adj. careful: vieäc laøm kyõ careful work
kyõ caøng adj. (= kyõ löôõng) careful, thorough
kyõ naêng n. skill
kyõ ngheä n. industry: kyõ ngheä nheï light industry
kyõ sö n. engineer: kyõ sö caàu ñöôøng a civil engineer
kyõ thuaät n. technology; technique: khoa hoïc kyõ thuaät taân tieán modern science and technology
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la 1 n. mule 2 v. to shout, to scream; to scold
la baøn n. compass
la caø v. to loiter, to hang around
la ñaø v. [of branches] to be swaying; to reel, to move unsteadily
la heùt v. to roar, to scream
la laøng v. to shout for help
la lieät adv. everywhere, all over
la loái v. to yell, to scold [to show one’s authority]
la maéng v. to scold
La Maõ n. Rome, Roman
la où v. to protest noisily, to boo
laù 1 n. leaf: laù chuoái banana leaf 2 n. classifier noun, card, form: laù baøi playing card; laù ñôn application form; laù thö letter
laù chaén n. shield, screen, shutter
laù thaém n. love message
laø 1 v. to be, to be equal 2 v. to iron, to press (= uûi): laø quaàn aùo to iron clothes; baøn laø an iron 3 intj. [final particle]; How! 4 conj. then
laû adj., v. exhausted; to be prone; to droop: meät laû exhausted
laû lôi adj., v. lascivious; to indulge in, be familiar with
laû löôùt adj. limp, listless
laû taû v. to be scattered
laõ chaõ v. [of tears] to drip
laï adj. [SV kyø] strange, unusual, extraordinary, odd, foreign; not to be familiar with: ngöôøi laï stranger; Laï quaù! How strange!
laï ñôøi adj. strange, odd, queer, eccentric: aên noùi laï ñôøi to say something strange
laï kyø adj. strange: aên maëc quaàn aùo laï kyø quaù to wear strange clothes
laï luøng adj. strange, unknown, extraordinary, odd
laï maët adj. strange, unknown [face]: keû laï maët stranger
laï mieäng adj. strange-tasting, eaten for the first time
laï tai adj. strange-sounding, heard for the first time
laï thöôøng adj. unusual, extraordinary
laùc adj. squint-eyed, cross-eyed
laùc ñaùc adj. scattered
laïc 1 v. to be lost, to lose one’s way: laïc ñöôøng/laïc loái to lose one’s way 2 n. (= ñaäu phuïng) peanut, shelled peanut, ground-nut: laïc rang roasted peanuts; daàu laïc peanut oil; bô laïc peanut butter
laïc böôùc v. to rove, to wander
laïc caûnh n. paradise
laïc ñaø n. camel
laïc ñeà v. to get off the subject, to be irrelevant to the subject
laïc ñieäu adj. tuneless: haùt laïc ñieäu to sing out of tune
laïc gioïng adj. off-key
laïc haäu adj. backward, under-developed
laïc loaøi adj. alone in a strange land
laïc loõng adj. alone, lost in a strange place
laïc nghieäp v. to enjoy one’s work, to be content with one’s lot
laïc quan adj. optimistic
laïc quyeân v. to raise funds
laïc thuù n. pleasure
laïc vieân n. paradise
laùch 1 v. to make one’s way 2 n. spleen
laùch caùch v. to clink, to clatter, to clash, to rattle
laùch taùch v. to crackle, to crepitate
laïch n. canal, waterway
laïch baïch v. to waddle, to toddle
laïch caïch v. See laùch caùch
laïch ñaïch v. to waddle
laïch taïch v. See laùch taùch
lai 1 adj. half-breed, crossbreed, hybrid: Taây lai Eurasian [person of mixed French and Vietnamese blood]; Taàu lai person of mixed Chinese and Vietnamese blood 2 n. turn-up, hemline
lai caêng adj. miscellaneous
lai gioáng v. to cross breed
lai laùng v. [of feeling] to be overflowing
lai lòch n. background, curriculum vitae, past record
lai rai adj. dragging on
lai tænh v. to regain consciousness
lai vaõng v. to frequent [a place]
laùi v. to steer, to drive [ship, automobile, plane]: laùi xe hôi to drive a car; tay laùi steering wheel
laùi buoân n. merchant, dealer, trader: laùi lôïn pig seller
laùi ñoø n. boatman, bargeman
laûi nhaûi v. to mutter on and on
laõi n. profit, dividend, interest: laõi ba phaân three percent interest
laïi 1 v. to come, to arrive: ñeå laïi to leave [behind]; to resell; toùm laïi to sum up; in short; ñi ñi laïi laïi to go back and forth 2 adv. again, back: traû laïi to return; to give the change; ñem laïi to bring again; qua laïi to go back and forth; to come and go, to frequent; quay laïi to turn around; ñaùnh laïi to fight back, traùi laïi on the contrary; ngöôïc laïi conversely; goùi laïi to wrap up; buoäc laïi to tie [package] up; troùi laïi to tie [person] up; hoaøn laïi to return, to refund
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