Some customs and Literature: a short story Flashcards
to be closely bound to, be deeply attached to
gắn bó
mountain village
bản
brazen, shameless
trơ trơ
Public opinion
dư luận
household
hộ
crowded, large
đông đức
harmonious, united
hoà thuận
short of money
túng
poor
nghèo túng
to get angry
nổi khùng
to wail, whistle, whizz
rít
to disdain, despise, scorn
khinh
to scorn
khinh rẻ
small space between the teeth
kẻ răng
to fear
sợ hãi
to laugh or smile teasingly
cười cợt
to crave for
thèm thuồng
kitchen
bếp
kitchen in the countryside
bếp lửa
saliva
nước dãi
to drop
nhỏ
corner
khoé
mouth
mép
to glisten, sparkle
long lanh
slippery, smooth
trơn
smooth
trơn tuột
rules and regulations
nền nếp
strange
quái gở
to criticize behind someone’s back
đàm tiéu
epidemic
nạn dịch
to spread out
lan
flea
bọ
to torment
hành hạ
group of people
đám
side (colloquial)
cánh
the men’s side
cánh đàn ông
to be settled or arranged peacefully
ổn thoả
to drive away, expel
đuổi đi
to break
phá vỡ
unsuccessful; unsuccessfully
không thành
a personal pronoun replacing the previously mentioned subject
mình
conscience
lương tâm
to gnaw
cắn rứt
to have twinges of conscience
lương tâm cắn rứt
to recognize
nhận
tongue
lưỡi
talkativeness
miệng lưỡi
to act lightly, without much thinking
nông nổi
loyal, faithful
thuỷ chung / chung thuỷ
bulb (root of a plant or flower)
củ
oppositifolius yam
củ mài
abundant, plentiful
nhiều vô kể
huge
to tướng
as easy as pie, as easy as duck soup, a piece of cake
dể như bỡn
pleasantly fragrant
thơm hanh hanh
tasting deliciously buttery
ngậy
to braise, boil for a long time
ninh
friable, crumbly
bở tơi
numb
tê
to burn (of pain)
rát
palate (top of the inside of the mouth)
vòm miệng
pleasant
thú