Lạc Long Quân

Lạc Long Quân
name

Lạc Long Quân, a deified legendary figure, who is said to have been one of the two ancestors (the father) of the Vietnamese people (the Kinh) and husband to Âu Cơ

Lạc Việt

Lạc Việt
name

(historical) an ancient population of the Baiyue that was, along with the Âu Việt, considered the ancestors of the Vietnamese

Lạng Sơn

Lạng Sơn
name

Lạng Sơn (a province of Vietnam)
Lạng Sơn (a city in Vietnam)

lạ

lạ
adj

strange; unfamiliar
strange; odd; weird

lạ gì

lạ gì
phrase

whatever being discussed about is not strange or unfamiliar; I'm not unfamiliar with the fact that; everyone knows that

lạ lùng

lạ lùng
adj

strange; odd

adv

strangely

lạ lẫm

lạ lẫm
adj

(colloquial) strange; foreign; unknown

lạ mắt

lạ mắt
adj

strange-looking

lạ thường

lạ thường
adj

strange; unusual; odd; extraordinary

lạc

lạc
adj

lost

noun

(Northern Vietnam) peanut, groundnut

verb

stray
lose

lạc hậu

lạc hậu
adj

backward; underdeveloped

lạc lõng

lạc lõng
adj

lost; strayed; lonely
out of tune; out of place; irrelevant

lạc lối

lạc lối
verb

to be lost; to lose one's direction

lạc quan

lạc quan
adj

optimistic

lạc tiên

lạc tiên
noun

wild maracuja (Passiflora foetida)

lạc trôi

lạc trôi
verb

(neologism, slang) to be lost; to lose one's direction; to be lost and adrift
(neologism, slang) to go with the flow; to float with the stream

lạc đà

lạc đà
noun

a camelid

lạc đường

lạc đường
verb

to get lost, to be lost

lạch

lạch
noun

rivulet, canal, creek

lại

lại
adv

(before verb) once more, indicates an action or state is resumed
(after verb) again
on the other hand, meanwhile
(after objects) indicates a return to some original state

verb

to come

lạm dụng

lạm dụng
verb

to use excessively; to abuse

lạm dụng tình dục

lạm dụng tình dục
noun

sexual abuse

lạm phát

lạm phát
noun

(economics) inflation

lạm phát phi mã

lạm phát phi mã
noun

(economics) hyperinflation

lạm quyền

lạm quyền
verb

to abuse one's power

lạng

lạng
noun

tael (unit of weight equal to 37.8 grams)
hectogram (100 grams)

lạnh

lạnh
adj

cold (having a low temperature)

lạnh giá

lạnh giá
adj

freezing cold

lạnh lùng

lạnh lùng
adj

(literary, of the weather) that's cold and causes melancholy
(of a person) cold and unfriendly

lạnh lẽo

lạnh lẽo
adj

cold (of temperature)
lonely cold; deserted; cheerless

lạnh nhạt

lạnh nhạt
adj

cold, apathetic, indifferent

lạp

lạp
noun

(only in compounds) grain; granule
(only in compounds) year end

lạp thể

lạp thể
noun

(biology) plastid

lạp xưởng

lạp xưởng
noun

lap cheong (Chinese sausage)

lạt

lạt
noun

bamboo string or strip

lạt mềm buộc chặt

lạt mềm buộc chặt
proverb

(figuratively) apply gentle affection to strengthen a bond; don't be overbearing; you can catch more flies with honey than with vinegar (especially romantically)

lạt nhách

lạt nhách
adj