beát adj. smeared all over, splashed all over
beâ boái adj. in a pother, in a stew
beâ toong/toâng n. [Fr. beâton] concrete
beâ treå v. to leave undone, to neglect
beá v. to hold in one’s arms
beá maïc v. [of a conference] to close, to adjourn, to end, to finish, to be over
beá quan toûa caûng n. the closed-door policy
beá taéc adj. obstructed, deadlocked
beà n. side, dimension: beà ngoaøi appearance; beà cao height
beà boän adj. jumbled, in a jumble, busy, mess
beà maët n. surface, area, appearance
beå 1 n. (= bieån) [SV haûi] sea; cistern, tank 2 v. [of glassware, china, etc.] to be broken (= vôõ)
beä n. platform, pedestal; throne
Beä Haï n. Your Majesty; Your Excellency; Sire
beä raïc adj. slovenly, squalid
beä veä adj. stately, imposing
beân n. [SV bieân] side; edge; party: caû hai beân both sides
beán n. landing place, pier, port; bus or railroad station
beàn adj. strong, durable, solid; long-wearing: beàn bæ enduring
beânh v. to protect, to defend, to take the side of
beänh n., v. sickness, disease; to be sick: khaùm beänh, xem beänh to give or receive a medical examination; chöõa beänh to cure a disease
beänh hoa lieãu n. (= beänh phong tình) venereal disease
beänh lyù n. pathology
beänh taät n. illness and infirmity
beänh tình n. patient’s condition, history of ailment
beänh vieän n. hospital, clinic
beáp n. kitchen; stove: ngöôøi laøm beáp cook, chef; beáp nöôùc cooking
bi n. [Fr. bille] marbles: chôi bi, ñaùnh bi to shoot marbles
bi ai adj. sorrowful, sad, lamentable, tragic
bi ñaùt adj. lamentable, tragic, heart-rending
bi haøi kòch n. tragedy-comedy
bi kòch n. tragedy, drama
bi quan adj. pessimistic [opp. laïc quan]
bi thaûm adj. tragic: caùi cheát bi thaûm a tragic death
bi traùng adj. pathetic
bí 1 n. pumpkin, squash, winter melon: quaû/traùi bí a pumpkin 2 adj. obstructed; constipated; to be stumped
bí aån adj. hidden, secret
bí danh n. pseudonym, pen name
bí hieåm adj. mysterious
bí maät adj., adv. secret, mysterious; secretly, mysteriously; coâng taùc bí maät secret mission
bí quyeát n. hint, secret [formula]
bí thö n. secretary
bí tæ adj. unconscious
bì 1 v. to compare: khoâng ai bì kòp no one is comparable 2 n. skin (= da), derm, peel; envelope, bag: phong bì envelope; cho gaïo vaøo bì to pack rice in bags
bæ adj. scornful or contemptuous of
Bæ n. Belgium, Belgian
bó adj. cornered, unfortunate, unlucky [opp. thaùi]
bò 1 n. bag, knapsack 2 v., adv. to suffer or experience something unpleasant or disastrous; to be: beân bò can the defendant, the accused [opp. beân nguyeân ñôn the plaintiff]
bò caùo n. defendant
bò ñoäng adj., adv. passive; passively
bia 1 n. [SV bi] tombstone, stone slab, stele: bia ñaù tombstone 2 n. bull’s eye, target [for archers, marksmen]: bia ñôõ ñaïn cannon folder 3 n. [Fr. bìere] beer
bìa n. book cover; cardboard: ñoùng bìa to bind [with a hard cover]
bòa v. to invent, to fabricate
bòa ñaët v. to invent, to fabricate
bích chöông n. poster
bích baùo n. newspaper posted on the wall
bieác adj. [SV bích] green or azure blue
bieám hoaï n. cartoon
bieân 1 v. to write down, to note down, to jot down 2 n. R edge, border, limit, boundary, frontier
bieân baûn n. report, log, minutes
bieân caûnh n. frontier area
bieân cheùp v. to write, to copy
bieân cheá v. to arrange staff: giaûm bieân cheá to cut staff
bieân cöông n. frontier, boundaries, border
bieân giôùi n. frontier, border
bieân lai n. receipt
bieân soaïn v. to edit, to compile, to write
bieân taäp vieân n. editor, writer
bieân thuyø n. frontier, border
bieán 1 v. to disappear, to vanish 2 v. to change, to turn into
bieán caûi v. to change, to transform
bieán chuyeån v. to change, to develop
bieán coá n. event, happening, occurrence
bieán ñoåi v. to change, to fluctuate
bieán hoaù v. to change, to evolve
bieán loaïn adj., n. rebellious; turmoil
bieán soá n. variable number
bieán thieân v. to change, to vary
bieàn ngaãu n. parallel, couple [stylistics]
bieån 1 n. [SV
