(literary, fiction, narratology, disrespectful or familiar) he; him; she; her (used by the author when talking about a young person (especially the protagonist) or a non-human animal)
(literary) it
(colloquial) it, used to refer to inanimate objects when accompanied by topic-comment structure
nóc
nóc noun
rooftop; ridge (of a roof)
top part (of some objects)
nói
nói verb
to speak, to talk, to say, to tell
nói chung
nói chung adv
in general, generally speaking
nói chuyện
nói chuyện verb
to talk, to speak
noun
conversation
nói chơi
nói chơi verb
(literally) see nói and chơi
to joke; to jest; to kid
nói chơi thôi
nói chơi thôi verb
(intransitive, colloquial) just kidding, just joking
nói dối
nói dối verb
to lie; to tell a lie
nói khoác
nói khoác verb
to talk big, to talk a good game
nói lái
nói lái verb
to switch the rhymes (or also tones) of the syllables of a disyllabic word, or two syllables of a tetrasyllabic set phrase, in a fashion similar to the use of spoonerism in English or contrepèterie in French
nói láo
nói láo verb
to lie; to tell a lie
to talk nonsense
nói móc
nói móc verb
to speak sarcastically with the aim to hurt, to speak caustically
nói ngọng
nói ngọng verb
to have a speech impediment where you are confused between the phonemes /n/ and /l/, for example when saying *nàm nụng instead of làm lụng
nói năng
nói năng verb
to speak
nói phét
nói phét verb
(colloquial) to talk big, to talk a good game
nói riêng
nói riêng verb
to say to someone privately
adv
in particular
nói sõi
nói sõi verb
(often of children) to speak clearly and fluently
nói sạo
nói sạo verb
to tell tales; to pull someone's leg
nói thầm
nói thầm verb
to whisper
nói thẳng
nói thẳng verb
to speak directly (with someone)
to speak candidly; to speak honestly
nói đâu quên đấy
nói đâu quên đấy adj
(idiomatic) forgetful; blithe; having a tendency for things to go in one ear and out the other
nón
nón noun
Asian conical hat
(Southern Vietnam, colloquial) hat; cap; helmet
nón ba tầm
nón ba tầm noun
nón ba tầm, a traditional Vietnamese flat palm hat
nón bảo hiểm
nón bảo hiểm noun
(Southern Vietnam, of a rider) helmet
nón lá
nón lá noun
Asian conical hat
nón mũ
nón mũ noun
headwear (generally speaking)
nón quai thao
nón quai thao noun
a type of broad, flat traditional hat for women
nóng
nóng adj
hot (temperature)
hot-tempered; quick-tempered; irritable
impatient
(of news etc.) hot; fresh
(alternative medicine, of food and drink) causing the body to be nhiệt (literally “heated”)