang

khoe khoang
verb

to boast; to brag; to be boastful

khoeo

khoeo
noun

back of the knee; popliteal area

khom

khom
verb

to crouch, to bend (one's body)

khoá

khoá
noun

Short for ổ khoá (“lock; padlock”).
Short for chìa khoá (“key”).
Synonym of chìa (“key”)
(cryptography) key
(music) clef
term; course; round
(archaic) Short for khoá sinh.

verb

to lock
to turn off (tap etc.); to close

khoá kéo

khoá kéo
noun

zipper, zip fastener

khoác

khoác
verb

to drape over one's shoulders
to link; to interlace

khoác lác

khoác lác
verb

to boast; to brag

khoác áo

khoác áo
verb

to wear the clothing of a particular unit or organisation and become a member of that unit or organisation
to wear the cloak of (e.g. patriotism, religion)

khoái

khoái
adj

pleased, satisfied
joyful

khoái chí

khoái chí
adj

delighted; joyful; cheerful

adv

happily; joyfully; cheerfully

khoái lạc

khoái lạc
noun

(now often has negative connotation) pleasure, delight, satisfaction

khoán

khoán sản

khoán sản
verb

to rent out (land) with a per-area price, rather than taking a part of produce, allowing tenants to profit from surpluses

khoáng

khoáng
affix

mineral

khoáng chất

khoáng chất
noun

a mineral (solid inorganic substance)

khoáng sản

khoáng sản
noun

mineral

khoáng vật

khoáng vật
noun

mineral

khoáng vật học

khoáng vật học
noun

mineralogy

khoáng đạt

khoáng đạt
adj

(literary) broad-minded; liberal-minded

khoát

khoát
verb

to beckon; to wave

khoáy

khoáy
noun

cowlick

khoé

khoé
noun

corner (of the eye, mouth, etc.); angle

khoét

khoét
verb

to bore, to perforate

khoả

khoả
verb

to dip and move (e.g. one's foot) in water
to make even or level

khoả thân

khoả thân
adj

naked; nude (to show beauty)

khoản

khoản
noun

(business, law) a subclause
(business) an amount of expenditure or income

khoảng

khoảng
noun

space; interval; span; distance

adv

about; approximately

khoảng cách

khoảng cách
noun

distance, space

khoảng cách xã giao

khoảng cách xã giao
noun

social distance

khoảng cách xã hội

khoảng cách xã hội
noun

social distance

khoảng trống

khoảng trống
noun

empty space; void; gap; vacuum

khoảnh

khoảnh
noun

plot (of land)

adj

haughty; egocentric

khoảnh khắc

khoảnh khắc
noun

short period of time; instant, moment

khoằm

khoằm
adj

(in certain expressions) somewhat crooked, somewhat hooked

khoẻ

khoẻ
adj

strong
healthy

khoẻ mạnh

khoẻ mạnh
adj

healthy

khu

khu
noun

district, area, zone
ward
(North Central Vietnam) buttock, ass/arse

khu chế xuất

khu chế xuất
noun

export-processing zone

khu công nghiệp

khu công nghiệp
noun

industrial park

khu nghỉ dưỡng

khu nghỉ dưỡng
noun

resort

khu phố

khu phố
noun

neighborhood

khu trục hạm

khu trục hạm
noun

destroyer (type of warship)

khu vực

khu vực
noun

zone, area

khua

khua
verb

repeatedly moving hands or long items from side to side

khui

khui
verb

to open (something) with tools; to unpack (goods)
(figuratively) to expose; to broach; to open

khum

khum
verb

to crouch, to bend (one's body)

khung

khung
noun

frame
(automobile) chassis; (bicycle) frame
(figuratively) framework; skeleton

khung chậu

khung chậu
noun

(anatomy) pelvis

khung cảnh

khung cảnh
noun

framework; setting; context

khung thành

khung thành
noun

(sports) goal (structure)

khung tranh

khung tranh
noun

a picture frame

khuy

khuy
noun

button
buttonhole

khuya

khuya
adj

(of night or nightly activities) late

adv

late at night

khuynh diệp

khuynh diệp
noun

(botany) Eucalyptus

khuynh hướng

khuynh hướng
noun

tendency; inclination

khuyên

khuyên
verb

to advise or recommend

noun

(jewellery) ring, now chiefly earring
white-eye, any of the passerine birds of the family Zosteropidae, native to Africa, Asia, and Australasia, typically having a ring of tiny white feathers around their eyes

khuyên bảo

khuyên bảo
verb

to give advice; to admonish; to counsel

khuyên nhủ

khuyên nhủ
verb

to softly rebuke, to lovingly advise

khuyên tai

khuyên tai
noun

earrings; ear jewelry

khuyến

khuyến
verb

(in compounds) to encourage; to advise

khuyến cáo

khuyến cáo
verb

(formal) to advise or to recommend; compare khuyên

noun

(formal) recommendation

khuyến học

khuyến học
verb

to encourage study

khuyến khích

khuyến khích
verb

to encourage; to promote; to urge

khuyến mãi

khuyến mãi
verb

to encourage customers to buy products (by using rewards, gifts, etc.)

khuyến mại

khuyến mại
verb

to promote the sales of products (by using discounts, vouchers, etc.); to advertise commercially

khuyến nông

khuyến nông
verb

to encourage agriculture

khuyết

khuyết
adj

(of the moon) crescent

khuyết danh

khuyết danh
adj

(of a quote or literature, of a literary work) anonymous

khuyết tật

khuyết tật
noun

defect, flaw
disability, handicap

khuyết tịch

khuyết tịch
noun

absence
default

khuyết điểm

khuyết điểm
noun

shortcoming; defect; weakness

khuân

khuân
verb

to carry (on one's shoulder or back)

khuây khoả

khuây khoả
adj

consoled, having found solace

khuê các

khuê các
noun

(historical) room of a maiden (from a noble family); woman's apartment

khuôn

khuôn
noun

shape, pattern, mold

khuôn khổ

khuôn khổ
noun

shape and size
framework

khuôn mẫu

khuôn mẫu
noun

standard; model; pattern; template

khuôn mặt

khuôn mặt
noun

face; facial appearance

khuôn trăng

khuôn trăng
noun

(literary) the pretty face of a woman

khuất

khuất
verb

to be hidden; to be out of sight
(limited usage, usually said of wind, sunlight, etc.) to be absent
(formal, literary) to have passed away; to be gone
(rare, usually in the negative) Synonym of khuất phục (“to submit; to yield”)

khuất bóng

khuất bóng
verb

to be in the shade; (of the Sun) to set
(figuratively, literary) to pass away

khuất phục

khuất phục
verb

to submit; to yield

khuấy

khuấy
verb

to stir up, to stir, to move around

khuẩn

khuẩn
noun

(only in compounds, biology) bacteria; microbe

khuếch

khuếch
verb

to amplify
to diffuse

khuếch trương

khuếch trương
verb

to expand; to dilate; to enlarge
(figuratively) to develop; to amplify

noun

an expansion
(figuratively) a development; amplification

khuếch tán

khuếch tán
noun

diffusion

verb

to diffuse

adj

diffusive

khuếch đại

khuếch đại
verb

(electromagnetism, electronics, acoustics) to amplify

khuỷu

khuỷu
noun

elbow
(by extension) a bend; angle; turn (especially of landscape)

khuỷu tay

khuỷu tay
noun

elbow

khàn

khàn
adj

(of a voice) hoarse

noun

(card games) a set of three of the same card

khào khào

khào khào
adj

hoarse and weak

khá

khá
adj

fairly/decently competent; fine; OK
(education, of a student or their achievements) "decent", below xuất sắc (“excellent”) and giỏi (“good”), above trung bình (“average”), yếu (“poor”) and kém (“terrible”)

adv

fairly competently
quite; rather; fairly

khá giả

khá giả
adj

well-off; well-to-do

khá khen

khá khen
adj

(literary or archaic) commendable

khác

khác
adj

different, other

khác biệt

khác biệt
adj

different

khác nhau

khác nhau
adj

different

khác thường

khác thường
adj

different from the norm; unusual, uncommon, aberrant, abnormal, extraordinary, etc.

khách

khách
noun

someone who is not the owner, host or proprietor of a place and who's visiting or temporarily staying at that place; a guest, shopper, patron, customer, client, visitor, passenger, etc.; compare chủ (“owner; host; proprietor”)
(dated) celebrity
(dated, informal) Sino-Vietnamese (ethnic Chinese in Vietnam)
(onomatopoeia) treepie

khách hàng

khách hàng
noun

a customer or client

khách khí

khách khí
adj

overly polite, ceremonious

khách khứa

khách khứa
noun

(colloquial) guests (coming to visit)

khách quan

khách quan
adj

objective

khách sáo

khách sáo
adj

ceremonious, formal

khách sạn

khách sạn
noun

hotel

khách thập phương

khách thập phương
noun

(Buddhism, collective) pilgrims

khách điếm

khách điếm
noun

(literary) inn, roadhouse

khái

khái
noun

(North Central Vietnam) a tiger (The mammal Panthera tigris)

khái lược

khái lược
verb

to summarize

khái niệm

khái niệm
noun

concept, notion

khái quát

khái quát
verb

to generalise

adj

concise; brief

khám

khám
noun

(dated) jail; prison

verb

to examine carefully (for evidence of crime, etc.); to search; to ransack; to check
(of a doctor) to examine (a patient)
(of a patient) to see (a doctor)

khám bệnh

khám bệnh
verb

(of a doctor) to medically examine a patient; (of a patient) to (go to) see the doctor

khám phá

khám phá
verb

to discover; to find out; to explore; to reveal

khán giả

khán giả
noun

a viewer; spectator; audience member

khán quan

khán quan
noun

(literary, honorific) audience, you (when addressing an audience)

khán thính giả

khán thính giả
noun

(collective) audience

khán đài

khán đài
noun

bleachers, grandstand

kháng

kháng
romanization

Sino-Vietnamese reading of 抗 (“to resist, to oppose”)

kháng chiến

kháng chiến
noun

a war of resistance; an armed struggle to oppose invaders

verb

to resist invaders; to fight against intruders

kháng cáo

kháng cáo
verb

(formal, law) to appeal; to request a retrial with a higher legal body

kháng nguyên

kháng nguyên
noun

(biochemistry) an antigen

kháng sinh

kháng sinh
noun

(medicine) antibiotic

kháng thể

kháng thể
noun

(biochemistry) an antibody

kháng độc tố

kháng độc tố
noun

antitoxin

khánh

khánh
noun

stone chime

khánh thành

khánh thành
verb

(architecture) to celebrate (a recently finished structure)

khát

khát
adj

thirsty for

khát khao

khát khao
verb

Synonym of khao khát

khát vọng

khát vọng
noun

(literary) great ambition or aspiration

kháu

kháu khỉnh

kháu khỉnh
adj

(chiefly of an infant) cute; adorable

kháy

kháy
verb

to tease; to provoke; to ridicule

khâm phục

khâm phục
verb

to admire

khâu

khâu
verb

to sew

noun

stage; step (in a process)

khâu nhục

khâu nhục
noun

braised pork belly

khéo

khéo
adj

be skillful

khéo léo

khéo léo
adj

skillful

khép

khép
verb

to close but not shut; compare đóng (“to shut”)

khép kín

khép kín
adj

closed; self-contained

khét

khét
adj

having a burning smell

khét lẹt

khét lẹt
adj

having a burnt and unpleasant smell

khét tiếng

khét tiếng
adj

(literally) having a reputation that is burned and smells
(figuratively) notorious; infamous

khê

khê
adj

(of rice) slightly overcooked and burned

khêu

khêu
verb

to extract (with a pointed object); to pull up; to raise; to winkle
to stir up; to rouse; to excite

khí

khí
noun

(chiefly in fixed expressions, physics, meteorology) Clipping of không khí (“air”).
(chemistry) gas
(philosophy) chi
(fiction) an aura (chi) that can be sensed by chi masters, usually helps them notice the presence of someone or something even without seeing that person or thing

khí cacbonic

khí cacbonic
noun

(informal) carbon dioxide

khí chất

khí chất
noun

(literary) aura (of a person); qualities

khí công

khí công
noun

qigong

khí cầu

khí cầu
noun

(meteorology) a weather balloon
(aircraft) Short for khinh khí cầu (“hot-air balloon”).

khí cụ

khí cụ
noun

utensils, instruments

khí hiếm

khí hiếm
noun

a noble gas

khí hậu

khí hậu
noun

(meteorology) climate

khí hậu học

khí hậu học
noun

climatology

khí khái

khí khái
adj

(literary) proudly independent, indomitable

khí khổng

khí khổng
noun

(botany) stoma

khí lí tưởng

khí lí tưởng
noun

(chemistry) ideal gas

khí quyển

khí quyển
noun

atmosphere

khí quản

khí quản
noun

(anatomy) a windpipe; a trachea

khí trời

khí trời
noun

air; atmosphere

khí tài

khí tài
noun

(military) material, equipment

khí tê

khí tê
noun

khí tượng học

khí tượng học
noun

meteorology

khí áp

khí áp
noun

atmospheric pressure; air pressure

khía

khía
verb

to notch; to cut a deep line in

noun

notch; nick

khía cạnh

khía cạnh
noun

aspect; angle; regard

khích

khích
verb

to provoke; to irritate; to annoy

khích lệ

khích lệ
verb

to inspire; to encourage

khít

khít
adj

fitting well; well-joined; tight
(dialectal) close (to a place)
just enough

khò khè

khò khè
adj

breathing intermittently and noisily (as if the throat is obstructed); wheezing

khò khò

khò khò
intj

(onomatopoeia, colloquial) sound of the person's snore

khó

khó
adj

difficult; tough
(of a person) hard to get along with; hard to please
(euphemistic) poor (not rich)

khó chịu

khó chịu
adj

uncomfortable; uneasy; intolerable

khó khăn

khó khăn
adj

difficult, hard

noun

difficulty

khó lòng

khó lòng
adj

difficult; hard

khó tính

khó tính
adj

hard to please (because of having many requirements); difficult

khóc

khóc
verb

to cry, to weep

khóc lóc

khóc lóc
verb

to weep profusely, to wail (generally speaking)

khóc lóc nghiến răng

khóc lóc nghiến răng
noun

weeping and gnashing the teeth

khóc nhè

khóc nhè
verb

to whine

khói

khói
noun

smoke

khói lửa

khói lửa
noun

(literally) smoke and fire
(poetic, literary) war; conflict

khóm

khóm
noun

bush, clump (of trees)
(Southern Vietnam) pineapple
a species of pineapple commonly found in southern Vietnam
(Mekong Delta) a neighborhood

khô

khô
adj

dry (free from liquid or moisture)

noun

(food) jerky

khô cạn

khô cạn
adj

dried out; parched; desiccated

verb

to dry up; parch; desiccate

khô khan

khô khan
adj

dry; arid

khô khốc

khô khốc
adj

very dry

khôi giáp

khôi giáp
noun

(archaic) an armor outfit (especially leather)
(historical) a first place winner in the imperial exam (or Confucian court exam)

khôi hài

khôi hài
adj

funny; humorous; jocular; amusing

khôi nguyên

khôi nguyên
noun

(historical) a first place winner in the imperial exam (or Confucian court exam)

khôi ngô

khôi ngô
adj

handsome; good-looking; attractive
smart-looking; clever (in appearance)

khôi phục

khôi phục
verb

(intransitive) to restore; to recover (compare hồi phục)

khôi vĩ

khôi vĩ
adj

(archaic) handsome; majestic; attractively burly

khôn

khôn
adj

wise, smart
clever; street-smart
sapient

adv

(literary) unable to; not having; difficult to; hard to

noun

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khôn ba năm, dại một giờ

khôn ba năm, dại một giờ
proverb

Even smart people can have a momentary lapse in judgement. / Even Homer sometimes nods.
It only takes an hour of stupidity (dại một giờ) to negate the smartness of three years (khôn ba năm)

khôn hồn

khôn hồn
verb

(colloquial, used in threats and warnings) to be wise; to be reasonable; to be sensible

khôn lường

khôn lường
adj

unpredictable; unforeseeable

adv

unpredictably; unforeseeably

khôn ngoan

khôn ngoan
adj

wise; sensible

khôn nhà dại chợ

khôn nhà dại chợ
phrase

clever at home but foolish out on the street; a smart aleck among family but timid among strangers

không

không
adv

not (negates meaning of verb)
idly, without doing anything

verb

not have; to lack

adj

without anything added

intj

(to an affirmative question) no
(to a negative question) yes

particle

at or near the end of a question, makes it a yes-no question

num

(cardinal number) zero

không ai

không ai
pron

no one, nobody

không bao giờ

không bao giờ
adv

(alone in a special setence or before the main verb of a regular clause or at the beginning of a literary clause) never

không chừng

không chừng
phrase

who knows

không có chi

không có chi
phrase

(Central Vietnam, Southern Vietnam) you are welcome; no problem

không có gì

không có gì
phrase

(Northern Vietnam) you are welcome, no problem
nothing, nothing important

không có lửa làm sao có khói

không có lửa làm sao có khói
phrase

(literally) without fire, how is there smoke?
(figuratively) there's no smoke without fire

không dám

không dám
intj

(polite) you're welcome; not at all
(sarcastic) I wouldn't dare do that; how would I ever dare do that?

không dám đâu

không dám đâu
phrase

Synonym of không dám (“I wouldn't dare; I couldn't possibly”)
oh please; puh-lease; give me a break

không gian

không gian
noun

space; air space

không gian tên

không gian tên
noun

(computing) namespace
(computing) domain name; domain

không khí

không khí
noun

air (gases making up the atmosphere of a planet)
atmosphere; ambiance

không lưu

không lưu
noun

air traffic

không mời mà đến

không mời mà đến
phrase

to turn up without being invited

không ngừng

không ngừng
adj

continuous; nonstop

adv

continuously; constantly

không những

không những
conj

not only

không quân

không quân
noun

air force

không quốc gia

không quốc gia
adj

stateless

noun

statelessness

không quốc tịch

không quốc tịch
adj

stateless

noun

statelessness

không sao

không sao
intj

no problem

không thành kế

không thành kế
noun

(history) the Empty Fort Strategy

không thầy đố mày làm nên

không thầy đố mày làm nên
phrase

(literally) without a teacher, I dare you to do or make anything of note
(figuratively) teachers play an important role in your success, so appreciate them and show them the respect they deserve

không thể

không thể
adv

(before verbs) impossibly

adj

impossible

không thủ

không thủ
noun

(martial arts) karate

không thủ đạo

không thủ đạo
noun

(somewhat uncommon, martial arts) karate

không trung

không trung
noun

the air (open space)

không tưởng

không tưởng
adj

unrealistic; utopian

khùng

khùng
adj

(informal) crazy; mad
(informal, euphemistic, used in mild insults) idiotic; moronic; stupid; dummy

khùng khục

khùng khục
adj

(of a laugh) strong and continuous

khúc

khúc
noun

piece, section, chunk

khúc chiết

khúc chiết
adj

coherent; logical and clear

khúc côn cầu

khúc côn cầu
noun

hockey

khúc khuỷu

khúc khuỷu
adj

winding; bending; zigzagging (especially of landscape)

khúc khích

khúc khích
verb

to giggle

khúc mắc

khúc mắc
noun

hitch; difficulty; problem

adj

difficult; challenging; problematic

khúc xạ

khúc xạ
verb

(optics) to be refracted

khăm

khăm
adj

nasty, fetid, smelling like rotten fish

khăn

khăn
noun

towel, napkin, handkerchief, kerchief, turban

khăn giấy

khăn giấy
noun

a tissue (sheet of absorbent paper)

khăn lau

khăn lau
noun

towel

khăn mùi soa

khăn mùi soa
noun

(dated) handkerchief

khăn quàng

khăn quàng
noun

a scarf
Short for khăng quàng đỏ (“red rectangular scarf worn by grade schoolchildren”).

khăn rằn

khăn rằn
noun

khăn rằn, a type of shawl typically worn in Southern Vietnam

khăn tay

khăn tay
noun

handkerchief

khăn tắm

khăn tắm
noun

towel

khăn vấn

khăn vấn
noun

turban

khăn ăn

khăn ăn
noun

napkin, serviette

khăn đóng

khăn đóng
noun

turban

khăng khăng

khăng khăng
adv

insistently; persistently; pertinaciously

khơi

khơi
noun

part of the sea away from the shores; the main sea; open sea; high seas

verb

to remind of something
to dredge

khơi gợi

khơi gợi
verb

to draw forth, to awaken something that lay dormant, to tap some potential

khư khư

khư khư
verb

to grip, to clutch

khươm

khươm
num

(probably obsolete, chiefly pig traders' cant) nine

khước từ

khước từ
verb

(literary) to refuse, to decline

khướt

khướt
adj

exhausted
far gone

khướu

khướu
noun

(zoology) an Old World babbler (bird of the family Timaliidae)

khạc

khạc
verb

to spit

khạc nhổ

khạc nhổ
verb

to spit

khả

khả
prefix

-able

khả nghi

khả nghi
adj

suspicious

khả năng

khả năng
noun

likelihood
ability; capability

khả quan

khả quan
adj

favourable; satisfactory

khả thi

khả thi
adj

practicable; realizable; feasible

khả ái

khả ái
adj

(literary) pretty; lovely

khả ố

khả ố
adj

unsightly; revolting

khải

khải
romanization

Sino-Vietnamese reading of 凱

khải hoàn

khải hoàn
verb

(rare) to return from a victorious battle

khải hoàn môn

khải hoàn môn
noun

a triumphal arch

khảnh

khảnh
adj

fussy, fastidious (when it comes to food)

khảo

khảo
verb

(only in compounds) to test
(only in compounds) to torture

khảo chứng

khảo chứng
verb

(literary) to examine; to research (especially for textual evidence)

noun

(literary) research; textual evidence

khảo cổ

khảo cổ
noun

(often attributive) Short for khảo cổ học (“archaeology”).

khảo cổ học

khảo cổ học
noun

archaeology

khảo thí

khảo thí
verb

(dated) to give a exam
(dated) to take an exam

khảo đính

khảo đính
verb

(archaic, rare) to revise; to edit; to review and correct

khảy

khảy
verb

(Central Vietnam, Southern Vietnam) to pluck (a stringed musical instrument)

khấc

khấc
noun

nick; notch; cut

khấn

khấn
verb

to beg or pray to gods, spirits or ancestors

khấn vái

khấn vái
verb

to say prayer and make obeisance

khấp khểnh

khấp khểnh
adj

uneven; rugged; jagged; bumpy

khấp khởi

khấp khởi
adj

happy without showing it, internally elated

khấu

khấu
verb

(dated) deduct

khấu đầu

khấu đầu
verb

(historical) to kowtow

khẩn cấp

khẩn cấp
adj

urgent; pressing; emergent

khẩn thiết

khẩn thiết
adj

urgent, pressing

khẩn trương

khẩn trương
adj

(of work, tasks, missions, etc.) urgent; pressing
(of people or their performance) quick, resolute, to the point, without hesitation or dilly-dallying

khẩu

khẩu
noun

(chiefly in compounds) mouth; opening
(colloquial) Short for nhân khẩu (“number of people in a family; population”).
Short for cửa khẩu (“checkpoint; border pass”).

classifier

Used for mouthfuls and bites.
Used for guns and cannons.

khẩu chiến

khẩu chiến
verb

to quarrel heatedly

khẩu cầm

khẩu cầm
noun

(dated) a harmonica

khẩu hiệu

khẩu hiệu
noun

motto, slogan, catchphrase

khẩu nghiệp

khẩu nghiệp
noun

verbal karma; speech karma

khẩu ngữ

khẩu ngữ
noun

spoken language, especially colloquialism

khẩu trang

khẩu trang
noun

a surgical mask; a procedure mask

khẩu vị

khẩu vị
noun

taste, liking (of a person)

khẩu âm

khẩu âm
noun

(linguistics, prosody) accent

khập khiễng

khập khiễng
adj

(of things with legs, such as chairs, tables or beds) with legs of different length or with a number of legs other than 3, therefore unable to stand straight or evenly
(of people's or animals' walk or posture) uneven because the legs have different length due to a condition, amputation, or uneven or mismatched footwear
(figuratively, of a comparison or analogy) contrived and in no way valid

adv

(of people or animal walking or standing) unevenly because the legs have different length due to a condition, amputation, or uneven or mismatched footwear

khắc

khắc
verb

to carve, to engrave

khắc khoải

khắc khoải
adj

anxious; anguished; agonised

khắc nghiệt

khắc nghiệt
adj

harsh, inclement

khắc phục

khắc phục
verb

to overcome a weakness or shortcoming

khắc tinh

khắc tinh
noun

match, worthy opponent

khắm

khắm
adj

stinky, stinking

khắp

khắp
adv

all over; throughout

num

(probably obsolete, chiefly pig traders' cant) seven

khắp nơi

khắp nơi
adv

everywhere; all over; all around; universally

khắt khe

khắt khe
adj

harsh; austere; strict

khẳn

khẳn
adj

having an offensive odor

khẳng khiu

khẳng khiu
adj

skinny, bony

khẳng khái

khẳng khái
adj

chivalrous

khẳng định

khẳng định
verb

to affirm; to confirm; to assert

khẹc

khẹc
intj

(onomatopoeia, of a monkey) whoop

khẽ

khẽ
adj

gentle; soft

khế

khế
noun

carambola, star fruit

romanization

Sino-Vietnamese reading of 憩
Sino-Vietnamese reading of 契
Sino-Vietnamese reading of 瘈

khế ước

khế ước
noun

contract

khề khà

khề khà
verb

to have a drunken brawl

khều

khều
verb

to use hand or other tools to pull something toward oneself

khểnh

khểnh
adj

(colloquial) lounging; sprawling (when sitting or lying down)
(of teeth) uneven; misaligned

khệ nệ

khệ nệ
adv

(of one's gait) sluggish; clumsy; awkward while carrying something heavy

khệnh khạng

khệnh khạng
adj

walking slowly, with difficulty
walking with an air of importance, strutting

khỉ

khỉ
noun

a monkey (primate)
(loosely) an ape (animal)

khỉ ho cò gáy

khỉ ho cò gáy
adj

(literally) where monkeys cough and storks crow
(idiomatic, of a place) ridiculously remote; in the middle of nowhere

khỉ không đuôi

khỉ không đuôi
noun

(zoology) ape

khỉ mặt chó

khỉ mặt chó
noun

mandrill

khỉ đầu chó

khỉ đầu chó
noun

baboon

khỉ đột

khỉ đột
noun

a gorilla (a kind of ground-dwelling great ape)

khịt

khịt
verb

to make audible exhalation through the nose; to snort

khọn

khọn
noun

(obsolete) monkey

khỏ

khỏ
verb

(Central Vietnam) Alternative form of gõ (“to knock, to rap”)

khỏi

khỏi
verb

not to have to do something
(intransitive) to recover from, or be cured of (sickness)
(transitive) to avoid; to shun; to escape; to evade; to keep away from; to refrain from; to save (from)
(intransitive, after a verb) to leave (from); to separate (from); to cut off (from)

adv

(after a verb denoting the result of an action) away from; out of

khố

khố
noun

a loincloth

khốc liệt

khốc liệt
adj

violent; fierce; ruthless

khối

khối
noun

block; mass; piece
cube (of a length); cubed
bloc (group of countries acting together for political or economic goals)

khối lượng

khối lượng
noun

weight
(physics) mass

khối núi

khối núi
noun

massif

khốn khổ

khốn khổ
adj

miserable; wretched

khốn kiếp

khốn kiếp
noun

(obsolete) misery, distress

adj

(obsolete) miserable, distressful

intj

(offensive) Damn! Shit!

khốn nạn

khốn nạn
adj

(dated) difficult; hard; tough
(dated) miserable; distressful
base; vile; villainous; despicable; contemptible

intj

(offensive) Damn! Shit!

khống chế

khống chế
verb

to control; to restrain; to dominate

khống chỉ

khống chỉ
adj

(of a document) blank; unfilled; unwritten

khổ

khổ
adj

miserable; painful

intj

enough already; geez

noun

(of paper) a size

khổ cực

khổ cực
adj

Synonym of cực khổ

khổ dịch

khổ dịch
noun

corvee

khổ nhục kế

khổ nhục kế
noun

the ruse of inflicting an injury upon oneself to win the trust of one's enemy

khổ qua

khổ qua
noun

(Southern Vietnam) bitter melon; bitter gourd

khổ sở

khổ sở
adj

wretched; miserable

khổ thân

khổ thân
adj

(colloquial) tormenting; self-tormenting; painful; poor; pitiable

khổ đau

khổ đau
adj

wretched; anguished; feeling awful

khổng lồ

khổng lồ
adj

huge; gigantic; colossal; massive; enormous

khổng tước

khổng tước
noun

peafowl, peacock, peahen, peachick

khớp

khớp
noun

(anatomy) joint (between two bones)
joint; articulation

verb

(often of two zigzag structures) to fit together nicely; to fit like a glove; to mesh; to engage
to put together (parts of something) to form a whole object; to match together
to match to compare (whether two things are compatible)
to correspond; to match; to be in agreement; to tally; to fit in with

khờ

khờ
adj

silly; naive; foolish

khờ dại

khờ dại
adj

naive; foolish; stupid
inane; gullible

khở

khở
verb

to shell; to husk (corn)

khởi

khởi
verb

to start; to begin; to initiate

khởi binh

khởi binh
verb

(archaic) to raise an army; to train and organize soldiers
(archaic) to dispatch an army; to send troops

khởi chiến

khởi chiến
verb

(archaic, rare) to start a war; to initiate an armed conflict

khởi công

khởi công
verb

to break ground; to start building; to initiate construction (especially of a large engineering project)

khởi hành

khởi hành
verb

to depart, to leave, to set off

khởi hấn

khởi hấn
verb

(archaic, rare) to start a war; to cause armed conflict
(archaic, rare) to cause hostilities; to stir up a dispute

khởi nghiệp

khởi nghiệp
verb

to start up a career

noun

startup company

khởi nghĩa

khởi nghĩa
noun

revolt; rebellion; uprising

khởi nguồn

khởi nguồn
verb

to originate; to begin; to start

khởi phát

khởi phát
verb

to start; to begin; to arise

khởi sự

khởi sự
verb

to start, to begin

khởi tố

khởi tố
verb

(law) to prosecute

khởi xướng

khởi xướng
verb

to take the initiative; to take the lead

khởi điểm

khởi điểm
noun

starting point; origin

khởi đầu

khởi đầu
verb

(somewhat literary) to begin; to start, to commence

noun

beginning

khởi động

khởi động
verb

(machinery) to boot, to start up
(exercise) to warm up

khủng

khủng
adj

(informal) awesomely huge

khủng bố

khủng bố
verb

to persecute
to terrify, to cause terror

khủng hoảng

khủng hoảng
noun

crisis

khủng khiếp

khủng khiếp
verb

to be terrible; to be dreadful

khủng long

khủng long
noun

a dinosaur
(by extension) some other prehistoric reptiles, such as pterosaurs and ichthyosaurs

khủng long bạo chúa

khủng long bạo chúa
noun

a T. rex

khứ hồi

khứ hồi
adj

(travel) round-trip/return

khứa

khứa
verb

(Central Vietnam, Southern Vietnam) to cut little by little; to saw off

noun

(Southern Vietnam) cut; slice; piece from cutting
(Central Vietnam) sawtooth
(Central Vietnam) guests

adj

(archaic, Southern Vietnam) moderate; fair; average
(archaic, Southern Vietnam) a lot of; much; considerable

pron

(Central Vietnam, Southern Vietnam, derogatory) he; that bloke

khứng

khứng
verb

(archaic) consent, accept, agree

khứu giác

khứu giác
noun

smell (sense of smell)

khử

khử
noun

to remove, to rid of

khử trùng

khử trùng
verb

to sterilise; to disinfect; to decontaminate

khựa

khựa
adj

dirty
(neologism, slang, derogatory, offensive) Chinese

khựng

khựng
verb

to stop suddenly; to stop dead in one's tracks

mù soa

mù soa
noun

handkerchief

mặt

mặt
noun

face (front part of head)
face (facial expression)
face (public image)
face (geometry: bounding surface of a polyhedron)
face (surface, especially a front or outer one)
aspect; dimension

adj

(archaic) right (of direction)

nắm thằng có tóc, không ai nắm kẻ trọc đầu

nắm thằng có tóc, không ai nắm kẻ trọc đầu
phrase

(literally) if you're gonna grab onto someone, grab onto one with hair, don't grab onto a bald one
(figuratively) if you're gonna come after someone, come after a rich one, don't come after a poor one

phăng-tê-di

phăng-tê-di
noun