ba kích

ba kích
noun

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

ban

ban
noun

(historical) branch of administration in the feudal court (of which there are two types: the civil administrators and the martial office holders)
group (of people doing the same work); band; board; squad; committee
shift; work period
(only in compounds) time period; section of the day
(dated) (college-level) subject; (academic) department
orchid tree (Bauhinia variegata)
(medicine) rash
(Central Vietnam) ball
(colloquial) Alternative form of pan

verb

(archaic) to confer on; to bestow
(archaic) to announce; to herald; to proclaim

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)

bông

bông
noun

(Central Vietnam, Southern Vietnam) bloom; flower
cotton
(dated) coupon; voucher; bond; proof

classifier

Indicates flowers.

bạch chỉ

bạch chỉ
noun

(botany) Dahurian angelica (a flowering medicinal herb of the species Angelica dahurica)
(Buddhism) a state of mental clarity

bọ chó

bọ chó
noun

(colloquial) a parasitic bug that feeds on dogs (such as a flea or tick)
(botany) a flowering plant of the genus Buddleja

chiều tím

chiều tím
noun

(botany) a Mexican bluebell; Mexican petunia (flower of the species Ruellia simplex)

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)

chít

chít
noun

great-great-great-grandchild
(botany) Tiger grass; Asian broom grass (of the species Thysanolaena latifolia)

intj

(onomatopoeia) squeak; eek; brux

verb

to wrap; to coil; to bind
to tighten; to narrow
to seal; to obstruct an opening

chò chỉ

chò chỉ
noun

(botany) a tree of the species Parashorea chinensis

chỉ thiên

chỉ thiên
noun

(botany) Elephant’s foot (flowers of the genus Elephantopus)

adv

skyward; upward

cúc

cúc
noun

daisy; chrysanthemum
ammonite
(Northern Vietnam) button
antlion

cẩm chướng

cẩm chướng
noun

(botany) any plant, such as carnations and pinks, of the genus Dianthus

cẩn

cẩn
noun

(North Central Vietnam) hibiscus

diên vĩ

diên vĩ
noun

iris (flower)

dành dành

dành dành
noun

(botany) Cape jasmine (a flower of the species Gardenia jasminoides)

dâm bụt

dâm bụt
noun

hibiscus

dây gắm

dây gắm
noun

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

hoa

hoa
noun

a flower
(card games) a suit

adj

capital, upper case

hoa bất tử

hoa bất tử
noun

(botany) strawflower (Xerochrysum bracteatum)

hoa chè

hoa chè
noun

(Northern Vietnam, botany) a camellia

hoa giấy

hoa giấy
noun

(botany) a bougainvillea
confetti

hoa hiên

hoa hiên
noun

(botany) orange day-lily (Hemerocallis fulva)

hoa hồng

hoa hồng
noun

rose (flower)
commission (fee charged)

hoa nhài cắm bãi cứt trâu

hoa nhài cắm bãi cứt trâu
noun

(literally) an Arabian jasmine (Jasminum sambac) stuck in a pile of water buffalo shit
(figuratively) a beautiful woman married to a man who's so terribly below her status or standard to be considered appropriate

hoa trà

hoa trà
noun

(Southern Vietnam, botany) a camellia

hoàng lan

hoàng lan
noun

(botany) ylang ylang (a tree of the species Cananga odorata)

huê

huê
noun

(Central Vietnam, Southern Vietnam, dated or obsolete) flower

huệ

huệ
noun

tuberose

hướng dương

hướng dương
noun

a sunflower

lan

lan
verb

to spread; to run

noun

orchid

lay ơn

lay ơn
noun

(botany) a gladiolus

lài

lài
noun

(Central Vietnam, Southern Vietnam) jasmine

lục bình

lục bình
noun

(Southern Vietnam) water hyacinth

mai

mai
noun

early morning
(colloquial) Short for ngày mai (“tomorrow”).
the hair in front of a person's ears, sideburns
Ochna integerrima, a tree species (sometimes shrub) of the family Ochnaceae, sometimes called apricot in English
(of crabs, turtles and tortoises) shell
a kind of shovel
(Southern Vietnam) matchmaker

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