Ăng-ca-ra
name

Ankara (the capital city of Turkey)

Ăng-ghen
name

Engels

Ăng-gô-la

Ăng-gô-la
name

Angola (a country in Africa)

adj

Angolan

Ăng-lê hoá

Ăng-lê hoá
verb

(obsolete) to anglicize

to eat
(rare) Synonym of uống (“to drink”)
to dine; to feast, to attend a feast, to celebrate, to commemorate
to eat with (a utensil)
to smoke (tobacco); to chew (tobacco, paan)
(literally and figuratively) to consume
to pick up (a passenger, cargo)
to endure (a punishment)
to enjoy, to benefit from, to earn, to win (money, a salary, roses, a prize)
to empty into (a body of water)
to be subordinated to; to belong to (an administrative area)
to have an effect, to work
to be equivalent to, to be worth (a quantity denominated in a smaller unit)

ăn Tết
verb

to celebrate the (Vietnamese) New Year

ăn bám
verb

to live off (someone else); to sponge on; to live on
to be a freeloader

ăn bận
verb

(Central Vietnam, Southern Vietnam) to dress (up); to wear clothes

ăn bớt
verb

to divert profits (secretly)

ăn cháo đá bát

ăn cháo đá bát
verb

(literally) to eat the congee and kick the bowl
(figuratively, derogatory) to be utterly ungrateful, or worse, to bite the hand that feeds one

ăn chơi
verb

to seek pleasure (with); to entertain oneself (with)
(figuratively) to be self-indulgent; to indulge in dissipation

ăn cơm
verb

to eat food; to have a meal

ăn cơm trước kẻng

ăn cơm trước kẻng
verb

(literally) to have a meal before the lunch/dinner bell is rung
(figuratively) to have sex before marriage; to have premarital sex

ăn cướp

ăn cướp
verb

to rob; to burgle

noun

robber

ăn cắp
verb

to steal

ăn cỏ
verb

(literally) to eat grass; to graze
(zoology) to be herbivorous

ăn diện
verb

to be stylish; to dress smartly (generally speaking)

ăn dầm nằm dề

ăn dầm nằm dề
verb

to stay in one place for a long time

ăn dặm
noun

weaning; when a baby begins eating solids

ăn gian
verb

to cheat; wrongfully gain

ăn hiếp
verb

(colloquial) to bully

ăn hàng
verb

(Southern Vietnam) to eat between meals; to snack (when outside)
(Southern Vietnam) to rob (a shop)

ăn hại
verb

to freeload; act as a parasite

ăn học
verb

to study

ăn hỏi
verb

to celebrate a betrothal
to propose marriage
to visit prospective in-laws

ăn kem trước cổng

ăn kem trước cổng
verb

(slang, wordplay, humorous) Alternative form of ăn cơm trước kẻng (“to have premarital sex”)

ăn khao
verb

(uncommon) to feast

ăn khách
adj

popular with the audience

ăn kiêng
verb

(intransitive) to diet; to fast

ăn lông ở lỗ

ăn lông ở lỗ
verb

(idiomatic) to live as if one is a prehistoric man

ăn lương

ăn lương
verb

to get salary; to continue getting regularly paid

ăn miếng trả miếng

ăn miếng trả miếng
phrase

tit for tat

ăn mày
noun

(colloquial) beggar

verb

(colloquial, of a beggar) to beg for money

ăn mặc
verb

to dress (generally speaking)

ăn mặn
verb

to eat salty/savory food, especially in a multi-course meal, usually as opposed to ăn ngọt/tráng miệng (“to eat sweet food, such as fruit or desserts”)
to eat too much salty food, in a way that could adversely affect your health
to eat animal products and not be a vegan

ăn mừng
verb

to celebrate (an occasion with feasts and rejoicings)

ăn ngon miệng

ăn ngon miệng
verb

relish; savour; eat with gusto

ăn nhậu
verb

(Southern Vietnam, colloquial) to have drinks and hors d'oeuvres; to booze

ăn nên làm ra

ăn nên làm ra
verb

(idiomatic) to bring benefits; to be profitable

ăn nói
verb

to speak; to express oneself

ăn năn
verb

to repent; to show repentance

ăn nằm
verb

(literally) to eat and lie down
(figuratively) to live as husband and wife
(figuratively) to have sexual relations; to sleep (with)

ăn ong
verb

to go wild honey hunting

ăn phở
verb

(literally) to eat pho (Vietnamese noodle soup)
(figuratively, colloquial, usually of a man) to have an affair

ăn quả nhớ kẻ trồng cây

ăn quả nhớ kẻ trồng cây
verb

(literally) to eat fruit and remember who planted the tree
(figuratively) to be grateful to those who built or provided what you're enjoying

ăn quịt
verb

to steal; to eat without paying
to evade payment

ăn thua
adj

(colloquial, chiefly in the negative) effective

verb

to directly confront; to face against

ăn thịt
verb

(literally) to eat flesh
(zoology, botany) to be carnivorous

ăn tiền
verb

to take bribes
to be profitable

ăn trộm
verb

to steal

noun

thief

ăn tạp
verb

(zoology) to be omnivorous

ăn tối
noun

dinner; supper

verb

(transitive) to have dinner

ăn uống
verb

to consume foods and drinks (generally speaking)

ăn vã
verb

to eat non-rice and non-vegetable-soup food (especially meat or fish) without rice during a rice meal

ăn vạ
verb

to make a scene, such as by lying on the floor, in order to indulge one's whim, claim damage, etc.; to throw a tantrum

ăn vụng
verb

to eat on the sly

ăn xin
verb

to beg (for money etc.)

noun

(colloquial) beggar

ăn ý
verb

to be in agreement and harmony with each other; to act in perfect teamwork

ăn đong
verb

to live hand-to-mouth

ăn đòn
verb

to receive strokes; to get a thrashing; to get spanked

ăn ảnh
adj

photogenic

ăn ở
verb

to eat and live
(of two people) to live together (with each other, as, or like a married couple)
to behave; to conduct oneself (in the world)

安
character

chữ Hán form of an (“safe; secure”).
chữ Hán form of yên (“calm; peaceful”).

隱
character

chữ Hán form of ẩn (“to seclude oneself; to hide oneself”).