trí v. to retire from employment
hữu 1 v. to have, to own; R there is/are (= có): quyền sở hữu ownership; quyền tư hữu private ownership; quốc hữu hoá to nationalize 2 n. friend (= bạn): bạn hữu/bằng hữu friend; trận đấu giao hữu friendship match 3 adj. right, right hand side (= phải, mặt): bên hữu to the right; cực hữu extreme right; thiên hữu rightist; tả hữu left and right
hữu cơ adj. organic: hoá học hữu cơ organic chemistry
hữu danh adj. famous, well-known
hữu dụng adj. useful
hữu duyên adj. lucky, compatible, favorable
hữu hạn adj. limited: công ty hữu hạn company limited (Ltd)
hữu hiệu adj. efficient, effective
hữu hình adj. visible, concrete, tangible, material
hữu ích adj. useful
hữu ngạn n. right bank [of river]
hữu nghị adj., n. friendly; friendship: hiệp hội hữu nghị friendship society
hữu sản adj., v. wealthy; to own property
hữu tình adj. lovely, charming
hữu ý adj., adv. intentional; intentionally [opp. vô tình]
hy hữu adj. rare
Hy Lạp n. Greece, Greek
hy sinh v. to sacrifice [oneself]
hy vọng v. to hope
hý hoạ n. cartoon, caricature
hý kịch n. comedy
hý trường n. theater
hý viện n. theater
hỷ adj. glad, happy: giấy báo hỷ wedding announcement
hỷ tín n. good news [about marriage or childbirth]
hýt rô n. [Fr. hydrogene] hydrogen
I
i tờ v. i and t; first lesson of an anti-illiteracy textbook, to have just begun to learn how to read and write
ì v. to be motionless; to be inert, to be stubborn, to be obstinate
ì à ì ạch adv. strenuously: khiêng cái túi ì à ì ạch to carry a bag strenuously
ì ạch adv. with difficulty, strenuously
ỉa v. to go to the bathroom, to empty one’s bowels
ỉa chảy v. to have diarrhea
ỉa đái v. to make a mess, to empty one’s bowels
ỉa đùn v. [of child] to dirty one’s diaper or pants
ích v. to have profit, to use, to be profitable, to be useful: hữu ích/có ích to be useful; vô ích useless
ích kỷ adj. selfish
ích lợi adj. profitable, useful
im adj. silent, quiet, still, calm: im hơi lặng tiếng to keep quiet
im bặt v. to become completely silent
im lặng adj. silent, quiet: Im lặng! Silence please!
im lìm adj. quiet: ngôi nhà im lìm a quiet house
im mồm v. to shut up, to shut one’s mouth
im như tờ adj. very quiet
im phăng phắc adv. absolute noiselessly
in 1 v. [SV ấn] to print: máy in printing machine, press; nhà in printing house; thợ in printer 2 v. to engrave: in vào trí óc to engrave something on one’s mind 3 adj. to be as alike as two peas
in ít adj. little
inh adj. noisy, boisterous
inh ỏi adj. noisy, loud, strident
inh tai adj. deafening
ình v. to swell
ít adj. little, small quantity; to be or have little/ few; there is little; there are few; to act to a small degree [second verb in series]; to act only rarely [first verb in series]: ít nói to be taciturn; chút ít a little, a few
ít khi adj., adv. rare; seldom
ít lâu n. a little while
ít nhất adv. at least
ít nhiều adj. a little, some, a few
ít nữa adj. at least; in a while; more
ít ỏi adj. in a small quantity
ít ra adj. at least, to say the least
ỉu adj. doughy, soggy
ỉu xìu adj., n. gloomy; dampened spirits
K
ka ki n. khaki, a type of fabric
ka li n. potassium
ke 1 n. [Fr. quai] quay, dwarf, dock railroad tracks 2 n. [Fr. équerre] square ruler
ké 1 v. to put one’s money with, to make a small side-bet [jointly with a gambler] 2 v. to squeeze in: đi ké xe to squeeze in for a lift 3 n. cocklebur
kè kè adj. close by, side by side
kè nhè adj. [of voice] insistent: nói kè nhè to speak in an insistently low voice
kẻ 1 n. individual, person, man [cf. người] 2 v. to draw [a line]: kẻ một đường thẳng to draw a straight line; thước kẻ ruler; giấy kẻ rồi lined paper
kẻ cả adj. elder, senior
kẻ chợ n. city people; city [old term]
kẻ cướp n. robber
kẻ khó n. the poor
kẻ thù n. enemy, foe
kẻ trộm n. burglar
kẽ n. crack, interstice, gap, crevice: kẽ hở gap
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