Lào

Lào
name

Laos

adj

Laotian; Lao

Lào Cai

Lào Cai
name

Lào Cai (a province of Vietnam)
Lào Cai (a city in Vietnam)

gió

gió
noun

wind (movement of air)
(alternative medicine) harmful elements that are believed to cause fevers, especially if the patient is exposed to a lot of wind, commonly thought of as actual harmful winds that can penetrate the body and that can be guarded against with silver-coated necklaces, wristbands or ankle bands

là

là
noun

fine silk

verb

(copula) to be
(usually Northern Vietnam) to iron

là là

là là
adj

be near; be close to (a surface)

là lạ

là lạ
adj

funny; strange

là đà

là đà
adj

be close to a surface (ground, water surface, etc.) and moving slowly

lài

lài
noun

(Central Vietnam, Southern Vietnam) jasmine

làm

làm
verb

to do
to make
to work
to bear the responsibilities of

làm biếng

làm biếng
verb

(Central Vietnam, Southern Vietnam) to be lazy

làm bộ

làm bộ
verb

(chiefly Northern Vietnam) to feign; to pretend

làm cao

làm cao
adj

(colloquial) conceited; self-important

verb

(colloquial) to refuse based on dignity

làm cho

làm cho
verb

to cause, to make

làm chứng

làm chứng
verb

to testify; to bear witness; to appear as a witness

làm công ăn lương

làm công ăn lương
verb

(idiomatic) to work and earn, to be a salaryman

làm cảm

làm cảm
verb

to be moved, to be affected

làm dâu

làm dâu
verb

(of a woman) to be a daughter-in-law (especially one who lives with the in-laws)

làm dâu trăm họ

làm dâu trăm họ
verb

(literally) to be the daughter-in-law of a hundred/many/all families
(figuratively) to be duty-bound to please/appeal to/appease everyone

làm dấu

làm dấu
verb

to mark off to avoid losing one's way
(intransitive, Christianity) to make a sign of the cross

làm hư

làm hư
verb

to damage; impair
to spoil (a child, etc.)

làm khó

làm khó
verb

(literally) to make something more difficult
to antagonize

làm lành

làm lành
verb

to make up (to forgive or smooth over an argument or fight)

làm lụng

làm lụng
verb

to work; to toil (generally speaking)

làm màu

làm màu
verb

(colloquial, Southern Vietnam) to be flamboyant or showy
(colloquial, Southern Vietnam) to overcomplicate (a simple matter)

làm mối

làm mối
verb

to act as a go-between, to act as a matchmaker

làm nhục

làm nhục
verb

to humiliate
(euphemistic) to physically violate, especially in a sexual manner

làm nên

làm nên
verb

(transitive) to create; to found; to achieve
(intransitive) to be successful in life or in one's career

làm phiền

làm phiền
verb

to annoy; to bother; to disturb

làm quen

làm quen
verb

(transitive) to be(come) acquainted with someone; to meet and speak to someone for the first time
(transitive) to make or become familiar with something

làm ra vẻ

làm ra vẻ
verb

(transitive) to pretend; to disguise; to do as if

làm sao

làm sao
adv

why; how
(literary) how; so

làm thinh

làm thinh
verb

to keep silent; to remain silent

làm thịt

làm thịt
verb

to butcher; to slaughter
(humorous) to do harm to; to "eat"

làm trâu làm ngựa

làm trâu làm ngựa
verb

(idiomatic) to work diligently and submissively

làm tình

làm tình
verb

to have sex

làm việc

làm việc
verb

to work

làm vườn

làm vườn
verb

to tend a garden, to do gardening

làm ăn

làm ăn
verb

to work (for one's living); to make a living; to do business

làm ơn

làm ơn
verb

to do (someone else) a favour; to do a good turn

làm ơn mắc oán

làm ơn mắc oán
phrase

benefactors often get hatred from beneficiaries; no good deed goes unpunished

làn

làn
noun

handled handbasket with a flat bottom and wide mouth, made from rattan, rush, bamboo or plastics
lane (of a road)

classifier

Used for something moving continuously and steadily, forming a wide and flat surface, such as water (nước), wind (gió), smoke (khói) and waves (sóng): wisp; trail; puff
Used for something forming a thin, smooth layer on the outside, such as skin (da) or hair (tóc).

làn sóng

làn sóng
noun