Guangzhou (the capital and largest city of Guangdong, China)
(historical) Guǎng Prefecture (various prefectures of imperial China in present-day Guangdong and Guangxi)

Quảng Nam

Quảng Nam
name

Quảng Nam (a province of Vietnam)
Guangnan (a county of Yunnan, China)

Quảng Ngãi

Quảng Ngãi
name

Quảng Ngãi (a province of Vietnam)
Quảng Ngãi (a city in Vietnam)

Quảng Ninh

Quảng Ninh
name

Quảng Ninh (a province of Vietnam)

Quảng Nôm

Quảng Nôm
name

(Quảng Nam, Quảng Ngãi, partially also Đà Nẵng, humorous or endearing in other dialects) Quảng Nam (a province of Vietnam)

Quảng Trị

Quảng Trị
name

Quảng Trị (a province of Vietnam)

Quảng Tây

Quảng Tây
name

Guangxi (an autonomous region of China)

Quảng Đông

Quảng Đông
name

Guangdong

Quận Cam

Quận Cam
name

Orange County (a county of California)
(less commonly) Orange County (other counties in the United States)

Quế

Quế
name

a unisex given name from Chinese

Quế Lâm

Quế Lâm
name

Guilin (a city in Guangxi, China)

Quốc Tử Giám

Quốc Tử Giám
name

Imperial Academy (Vietnam's highest institute of learning during the Nguyen Dynasty)

Quốc dân Đảng

Quốc dân Đảng
name

Kuomintang

Quốc tế ca

Quốc tế ca
name

The Internationale

Quốc tử giám

Quốc tử giám
name

(historical) Quốc tử giám (imperial academy in Vietnam and China)

Quốc xã

Quốc xã
adj

Nazi, National Socialist

ba kích

ba kích
noun

a kind of Indian mulberry (of the species Morinda officinalis)

ba lê

ba lê
noun

ballet

banh

banh
noun

(Southern Vietnam) ball

adj

(Central Vietnam, Southern Vietnam) broken into smithereens; ruined; tattered

verb

to open
to expose
to reveal, to disclose, to lay bare

bi kịch

bi kịch
noun

tragedy

bom

bom
noun

bomb
(dialectal) apple

bá bệnh

bá bệnh
noun

long jack (a shrub of the species Eurycoma longifolia in the family Simaroubaceae)

bìm bìm

bìm bìm
noun

(botany) a plant of the family Convolvulaceae (especially bindweed or morning glory)

bìm nắp

bìm nắp
noun

(botany) turpeth; St. Thomas lidpod (plant of the species Operculina turpethum)

bình bát

bình bát
noun

custard apple (Annona reticulata)

bí

bí
noun

pumpkin
other plants in the Cucurbitaceae family

adj

(only in compounds) mysterious, secret, unknown

verb

(informal or slang) to not know

bí ngòi

bí ngòi
noun

zucchini

bí đao

bí đao
noun

winter melon (Benincasa hispida)

bí đỏ

bí đỏ
noun

pumpkin

bòn bon

bòn bon
noun

(Southern Vietnam) langsat (Lansium parasiticum)

bòng bong

bòng bong
noun

(botany) a climbing fern of the species Lygodium flexuosum
(botany, by extension) any climbing fern (of the genus Lygodium)
split bamboo fibers; bamboo shavings
(figuratively) a mess; jumble

bòng bòng

bòng bòng
noun

Calotropis
(Thanh Hoá) wax apple (Syzygium samarangense)

bói ra ma, quét nhà ra rác

bói ra ma, quét nhà ra rác
phrase

(literally) being a medium and getting "possessed" at some point is as predictable as sweeping your home and getting trash
(figuratively) don't be gullible and buy into medium, fortune-telling or divination nonsense
(figuratively) it's easy to be susceptible to confirmation bias, or to make a self-fulfilling prophecy

bóng

bóng
noun

a ball
shadow
reflection
shade

adj

shiny
(slang, offensive) homosexual

bóng bay

bóng bay
noun

a balloon

bóng bàn

bóng bàn
noun

table tennis; ping pong
ping pong ball

bóng chuyền

bóng chuyền
noun

volleyball (the sport)
a volleyball

bôm

bôm
noun

(regional) apple
a plant-derived tar

bơ

bơ
noun

butter
avocado

verb

(colloquial) to ignore

bưởi

bưởi
noun

a pomelo
(anatomy, euphemistic, humorous, of a woman) a boob; a jug

bưởi chùm

bưởi chùm
noun

grapefruit

bầu

bầu
noun

Lagenaria siceraria (calabash vine, bottle gourd)
(by extension) Any plant of genus Lagenaria
Various varieties of Oryza sativa rice that are usually planted as lúa Chiêm in deep paddies, and are relatively colorful, rather strong, and can be planted in paddies high in alum, for red rice or low-quality rice.
gourd (hard-shelled fruit from a plant in Lagenaria)
gourd (dried and hardened shell of a gourd fruit)
(botany) ovary (lower part of a pistil or carpel that bears ovules)
(horticulture) rootball
(nautical) bulbous bow; bulbous stern
bosom (seat of one's inner thoughts, feelings, etc.)
(dialectal) womb; baby bump
a space of something
pregnancy

adj

pregnant
(used in compounds) bulging, plump

verb

to be pregnant
to vote
to elect

bầu hồ lô

bầu hồ lô
noun

(botany) a bottle gourd; calabash (of the species Lagenaria siceraria)

bầu sao

bầu sao
noun

(botany) a mottled bottle gourd; long opo squash (a kind of gourd that tends to have light spots)

bồ kết

bồ kết
noun

locust tree

ca kịch

ca kịch
noun

opera

cam

cam
noun

orange, such as or citrus sinensis sinensis or citrus aurantium
Short for cam sành (“Citrus reticulata × sinensis”).

adj

made of oranges
(màu ~) of the colour orange

chanh

chanh
noun

lime

chanh dây

chanh dây
noun

(Southern Vietnam) passion fruit

chanh leo

chanh leo
noun

(Northern Vietnam) passion fruit

chanh tây

chanh tây
noun

lemon

chuyện

chuyện
noun

a story, a tale, or an anecdote
matters; affairs
manufactured trouble

intj

duh!

chuối

chuối
noun

banana
(slang) penis

adj

(slang, Northern Vietnam) cringeworthy; cringy

chìa vôi

chìa vôi
noun

a tool for spreading lime (on a betel leaf)
(zoology) a wagtail (bird of the genus Motacilla)
(zoology, by extension) any bird of the family Motacillidae
(botany) turpeth; St. Thomas lidpod (plant of the species Operculina turpethum)

chòi mòi

chòi mòi
noun

(botany) a shrub of the species Antidesma ghaesembilla

chôm chôm

chôm chôm
noun

(archaic or probably obsolete) sponge
rambutan
(slang) HIV

chùm bao

chùm bao
noun

wild maracuja (Passiflora foetida)

cà

cà
noun

nightshade

verb

to rub

prefix

repetitive prefix used for some verbs

cà chua

cà chua
noun

tomato

cà dái dê

cà dái dê
noun

eggplant

cà pháo

cà pháo
noun

African eggplant, Solanum macrocarpon

cà tím

cà tím
noun

eggplant

cóc

cóc
noun

a toad
species in the genus Spondias, such as Spondias dulcis

particle

(colloquial) not

intj

(colloquial) no

cầu

cầu
noun

(sports) a jianzi shuttlecock
(badminton) a badminton shuttlecock
(sports) Short for cầu mây (“sepak takraw ball”).
a bridge (construction or natural feature that spans a divide)
(Southern Vietnam) Short for nhà cầu (“latrine; lavatory”).
(economics) demand

verb

to ask for; to demand
to pray that something will happen; compare ước (“to wish”)

cầu lông

cầu lông
noun

badminton
(badminton) a shuttlecock

cầu mây

cầu mây
noun

a sepak takraw ball
sepak takraw

củi

củi
noun

firewood

dâu

dâu
noun

mulberry
(by extension) strawberry
daughter-in-law
Short for cô dâu (“bride”).

dâu tây

dâu tây
noun

strawberry

dây gắm

dây gắm
noun

(botany) a climbing shrub of the species Gnetum montanum
(botany) plants of the division Gnetophyta (generally)

dưa hấu

dưa hấu
noun

watermelon

dưa lê

dưa lê
noun

honeydew melon

dương đào

dương đào
noun

kiwi

dứa

dứa
noun

(Northern Vietnam) pineapple
a species of pineapple commonly found in northern Vietnam

dừa

dừa
noun

coconut

gấc

gấc
noun

hài kịch

hài kịch
noun

comedy

hồng

hồng
adj

pink
(only in compounds) red

noun

persimmon

hồng táo

hồng táo
noun

(botany) red date; Chinese jujube; Chinese date (of the species Ziziphus jujuba)

khế

khế
noun

carambola, star fruit

romanization

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

kinh

kinh
verb

(colloquial) to be afraid; to be terrified

adj

(informal) remarkable, especially if also horrifying or upsetting at the same time

adv

(informal) remarkably, especially if also horrifyingly or upsettingly at the same time

noun

a holy book
Short for kinh nguyệt (“period”).
Short for động kinh (“epilepsy”).
(history) Clipping of kinh đô (“feudal capital”).

kịch

kịch
noun

play, drama
common moorhen

long nhãn

long nhãn
noun

(dated or rare) longan

lê

lê
noun

pear

verb

to drag (one's feet)

lệ chi

lệ chi
noun

(obsolete) lychee

lịch

lịch
noun

calendar
timetable; schedule
(Southern Vietnam) Alternative form of lệch (“eel of the genus Pisodonophis”)

adj

(Southern Vietnam) Alternative form of lệch (“inclined; uneven; aberrant”)

lựu

lựu
noun

pomegranate

lựu đạn

lựu đạn
noun

grenade

me
noun

tamarind
mother

minh quyết

minh quyết
noun

(botany) carob (a flowering tree of the species Ceratonia siliqua)

minh ti

minh ti
noun

(rare, fiction) the underworld department, where cases concerning the dead are judged by King Yama
(botany) Chinese evergreen (flowering plant of the genus Aglaonema)

muỗm

muỗm
noun

katydid, bush-cricket
Mangifera foetida, a species of flowering plants in the Mangifera (mango genus).
spoon

mâm xôi

mâm xôi
noun

(botany) berries of the genus Rubus, especially the raspberry

mãng cầu

mãng cầu
noun

(Southern Vietnam) sugar apple

mìn

mìn
noun

mine; dynamite

mít

mít
noun

jackfruit

adj

(chiefly in compounds) be hermetically closed
(vulgar) thick-headed; ignorant

măng cụt

măng cụt
noun

mangosteen

mận

mận
noun

(Northern Vietnam) plum
(Southern Vietnam) wax apple (Syzygium samarangense)

na
noun

(Northern Vietnam) sugar apple (Annona squamosa)

nho

nho
adj

Alternative letter-case form of Nho (“Ruist; Confucianist”)

noun

grape

nho khô

nho khô
noun

raisin

nhàu

nhàu
noun

Morinda citrifolia, noni

adj

be wrinkled

nhót

nhót
noun

Elaeagnus latifolia

nhật kí

nhật kí
noun

diary
journal

núi

núi
noun

a mountain

núi lửa

núi lửa
noun

volcano (mountain containing a magma chamber)

phật thủ

phật thủ
noun

Buddha's hand (fruit)

qua

qua
prep

through, across (from one side to the other)
by way of
by means of, by, over, using

adj

last (most recent)
ago (before now)

verb

(intransitive) to have transpire, to take place
(intransitive) to go over to; to spend time at
(transitive) to survive
(transitive) to escape, to elude
(transitive) to cross (to move relatively); to traverse
(transitive) to go to the front of
(transitive) to overcome
(intransitive) to drift past; to elapse

adv

across (from one side to the other), through
in passing
cursorily, superficially
completely

pron

(archaic, men's speech or Southern Vietnam) I; me

romanization

Sino-Vietnamese reading of 戈
Sino-Vietnamese reading of 冎
Sino-Vietnamese reading of 瘑
Sino-Vietnamese reading of 蜗
Sino-Vietnamese reading of 薖
Sino-Vietnamese reading of 檛
Sino-Vietnamese reading of 挝
Sino-Vietnamese reading of 涡
Sino-Vietnamese reading of 騧
Sino-Vietnamese reading of 渦
Sino-Vietnamese reading of 堝
Sino-Vietnamese reading of 瘸
Sino-Vietnamese reading of 簻
Sino-Vietnamese reading of 咼
Sino-Vietnamese reading of 撾
Sino-Vietnamese reading of 濄
Sino-Vietnamese reading of 过
Sino-Vietnamese reading of 胍
Sino-Vietnamese reading of 過
Sino-Vietnamese reading of 剐
Sino-Vietnamese reading of 㧓
Sino-Vietnamese reading of 呙
Sino-Vietnamese reading of 埚
Sino-Vietnamese reading of 瓜
Sino-Vietnamese reading of 㳡
Sino-Vietnamese reading of 叧
Sino-Vietnamese reading of 剮
Sino-Vietnamese reading of 蝸
Sino-Vietnamese reading of 緺
Sino-Vietnamese reading of 髽
Sino-Vietnamese reading of 找

qua khỏi

qua khỏi
verb

to go past; to go beyond
to last out; to survive

qua loa

qua loa
adj

perfunctory

qua quýt

qua quýt
adv

perfunctorily, quickly to get it over with

qua đời

qua đời
verb

(formal) to pass away; to decease

quai

quai
noun

strap

quai bị

quai bị
noun

(medicine) mumps

quai nón

quai nón
adj

(of a beard) chinstrap

quan

quan
noun

(historical) a mandarin
(informal) an official

quan chức

quan chức
noun

official; government official

quan hệ

quan hệ
noun

a relation or relationship

quan hệ sản xuất

quan hệ sản xuất
noun

(Marxism) relations of production

quan hệ tình dục

quan hệ tình dục
noun

sexual intercourse

verb

to have sexual intercourse; to have sex

quan lang

quan lang
noun

(archaic) a Hùng king's prince

quan liêu

quan liêu
noun

bureaucracy

adj

bureaucratic

quan lại

quan lại
noun

(historical) government bureaucrat of the Chinese Empire

quan ngại

quan ngại
verb

(often officialese) to become concerned (about)

quan nhân

quan nhân
noun

(fiction, polite) a man

quan niệm

quan niệm
noun

a notion, an understanding, or a way of thinking

quan quân

quan quân
noun

(historical) government soldiers

quan sát

quan sát
verb

to observe

noun

observation

quan trọng

quan trọng
adj

important; significant

quan tài

quan tài
noun

coffin

quan tâm

quan tâm
verb

to care about; to be interested in; to take interest in

quan viên

quan viên
noun

mandarin, government official

quan điểm

quan điểm
noun

a stance (opinion or point of view)

quang

quang
noun

light
(colloquial) Short for quang học (“optics”).
hanger (used to hold loads at the end of a shoulder pole)

adj

clear (of obstacles); bright

quang cảnh

quang cảnh
noun

scenery, view, scene

quang cầu

quang cầu
noun

(astronomy) photosphere

quang gánh

quang gánh
noun

shoulder pole and the bamboo frames on both ends (generally speaking)

quang hoá học

quang hoá học
noun

(chemistry) photochemistry

quang học

quang học
noun

optics (physics of light and vision)

quang hợp

quang hợp
noun

(botany) photosynthesis

quang lâm

quang lâm
verb

(Chinese fiction, honorific) to come, to arrive

quang năng

quang năng
noun

light energy
(figuratively) solar energy

quang phổ

quang phổ
noun

the light spectrum

quang phổ học

quang phổ học
noun

spectroscopy

quang tuyến

quang tuyến
noun

ray of light

quang tử

quang tử
noun

(obsolete) Synonym of phôton (“photon”)

quang tử học

quang tử học
noun

photonics

quang vinh

quang vinh
adj

glorious

noun

glory

quang đãng

quang đãng
adj

(of weather) clear

quanh

quanh
adj

roundabout; indirect; sinuous; meandering
evasive; sidestepping

prep

around; round

quanh co

quanh co
adj

tortuous; meandering
beating about the bush; in a roundabout way; disingenuous

quanh năm

quanh năm
adv

year-round

quay

quay
verb

to turn; to revolve; to swivel
to whirl; to reverse; to turn back
to spit roast
(by extension) to film
(by extension, transitive) to dial (a phone number)

quay cuồng

quay cuồng
verb

to whirl; to spin

quay cóp

quay cóp
verb

to cheat by sneakily copying others' work or available documents during a school test

quay lại

quay lại
verb

(intransitive) to return; to go back; to turn back

quay tay

quay tay
verb

(slang) to masturbate, to fap, to jack off

quay trở

quay trở
verb

to return, to come back

que

que
noun

small stick

quen

quen
adj

familiar
used to; accustomed to
in a (romantic) relationship with

quen biết

quen biết
verb

to be acquainted (with each other)

quen thuộc

quen thuộc
adj

familiar; acquainted (for long)

quen thói

quen thói
verb

(colloquial) to acquire the (bad) habit of

queo

queo
adj

curved; curled; coiled; twisted
(figuratively) wrinkled; shriveled
(figuratively, of a narrative) distorted; manipulated; embellished

qui phục

qui phục
verb

(literary or historical) to submit to

quy

quy
noun

The name of the Latin-script letter Q.
The name of the Latin-script digraph QU/Qu/qu.
(card games) jack
(Sino-Vietnamese) a turtle; a tortoise
the Turtle, one of the Four Benevolent Animals

quy chuẩn

quy chuẩn
noun

standard, standard criteria

quy chế

quy chế
noun

regulations; statutes

quy củ

quy củ
noun

rules (for doing something); precept; standard

adj

(colloquial) orderly; organised

quy hoạch

quy hoạch
verb

to plan (a city)

quy kết

quy kết
verb

to make a judgment about someone in a subjective way, without basis; to assume; to accuse; to attribute; to conclude

quy luật

quy luật
noun

a law (statement of (observed, established) order, sequence or relationship of phenomena)

quy mô

quy mô
noun

scale, scope

quy phạm

quy phạm
noun

standard; regulation; model

quy thuận

quy thuận
verb

to surrender and submit

quy trình

quy trình
noun

process; procedure

quy tắc

quy tắc
noun

a rule (especially a rule of thumb), a code or a principle

quy tắc tam suất

quy tắc tam suất
noun

(mathematics) the rule of three

quy tụ

quy tụ
verb

to collect or gather in one place

quy đầu

quy đầu
noun

glans penis

quy định

quy định
verb

to stipulate

noun

stipulation

quyên

quyên
verb

to give; to donate; to give up

romanization

Sino-Vietnamese reading of 娟
Sino-Vietnamese reading of 捐
Sino-Vietnamese reading of 鵑
Sino-Vietnamese reading of 涓
Sino-Vietnamese reading of 絹
Sino-Vietnamese reading of 鄄

quyên góp

quyên góp
verb

to make a donation

quyên sinh

quyên sinh
verb

(euphemistic) to commit suicide

quyến

quyến
noun

glossy black silk gauze

quyến luyến

quyến luyến
verb

to hold lingering feelings for

quyến rũ

quyến rũ
verb

to seduce; to charm; to captivate

adj

charming; captivating
(sexually, physically, romantically) attractive

quyến thuộc

quyến thuộc
noun

close relatives

quyết

quyết
verb

(chiefly in compounds) to decide, to determine

quyết chí

quyết chí
verb

to be resolved (to); to be determined (to); to be set on

quyết liệt

quyết liệt
adv

drastically; decisively; fiercely

adj

drastic; decisive; severe

quyết tâm

quyết tâm
verb

to be determined (to)

quyết đoán

quyết đoán
adj

(of a person) decisive

quyết định

quyết định
verb

to decide

noun

decision

quyền

quyền
noun

a right
power
(chiefly martial arts) a punch
(martial arts) a martial arts move, or a systematic set of such moves; a martial arts style

prefix

(used to describe a temporarily appointed position) temporary; acting; interim

quyền Anh

quyền Anh
noun

boxing

quyền Pháp

quyền Pháp
noun

savate

quyền công dân

quyền công dân
noun

citizenship

quyền cước

quyền cước
noun

fighting with fists and feet

quyền hạn

quyền hạn
noun

authority; powers; jurisdiction

quyền lợi

quyền lợi
noun

interests (of someone); rights

quyền lực

quyền lực
noun

power; authority

quyền năng

quyền năng
noun

a power; ability (especially in fiction)

adj

powerful; mighty

quyền pháp

quyền pháp
noun

(martial arts) a martial arts style

quyền tác giả

quyền tác giả
noun

(literally) authors' rights
(copyright law) rights granted by law to the tác giả (“author”) of a tác phẩm (“work”)

quyền uy

quyền uy
noun

power and prestige; authority

quyển

quyển
classifier

Synonym of cuốn

quyển hạ

quyển hạ
noun

(dated) the last book of a two- or three-book series

quyển thượng

quyển thượng
noun

(dated) the first book of a two- or three-book series

quyển trung

quyển trung
noun

(dated) the second book of a three-book series

quyện

quyện
verb

stick, adhere

quyệt

quyệt
adj

(only in compounds) cunning, deceitful

quà

quà
noun

present, gift
(dated or literary) dish

quà Nô-en

quà Nô-en
noun

Christmas present

quàng

quàng
adj

nonsensical, absurd
indiscriminate

verb

to wrap around or interlock with your arm
to wear by wrapping around

quàng xiên

quàng xiên
adj

nonsensical

quành

quành
verb

to whirl; to reverse; to turn back

quào

quào
verb

(of an animal with sharp claws) to scratch

quá

quá
adv

very, excessively

verb

to exceed

quá cảnh

quá cảnh
verb

to transit; pass across; pass through

adj

transit
in transit

quá cố

quá cố
verb

(literary) to die

quá giang

quá giang
verb

(Southern Vietnam) to cross a body of water by boat
(by extension, Southern Vietnam) to hitchhike

quá khích

quá khích
adj

extremist; fanatic

quá khứ

quá khứ
noun

the past

quá khứ phân từ

quá khứ phân từ
noun

(dated, grammar) Synonym of phân từ quá khứ (“past participle”)

quá lời

quá lời
adv

excessively talkative; bigmouthed; long-tongued

quá mức

quá mức
adj

excessive; beyond the limit; unacceptable

quá quắt

quá quắt
adj

excessive (to the extent of being unbearable); exaggerated; intolerable

quá sức

quá sức
adv

too; excessively; overly

quá trình

quá trình
noun

process

quá trời

quá trời
adv

(Southern Vietnam, colloquial) extremely; mighty

quá tải

quá tải
adj

overloaded

quá tắc vật đạn cải

quá tắc vật đạn cải
phrase

When making a mistake, do not be afraid to correct it.

quá xá

quá xá
adv

(Southern Vietnam, colloquial) extremely; mighty

quá đỗi

quá đỗi
adv

too, excessively, exceedingly

quá độ

quá độ
adj

excessive
(socialism, communism) transitional

adv

excessively; too much

quách

quách
noun

(obsolete) outer city wall
(rare or obsolete) sarcophagus; outer coffin

adv

(colloquial) (doing something) in order to have done with it; decidedly

quái

quái
noun

freak, monster

adj

(informal) strange; odd; weird; bizarre, freakish
mischievous, sly

adv

(not) at all

intj

used to express surprise

quái thú

quái thú
noun

monster; beast; kaiju

quái vật

quái vật
noun

monster

quái xế

quái xế
noun

(colloquial, sarcastic) a reckless driver

quán

quán
noun

(only in certain contexts) a place of where people can come and enjoy cheap or non-luxury service (usually food and drinks) for some time

romanization

Sino-Vietnamese reading of 館
Sino-Vietnamese reading of 貫
Sino-Vietnamese reading of 罐
Sino-Vietnamese reading of 慣
Sino-Vietnamese reading of 瓘
Sino-Vietnamese reading of 盥
Sino-Vietnamese reading of 冠
Sino-Vietnamese reading of 觀
Sino-Vietnamese reading of 棺

quán cà phê

quán cà phê
noun

coffee shop, coffee bar, coffee house, café, an establishment selling mostly non-alcoholic beverages (such as tea, coffee, smoothies, yoghurt, etc.), with a facility to consume them on the premises

quán quân

quán quân
noun

(of a competition) a champion

quán triệt

quán triệt
verb

to execute thoroughly; to implement effectively

quán từ

quán từ
noun

(grammar) Synonym of mạo từ (“article”)

quán xá

quán xá
noun

small shop; small restaurant (generally speaking)

quán ăn

quán ăn
noun

restaurant; eatery

quáng gà

quáng gà
noun

nyctalopia

quánh

quánh
adj

thick, condensed

quát

quát
verb

to shout; to storm; to yell

quát tháo

quát tháo
verb

to shout angrily; to scold

quân

quân
noun

troops, army

classifier

(slightly literary) Used for villains, thugs, gangsters and the likes

quân bất hí ngôn

quân bất hí ngôn
phrase

A monarch should not say anything in jest
(by extension) A person in power should not say anything in jest and not in earnest

quân chủ

quân chủ
noun

monarch

adj

monarchic, monarchical, pertaining to monarchy

quân chủ chuyên chế

quân chủ chuyên chế
adj

absolutely monarchic

quân chủ lập hiến

quân chủ lập hiến
adj

constitutionally monarchic

quân hàm

quân hàm
noun

military grade
insignia

quân hành

quân hành
verb

(of troops) to march; to operate

quân hạm

quân hạm
noun

warship

quân lính

quân lính
noun

soldiers; troops (generally speaking)

quân nhân

quân nhân
noun

soldier

quân phiệt

quân phiệt
noun

militarist

quân phục

quân phục
noun

military uniform

quân sư

quân sư
noun

(archaic) a military advisor; war counselor
(figuratively) a strategist; mastermind; creative thinker (generally)

quân sự

quân sự
adj

military

noun

(colloquial, education, communism) Synonym of giáo dục quốc phòng (“national defense education”)

quân thù

quân thù
noun

enemy; foe

quân tình nguyện

quân tình nguyện
noun

volunteer

quân tử

quân tử
noun

(archaic, endearing, women's speech) my darling man; my dear husband
a superior person (usually morally; though in some contexts also socially)

quân tử bất khí

quân tử bất khí
phrase

a gentleman is no specialist

quân tử chu nhi bất tị, tiểu nhân tị nhi bất chu

quân tử chu nhi bất tị, tiểu nhân tị nhi bất chu
phrase

A gentleman encompasses all and remains impartial; a petty mind is partial and does not encompass all.

quân tử nhất ngôn

quân tử nhất ngôn
phrase

(rare, usually humorous) I give you my word; you have my word

quân tử trả thù, mười năm chưa muộn

quân tử trả thù, mười năm chưa muộn
phrase

wait for the right time to take revenge

quân vô hí ngôn

quân vô hí ngôn
phrase

A monarch should not say anything in jest
(by extension) A person in power should not say anything in jest and not in earnest

quân vương

quân vương
noun

monarch, ruler, prince

quân đoàn

quân đoàn
noun

corps

quân đội

quân đội
noun

army, armed forces, military

quây

quây
verb

to enclose, to surround, to encircle

quãng

quãng
noun

interval; section; space; distance

què

què
adj

(colloquial) lame due to amputation

quèn

quèn
adj

lowly, of no importance, unworthy of note

qué

qué
noun

poultry

quét

quét
verb

to sweep (with a broom); to sweep up
to coat (with); to paint
to scan (code, etc.)

quét dọn

quét dọn
verb

to sweep and clean; to tidy up

quê

quê
noun

countryside; the country, rural area
birthplace
hometown; place one is originally from; hometown of one's ancestors, usually considered in the male line

adj

Short for quê mùa (“typical of countrymen; rural, lame and tacky”).
(Southern Vietnam, by extension) very embarrassing; mortifying

quê cũ

quê cũ
noun

(literary) hometown; birthplace

quê hương

quê hương
noun

(literary) hometown; birthplace
(literary, by extension) homeland; motherland

quê quán

quê quán
noun

place of origin; place one is originally from; hometown of one's ancestors, usually considered in the male line

quên

quên
verb

to forget

quên lãng

quên lãng
verb

Synonym of lãng quên

quý

quý
adj

(of things) valuable; precious
(of people) that one holds honorable or respectable; important

verb

to treasure; to hold dear

prefix

(honorific, only in fixed expressions) honorific prefix

noun

(of a year) a quarter

quý báu

quý báu
adj

valuable; precious

quý danh

quý danh
noun

(honorific) name

quý giá

quý giá
adj

valuable; precious

quý hiếm

quý hiếm
adj

rare and valuable; treasured

quý khách

quý khách
pron

(polite, respectful) honoured guest; guest of honour

quý mến

quý mến
verb

to love and esteem; to cherish

quý nam

quý nam
noun

(formal, chiefly on wedding invitation cards or at weddings) an/the only son

quý nhân

quý nhân
noun

person of importance, distinguished person

quý nữ

quý nữ
noun

(formal, chiefly on wedding invitation cards or at weddings) Synonym of ái nữ (“only daughter”)

quý trọng

quý trọng
verb

to treasure; to esteem; to appreciate highly (generally speaking)

quý tộc

quý tộc
noun

nobility

quý vị

quý vị
pron

(polite, respectful) you

quý địa

quý địa
noun

(literary, honorific) venerable land, your land

quýnh

quýnh
adj

(by emotion) overcome; overwhelmed; beside oneself; deeply affected

verb

(colloquial) to hit; to beat

quýnh quáng

quýnh quáng
adv

frantically; frenziedly; hurriedly and wildly (as if in a panic)

adj

frantic; frenzied; wildly hurried; panicky

quýt

quýt
noun

tangerine; mandarin orange

quýu

quýu
adj

(colloquial, Southern Vietnam) being in such great anxiety that one's body starts to tremble or shrink

quăn

quăn
adj

(of hair) curly

quăng

quăng
verb

to throw (horizontally, forcefully and far); to cast; to fling; to hurl
(Central Vietnam, Southern Vietnam) to throw away; to toss out

quơ

quơ
verb

to wave to and fro

quạ

quạ
noun

a crow
a raven

quạc

quạc
intj

(onomatopoeia) quack

quạnh

quạnh
adj

isolated, deserted

quạnh quẽ

quạnh quẽ
adj

lonesome; deserted

quạt

quạt
noun

a fan (hand-held or electrical device)

verb

to fan (to blow air on by means of a fan)

quạt máy

quạt máy
noun

electric fan

quạt trần

quạt trần
noun

ceiling fan

quạt điện

quạt điện
noun

electric fan

quạu

quạu
verb

(Central Vietnam, Southern Vietnam) to be angry; to get mad

adj

(Central Vietnam, Southern Vietnam) irritable; cranky

quả

quả
noun

(especially Northern Vietnam) piece of fruit
(by extension) something round
(Northern Vietnam) round, painted casket (i.e., a jewelry box) with a lid
(Northern Vietnam) punch (a hit or strike with one's fist)

classifier

(especially Northern Vietnam) Refers to anything round, such as a piece of fruit.

quả báo

quả báo
noun

karma (a force or law of nature which causes one to reap what one sows)

quả cảm

quả cảm
adj

(literary) heroically brave or courageous, especially if willing to sacrifice one's own life

quả cầu tuyết

quả cầu tuyết
noun

snow globe

quả nhiên

quả nhiên
adv

obviously; indeed

quả nhân

quả nhân
pron

(Chinese fiction, humble, by an East Asian monarch) I/me

quả phụ

quả phụ
noun

a widow (woman whose spouse has died)

quả quyết

quả quyết
verb

to assert; to claim; to aver; to maintain

adj

decisive; resolute; determined

quả tang

quả tang
adj

red-handed; flagrantly wrongdoing; during the crime

quả thật

quả thật
adv

truly; honestly

quả văng

quả văng
noun

wrecking ball

quản

quản
noun

(obsolete) canal

verb

(chiefly in the negative) to care
to manage, to control

quản bút

quản bút
noun

a nib holder; handle for an ink dip pen

quản cơ

quản cơ
noun

(historical) Battalion Commander; a military officer title of Nguyễn dynasty, above cai đội and below chưởng cơ

quản gia

quản gia
noun

butler; housekeeper

quản giáo

quản giáo
noun

educator-warden (in reeducation camps); superintendent (in prison)

quản lí

quản lí
verb

to manage, to administer

noun

manager

quản trị

quản trị
verb

to supervise; to administer; to manage

quản tượng

quản tượng
noun

mahout, an elephant driver and keeper

quảng

quảng
adj

broad, wide, extensive

quảng bá

quảng bá
verb

to spread, to broadcast, to diffuse, to popularize

quảng cáo

quảng cáo
verb

(marketing) to advertise, publicize

noun

(marketing) advertisement; commercials

quảng trường

quảng trường
noun

a square or plaza

quảy

quảy
verb

to carry with a shoulder pole

quấn

quấn
verb

to wind; to twine

quất

quất
noun

(Northern Vietnam, Central Vietnam) kumquat

verb

to lash, to whip
(informal) to do something drastically and redundantly
(slang) to fuck; to have sexual intercourse

quấy

quấy
verb

to stir

adj

morally wrong

quấy rầy

quấy rầy
verb

to annoy, to bother, to badger

quấy rối

quấy rối
verb

to harass; to disturb

quần

quần
noun

(clothing) a two-legged/holed bottom; pants, shorts, briefs, panties, etc.

verb

to wear (someone) out; to exhaust (someone)

quần bò

quần bò
noun

(Northern Vietnam) jeans

quần chíp

quần chíp
noun

(underwear) panties

quần chúng

quần chúng
noun

the masses; the public
noncommunists; those who are not part of communist organizations

quần què

quần què
noun

(literally) broken pants, especially pants with one (or both) leg torn off
(figuratively, chiefly Southern Vietnam, low colloquial, slang) bullshit; rubbish; your ass

quần quật

quần quật
verb

to work like a horse

quần sịp

quần sịp
noun

(underwear) briefs
(underwear) panties

quần thể

quần thể
noun

(ecology) colony
collection, complex

quần tây

quần tây
noun

(clothing) slacks

quần vợt

quần vợt
noun

(somewhat formal) tennis

quần xà lỏn

quần xà lỏn
noun

(Southern Vietnam) shorts

quần xì

quần xì
noun

(underwear) briefs
(underwear) panties

quần xì-líp

quần xì-líp
noun

(underwear) briefs
(underwear) panties

quần yếm

quần yếm
noun

overall

quần áo

quần áo
noun

clothes, clothing

quần đảo

quần đảo
noun

archipelago

quầy

quầy
noun

low cabinet in a shop or store for displaying goods; showcase
counter (at a shop, etc.); stall; kiosk

quẩn

quẩn
verb

to go round; to centre around something
to be in the way

adj

muddleheaded; fuddled; at a loss

quẩy

quẩy
noun

quẩy; youtiao (fried breadstick)

verb

to carry with a shoulder pole

quẫn trí

quẫn trí
adj

distraught; disoriented and frustrated

quẫy

quẫy
verb

to move one's body or parts of the body violently in many different directions; to waggle or wriggle violently (e.g. the tail); to thrash about
to move in different directions to try to get out of a place; to struggle to
(slang) to go to a bar, club, etc. to enjoy oneself; to hang out; to party

quận

quận
noun

(historical) commandery or prefecture during Chinese domination of Vietnam
(historical) district in Japan
(historical) administrative subdivision of a province of South Vietnam, whether urban or rural; district
urban district in Vietnam
arrondissement in France
county in the United States
(US) circuit (the jurisdiction of certain judges within a state or country)
(informal) duke

quận chúa

quận chúa
noun

princess, sister or niece of a monarch (king, emperor)
princess, adoptive daughter of a prince who is a brother of the current monarch

quật

quật
verb

(only in compounds) to dig up, to disinter
to beat; to lash; to whip

quật khởi

quật khởi
verb

to rise up (in rebellion)

quật ngã

quật ngã
verb

to throw or push someone or something downward to the ground; to knock out

quậy

quậy
verb

Synonym of quấy (“to stir; to move”)
(Southern Vietnam, colloquial) to disturb; to harass; to be mischievous

quắc

quắc
verb

to scowl, to glower, to look angrily

noun

(physics, rare) quark

quắt

quắt
adj

dried up; shrivelled up

quằn quại

quằn quại
verb

to writhe oneself in pain

quẳng

quẳng
verb

to chuck (to throw carelessly)
to throw away (discard or dispose of)

quặm

quặm
adj

hooked (as in a hooked nose, mũi quặm), bent down, bent backward

quặng

quặng
noun

quặt

quặt
verb

to turn

quẹo

quẹo
verb

(Central Vietnam, Southern Vietnam) to turn; to make a turn; to swerve

quẹt

quẹt
verb

to rub (to move (one object) while maintaining contact with another object over some area, with pressure and friction)

quẻ

quẻ
noun

divinatory sign or symbol; lot; forecast (of the future)

quế

quế
noun

cinnamon

quết

quết
verb

to knead

quệt

quệt
verb

to wipe; to scrub
to smear; to apply
to touch; to make physical contact

quốc

quốc
noun

(only in compounds) nation; state; country

quốc ca

quốc ca
noun

a national anthem

quốc doanh

quốc doanh
adj

state-owned; state-run

quốc gia

quốc gia
noun

(formal) state, nation, country

quốc hiệu

quốc hiệu
noun

(history) the name of a country (such as the historical name Đại Việt for Vietnam)
the official name of a country (such as Cộng hoà Xã hội chủ nghĩa Việt Nam (“Socialist Republic of Vietnam”))

quốc hoa

quốc hoa
noun

national flower

quốc huy

quốc huy
noun

national emblem

quốc học

quốc học
noun

studies of national culture

quốc hội

quốc hội
noun

a national legislature

quốc hữu hoá

quốc hữu hoá
noun

nationalization

quốc khánh

quốc khánh
noun

national day

quốc kì

quốc kì
noun

a national flag

quốc lộ

quốc lộ
noun

highway, national route

quốc ngữ

quốc ngữ
noun

quoc ngu, the modern Vietnamese writing system based on the Latin alphabet
(literary) national language; official language

quốc phòng

quốc phòng
noun

national defence

quốc quân

quốc quân
noun

(rare) monarch, ruler

quốc thể

quốc thể
noun

(literary) a country or nation's honor, dignity or standing

quốc trưởng

quốc trưởng
noun

head of state

quốc tế

quốc tế
adj

international

quốc tế ngữ

quốc tế ngữ
name

Esperanto

quốc tịch

quốc tịch
noun

nationality, citizenship

quốc vương

quốc vương
noun

a modern monarch, such as a king or a sultan

quốc vụ khanh

quốc vụ khanh
noun

a Secretary of State

quở

quở
verb

to chide, scold, reprimand, reprove, rebuke

quở trách

quở trách
verb

to rebuke

quỳ

quỳ
verb

to kneel

quỳnh

quỳnh
noun

red, crimson, dark red, deep red
Epiphyllum (a genus of cactus)

quỵ

quỵ
verb

to kneel down; to fall on one's knees
(colloquial) to be completely worn out; to drop down

quỵ luỵ

quỵ luỵ
verb

to cringe, to grovel

quỵt

quỵt
verb

to refuse to pay a debt

quỷ

quỷ
noun

(mythology) any generic ugly, mischievous or evil spirit; a demon, a devil, an imp, a goblin, an ogre, an orc, an oni, etc.

quỷ kế

quỷ kế
noun

cunning plan, ruse

quỷ sứ

quỷ sứ
noun

(occult, mythology) a type of errand demon in the world of the dead

quỷ tha ma bắt

quỷ tha ma bắt
phrase

goddamn; curse; screw

quỹ

quỹ
noun

fund; treasury; bank

quỹ đạo

quỹ đạo
noun

(physics) trajectory, path traced out by a moving point particle or solid object
(astronomy) orbit

roi

roi
noun

whip, rod
(Northern Vietnam) Syzygium samarangense (wax apple)

rắm

rắm
noun

(Northern Vietnam, now rarely used in isolation) a fart

sa kê

sa kê
noun

breadfruit

sung

sung
noun

sycamore

sách

sách
noun

book

sách giáo khoa

sách giáo khoa
noun

a textbook

sách gối đầu giường

sách gối đầu giường
noun

a book that is so important to someone that they could figuratively use it as a pillow, especially a bible (comprehensive manual)

sơ ri

sơ ri
noun

acerola

sấu

sấu
noun

crocodile
(by extension) crocodilian
Dracontomelon duperreanum, a species of flowering plants in the Anacardiaceae (cashew family).
(by extension) The genus Dracontomelum.
Fruit of Dracontomelon duperreanum.

sầu riêng

sầu riêng
noun

durian

thanh long

thanh long
noun

pitaya, dragon fruit

thơm

thơm
adj

fragrant, sweet-smelling; of a pleasant aroma

noun

a species of pineapple commonly found in southern Vietnam

verb

(colloquial, not on the lips) to kiss

thận

thận
noun

(anatomy) a kidney

thị

thị
noun

yellow persimmon (gold apple), Diospyros decandra
(only in compounds) market

pron

(archaic or literary or formal, derogatory) she/her, that criminal
(archaic or literary, derogatory) you, bitch

verb

(only in compounds) to see

tim

tim
noun

(anatomy, cardiology) a heart

truyện

truyện
noun

(obsolete) Synonym of chuyện (“story; tale”)
a storybook, usually a novel, a comic book or a graphic novel

truyện tranh

truyện tranh
noun

an illustrated storybook
a comic book
a graphic novel

trẩu

trẩu
noun

mu oil tree (Vernicia montana)
(neologism, slang) Contraction of trẻ trâu.

trứng

trứng
noun

an egg (body housing an embryo; egg of domestic fowl as food item; ovum)

trứng gà

trứng gà
noun

chicken egg
the canistel, a tropical fruit (Pouteria campechiana)

táo

táo
noun

apple
jujube (Ziziphus mauritiana)
(rare) jujube (Ziziphus jujuba); jharber (Ziziphus nummularia)
(Southern Vietnam) plum
(colloquial) constipation

romanization

Sino-Vietnamese reading of 澡
Sino-Vietnamese reading of 躁
Sino-Vietnamese reading of 掃
Sino-Vietnamese reading of 臊
Sino-Vietnamese reading of 燥
Sino-Vietnamese reading of 氉
Sino-Vietnamese reading of 竈
Sino-Vietnamese reading of 扫
Sino-Vietnamese reading of 噪
Sino-Vietnamese reading of 趮
Sino-Vietnamese reading of 譟
Sino-Vietnamese reading of 棗
Sino-Vietnamese reading of 灶
Sino-Vietnamese reading of 棘
Sino-Vietnamese reading of 埽
Sino-Vietnamese reading of 喿
Sino-Vietnamese reading of 橾

táo ta

táo ta
noun

(botany) Indian jujube; Indian plum; Chinese apple; dunks (of the species Ziziphus mauritiana)
(botany) jharber (of the species Ziziphus nummularia)
(botany) a tree of the genus Ziziphus (generally)

táo tàu

táo tàu
noun

(botany) Chinese jujube; Chinese date; red date (of the species Ziziphus jujuba)

táo tây

táo tây
noun

(botany) apple (of the species Malus domestica)

tên lửa

tên lửa
noun

a rocket
(military) a missile

tì bà

tì bà
noun

pipa (pear-shaped plucked lute) or one of its derivatives (Vietnamese dan ty ba, Japanese biwa, Korean bipa)
loquat

tăm

tăm
noun

a toothpick
little air bubbles
(by exension) one's trace

tạ

tạ
noun

quintal (one hundred kilograms)
picul
dumbbell, weight

verb

(only in compounds, formal) to thank

tạp chí

tạp chí
noun

a journal (newspaper or magazine)

tắc

tắc
noun

(Southern Vietnam) kumquat

verb

to be blocked; to be obstructed

tốt

tốt
adj

good, as in high-quality, well-made, well executed, good-natured or ethical; compare hay (“good as in inventive, brilliant or entertaining”) and giỏi (“good as in skilled or competent”)
(of head hair or facial hair) very dense or long, more so than it should be

noun