mắc
verb

to hang; to hook
to catch; to get caught (in); to be trapped (in); to fall into
to contract (disease); to catch
(Central Vietnam, Southern Vietnam) to contract (debt); to owe
(Central Vietnam, Southern Vietnam) to be busy; to be occupied; to be engaged
(chiefly Central Vietnam, Southern Vietnam) to want to (go to the bathroom, laugh, etc.); to have the desire to
(Southern Vietnam) to cause (one to develop a feeling)

adj

(Central Vietnam, Southern Vietnam) expensive; dear

noun

Short for mắc áo (“hanger”).

mắc cười

mắc cười
adj

funny

mắc cỡ
adj

(Central Vietnam, Southern Vietnam) shy; bashful

noun

(Central Vietnam, Southern Vietnam) touch-me-not; shy plant (Mimosa pudica)

mắc dịch

mắc dịch
adj

(colloquial, likely offensive) goddamned; godforsaken

mắc kẹt

mắc kẹt
verb

to be caught; to be trapped; to get stuck

mắc mỏ
adj

(Southern Vietnam) dear; expensive

mắm
noun

Vietnamese salted, fermented fish

mắm tôm
noun

shrimp paste

mắn
verb

(only in compounds) to be eager to

mắn đẻ

mắn đẻ
adj

prolific; fertile

noun

fertility

mắng
verb

(obsolete) to listen, to hear
(Northern Vietnam) to scold, to chide

mắng mỏ

mắng mỏ
verb

to scold (generally speaking)

mắt
noun

(anatomy) an eye
a knot (in wood); a joint; a node
a mesh; a link (in chain, net)

mắt chữ O mồm chữ A

mắt chữ O mồm chữ A
phrase

(figuratively) to be shocked; to be gobsmacked

mắt cá
noun

(literally) a fish eye
(anatomy) a malleolus
(dermatology) a plantar wart

adj

(photography, film, of lenses or shots) fisheye

mắt kính

mắt kính
noun

spectacle lenses; glasses; eyeglasses

mắt nhắm mắt mở

mắt nhắm mắt mở
phrase

bleary-eyed
turning a blind eye

mắt xanh
noun

(literally) blue or green eyes
(figuratively) beautiful eyes (of a girl); (by extension) affection; favour; appreciation