bastnasite | (n) a yellow-to-brown mineral that is a source of rare earth elements, Syn. bastnaesite |
batna | (n) a town in north central Algeria |
etna | (n) an inactive volcano in Sicily; last erupted in 1961; the highest volcano in Europe (10, 500 feet), Syn. Mount Etna, Mt Etna |
fastnacht | (n) doughnut traditionally eaten on Shrove Tuesday |
north vietnam | (n) a former country in southeastern Asia that existed from 1954 (after the defeat of the French at Dien Bien Phu) until 1975 when South Vietnam collapsed at the end of the Vietnam War |
north vietnamese | (adj) of or relating to North Vietnam or its people or culture |
postnasal drip | (n) chronic secretion of mucus from the rear of the nasal cavity into the nasopharynx |
postnatal | (adj) occurring immediately after birth, Syn. postpartum, Ant. perinatal, prenatal |
south vietnam | (n) a former country in southeastern Asia that existed from 1954 (after the defeat of the French at Dien Bien Phu) until 1975 when it was defeated and annexed by North Vietnam |
utnapishtim | (n) favorite of the gods and grandfather of Gilgamish; survived the great flood and became immortal |
vietnam | (n) a communist state in Indochina on the South China Sea; achieved independence from France in 1945, Syn. Annam, Socialist Republic of Vietnam, Viet Nam |
vietnamese | (n) a native or inhabitant of Vietnam, Syn. Annamese |
vietnamese | (n) the Mon-Khmer language spoken in Vietnam, Syn. Annamese, Annamite |
vietnamese | (adj) of or relating to or characteristic of Vietnam or its people or its language ; ; the Vietnamese tonesVietnamese boat people" |
vietnamese monetary unit | (n) monetary unit in Vietnam |
vietnam war | (n) a prolonged war (1954-1975) between the communist armies of North Vietnam who were supported by the Chinese and the armies of South Vietnam who were supported by the United States, Syn. Vietnam |
bunsen burner | (n) a gas burner used in laboratories; has an air valve to regulate the mixture of gas and air, Syn. bunsen, etna |
hanoi | (n) the capital city of Vietnam; located in North Vietnam, Syn. capital of Vietnam |
nap | (n) sleeping for a short period of time (usually not in bed), Syn. forty winks, short sleep, catnap, snooze, cat sleep |
nap | (v) take a siesta, Syn. catch a wink, catnap |
越 | [Yuè, ㄩㄝˋ, 越] generic word for peoples or states of south China or south Asia at different historical periods; abbr. for Vietnam 越南 #440 [Add to Longdo] |
越南 | [Yuè nán, ㄩㄝˋ ㄋㄢˊ, 越 南] Vietnam; Vietnamese #3,109 [Add to Longdo] |
云南 | [Yún nán, ㄩㄣˊ ㄋㄢˊ, 云 南 / 雲 南] Yunnan province in southwest China, bordering on Vietnam, Laos and Myanmar, abbr. 滇 or 雲|云, capital Kunming 昆明 #3,559 [Add to Longdo] |
北部 | [běi bù, ㄅㄟˇ ㄅㄨˋ, 北 部] northern part; Tonkin (region in Vietnam) #4,793 [Add to Longdo] |
云南省 | [Yún nán shěng, ㄩㄣˊ ㄋㄢˊ ㄕㄥˇ, 云 南 省 / 雲 南 省] Yunnan province in southwest China, bordering on Vietnam, Laos and Myanmar, abbr. 滇 or 雲|云, capital Kunming 昆明 #9,468 [Add to Longdo] |
安南 | [Ān nán, ㄢ ㄋㄢˊ, 安 南] Kofi Annan (1938-), UN Secretary General 1997-2007; old name for Vietnam #11,453 [Add to Longdo] |
产后 | [chǎn hòu, ㄔㄢˇ ㄏㄡˋ, 产 后 / 產 後] postnatal #11,562 [Add to Longdo] |
河内 | [Hé nèi, ㄏㄜˊ ㄋㄟˋ, 河 内 / 河 內] Hanoi (capital of Vietnam) #16,283 [Add to Longdo] |
南越 | [Nán Yuè, ㄋㄢˊ ㄩㄝˋ, 南 越] South Vietnam; South Vietnamese #18,225 [Add to Longdo] |
中越 | [Zhōng yuè, ㄓㄨㄥ ㄩㄝˋ, 中 越] Sino-Vietnam (relations) #21,532 [Add to Longdo] |
越战 | [Yuè zhàn, ㄩㄝˋ ㄓㄢˋ, 越 战 / 越 戰] Vietnam War #27,571 [Add to Longdo] |
胡志明 | [Hú Zhì míng, ㄏㄨˊ ㄓˋ ㄇㄧㄥˊ, 胡 志 明] Ho Chi Minh (Vietnamese leader, city) #35,337 [Add to Longdo] |
澜沧江 | [Lán cāng jiāng, ㄌㄢˊ ㄘㄤ ㄐㄧㄤ, 澜 沧 江 / 瀾 滄 江] Lancang river of Tibet and Yunnan, the upper reaches of Mekong river of Vietnam 湄公河 #40,874 [Add to Longdo] |
南沙群岛 | [Nán shā qún dǎo, ㄋㄢˊ ㄕㄚ ㄑㄩㄣˊ ㄉㄠˇ, 南 沙 群 岛 / 南 沙 群 島] Spratly islands, disputed between China, Malaysia, the Philippines, Taiwan and Vietnam #60,805 [Add to Longdo] |
陈德良 | [Chén Dé liáng, ㄔㄣˊ ㄉㄜˊ ㄌㄧㄤˊ, 陈 德 良 / 陳 德 良] Tran Duc Luong (former president of Vietnam) #76,990 [Add to Longdo] |
金瓯 | [Jīn Ōu, ㄐㄧㄣ ㄡ, 金 瓯 / 金 甌] Ca Mau, Vietnam #83,642 [Add to Longdo] |
顺化 | [shùn huà, ㄕㄨㄣˋ ㄏㄨㄚˋ, 顺 化 / 順 化] Hue, city in central Vietnam and capital of Thua Thien province #87,261 [Add to Longdo] |
京族 | [Jīng zú, ㄐㄧㄥ ㄗㄨˊ, 京 族] Vietnamese people #88,803 [Add to Longdo] |
产褥期 | [chǎn rù qī, ㄔㄢˇ ㄖㄨˋ ㄑㄧ, 产 褥 期 / 產 褥 期] postnatal period; puerperium (period of six weeks after childbirth) #90,879 [Add to Longdo] |
中法战争 | [Zhōng Fǎ Zhàn zhēng, ㄓㄨㄥ ㄈㄚˇ ㄓㄢˋ ㄓㄥ, 中 法 战 争 / 中 法 戰 爭] Sino-French War (1883-1885) (concerning French seizure of Vietnam) #100,015 [Add to Longdo] |
薄瑞光 | [Bó Ruì guāng, ㄅㄛˊ ㄖㄨㄟˋ ㄍㄨㄤ, 薄 瑞 光] Raymond Burghard (1945-), US diplomat and ambassador to Vietnam 2001-2004, chairman of American Institute in Taiwan from 2006 #135,726 [Add to Longdo] |
产褥热 | [chǎn rù rè, ㄔㄢˇ ㄖㄨˋ ㄖㄜˋ, 产 褥 热 / 產 褥 熱] postnatal fever; puerperal fever #169,036 [Add to Longdo] |
埃特纳火山 | [Āi tè nà huǒ shān, ㄞ ㄊㄜˋ ㄋㄚˋ ㄏㄨㄛˇ ㄕㄢ, 埃 特 纳 火 山 / 埃 特 納 火 山] Mount Etna (volcano in Italy) #192,704 [Add to Longdo] |
格洛纳斯 | [gé luò nà sī, ㄍㄜˊ ㄌㄨㄛˋ ㄋㄚˋ ㄙ, 格 洛 纳 斯 / 格 洛 納 斯] GLONASS (Globalnaya Navigatsionaya Satelitnaya Sistema or Global Navigation Satellite System), the Russian equivalent of GPS #196,178 [Add to Longdo] |
长山山脉 | [Cháng shān shān mài, ㄔㄤˊ ㄕㄢ ㄕㄢ ㄇㄞˋ, 长 山 山 脉 / 長 山 山 脈] Truong Son Ra, mountain range forming the border between Vietnam and Laos and Kampuchea #462,309 [Add to Longdo] |
巴特纳 | [Bā tè nà, ㄅㄚ ㄊㄜˋ ㄋㄚˋ, 巴 特 纳 / 巴 特 納] Batna, town in eastern Algeria #537,162 [Add to Longdo] |
北越 | [Běi Yuè, ㄅㄟˇ ㄩㄝˋ, 北 越] North Vietnam; North Vietnamese #861,736 [Add to Longdo] |
中日韩越 | [Zhōng Rì Hán Yuè, ㄓㄨㄥ ㄖˋ ㄏㄢˊ ㄩㄝˋ, 中 日 韩 越 / 中 日 韓 越] China, Japan, Korea, and Vietnam [Add to Longdo] |
中法新约 | [Zhōng Fǎ xīn yuē, ㄓㄨㄥ ㄈㄚˇ ㄒㄧㄣ ㄩㄝ, 中 法 新 约 / 中 法 新 約] treaty of Tianjin of 1885 ceding Vietnam to France [Add to Longdo] |
占城 | [Zhàn chéng, ㄓㄢˋ ㄔㄥˊ, 占 城 / 佔 城] Champa (Sanskrit: Campapura or Campanagara), ancient Vietnam kingdom c. 200-1693 [Add to Longdo] |
喃字 | [nán zì, ㄋㄢˊ ㄗˋ, 喃 字] Vietnam characters (like Chinese characters but native to Vietnam) [Add to Longdo] |
国字 | [guó zì, ㄍㄨㄛˊ ㄗˋ, 国 字 / 國 字] (Chinese) characters native to Korea, Japan, Vietnam etc; Japanese kokuji and Korean kukja [Add to Longdo] |
大湄公河次区域 | [Dà Méi gōng hé cì qū yù, ㄉㄚˋ ㄇㄟˊ ㄍㄨㄥ ㄏㄜˊ ㄘˋ ㄑㄩ ㄩˋ, 大 湄 公 河 次 区 域 / 大 湄 公 河 次 區 域] Greater Mekong Subregion (GMS), area of economic cooperation between China and Vietnam [Add to Longdo] |
大湄公河次区域合作 | [Dà Méi gōng hé cì qū yù hé zuò, ㄉㄚˋ ㄇㄟˊ ㄍㄨㄥ ㄏㄜˊ ㄘˋ ㄑㄩ ㄩˋ ㄏㄜˊ ㄗㄨㄛˋ, 大 湄 公 河 次 区 域 合 作 / 大 湄 公 河 次 區 域 合 作] Greater Mekong Subregion (GMS), economic cooperation program between China and Vietnam [Add to Longdo] |
安南山脉 | [Ān nán shān mài, ㄢ ㄋㄢˊ ㄕㄢ ㄇㄞˋ, 安 南 山 脉 / 安 南 山 脈] old term for Truong Son Ra 長山山脈|长山山脉, mountain range forming the border between Vietnam and Laos and Kampuchea [Add to Longdo] |
宝生佛 | [Bǎo shēng fó, ㄅㄠˇ ㄕㄥ ㄈㄛˊ, 宝 生 佛 / 寶 生 佛] Ratnasambhava Buddha [Add to Longdo] |
斯普拉特利群岛 | [Sī pǔ lā Tè lì qún dǎo, ㄙ ㄆㄨˇ ㄌㄚ ㄊㄜˋ ㄌㄧˋ ㄑㄩㄣˊ ㄉㄠˇ, 斯 普 拉 特 利 群 岛 / 斯 普 拉 特 利 群 島] Spratly islands, disputed between China, Malaysia, the Philippines, Taiwan and Vietnam; same as 南沙群島|南沙群岛 [Add to Longdo] |
日南郡 | [Rì nán jùn, ㄖˋ ㄋㄢˊ ㄐㄩㄣˋ, 日 南 郡] Han dynasty province in Vietnam [Add to Longdo] |
会安 | [Huì ān, ㄏㄨㄟˋ ㄢ, 会 安 / 會 安] Hoi An (in Vietnam) [Add to Longdo] |
声调语言 | [shēng diào yǔ yán, ㄕㄥ ㄉㄧㄠˋ ㄩˇ ㄧㄢˊ, 声 调 语 言 / 聲 調 語 言] tonal language (e.g. Chinese or Vietnamese) [Add to Longdo] |
越侨 | [Yuè qiáo, ㄩㄝˋ ㄑㄧㄠˊ, 越 侨 / 越 僑] Vietnamese resident in other countries (including in China) [Add to Longdo] |
越共 | [yuè gòng, ㄩㄝˋ ㄍㄨㄥˋ, 越 共] the Vietnamese communist party [Add to Longdo] |
越南共产党 | [Yuè nán Gòng chǎn dǎng, ㄩㄝˋ ㄋㄢˊ ㄍㄨㄥˋ ㄔㄢˇ ㄉㄤˇ, 越 南 共 产 党 / 越 南 共 產 黨] Communist Party of Vietnam [Add to Longdo] |
越南战争 | [Yuè nán zhàn zhēng, ㄩㄝˋ ㄋㄢˊ ㄓㄢˋ ㄓㄥ, 越 南 战 争 / 越 南 戰 爭] Vietnam war; Vietnam conflict [Add to Longdo] |
越南文 | [Yuè nán wén, ㄩㄝˋ ㄋㄢˊ ㄨㄣˊ, 越 南 文] Vietnamese written language; Vietnamese literature [Add to Longdo] |
越南语 | [Yuè nán yǔ, ㄩㄝˋ ㄋㄢˊ ㄩˇ, 越 南 语 / 越 南 語] Vietnamese language, Tiếng Việt [Add to Longdo] |
越文 | [Yuè wén, ㄩㄝˋ ㄨㄣˊ, 越 文] Vietnamese written language; Vietnamese literature [Add to Longdo] |
农農孟 | [nóng dé mèng, ㄋㄨㄥˊ ㄉㄜˊ ㄇㄥˋ, 农 農 孟 / 農 農 孟] Nong Duc Manh secretary general of the Vietnamese communist party from 2001 [Add to Longdo] |
柊;疼木 | [ひいらぎ;ひらぎ(柊);ヒイラギ, hiiragi ; hiragi ( hiiragi ); hiiragi] (n) (1) (uk) holly olive (Osmanthus heterophyllus); false holly; (2) (uk) (common mistranslation) (See 西洋柊) holly; (3) (uk) (also written as 鮗) spotnape ponyfish (Leiognathus nuchalis) #11,602 [Add to Longdo] |
アオザイ | [aozai] (n) ao dai (traditional Vietnamese dress) (vie [Add to Longdo] |
エージェントオレンジ | [e-jientoorenji] (n) (See 枯葉剤) Agent Orange (dioxin-laden defoliant used during the Vietnam War) [Add to Longdo] |
キン族;京族 | [キンぞく, kin zoku] (n) Kinh (people); Vietnamese (people) [Add to Longdo] |
チュノム | [chunomu] (n) hanzi-based Vietnamese script; chu nom [Add to Longdo] |
テト攻勢 | [テトこうせい, teto kousei] (n) Tet Offensive (North Vietnamese offensive launched in January 1968) [Add to Longdo] |
ベトコン | [betokon] (n) Vietcong; Viet Cong (communist guerrilla soldiers who fought in South Vietnam during the Vietnam War) [Add to Longdo] |
ベトナム語 | [ベトナムご, betonamu go] (n) Vietnamese (language) [Add to Longdo] |
ベトナム人 | [ベトナムじん, betonamu jin] (n) Vietnamese (person) [Add to Longdo] |
ベトナム戦争 | [ベトナムせんそう, betonamu sensou] (n) Vietnam war [Add to Longdo] |
ベトミン | [betomin] (n) Vietminh (Vietnamese Independence League organized to obtain freedom from French colonial rule) [Add to Longdo] |
越南 | [べとなむ;えつなん;ベトナム, betonamu ; etsunan ; betonamu] (n, adj-no) (uk) Vietnam [Add to Longdo] |
仮寝 | [かりね, karine] (n, vs) siesta; nap; catnap; stopping at an inn [Add to Longdo] |
漢越音 | [かんえつおん, kan'etsuon] (n) Vietnamese reading (of Chinese characters) [Add to Longdo] |
旧正月 | [きゅうしょうがつ, kyuushougatsu] (n) lunisolar New Year; Chinese New Year; Vietnamese Tet; (P) [Add to Longdo] |
総秘書 | [そうひしょ, souhisho] (n) (obsc) (See 書記長, 総書記) general secretary (esp. of Communist parties of Vietnam and the Democratic Republic of North Korea); secretary-general [Add to Longdo] |
多宝如来 | [たほうにょらい, tahounyorai] (n) Prabhutaratna (buddha) [Add to Longdo] |
中越戦争 | [ちゅうえつせんそう, chuuetsusensou] (n) Sino-Vietnamese War (1979) [Add to Longdo] |
中越紛争 | [ちゅうえつふんそう, chuuetsufunsou] (n) dispute between China and Vietnam [Add to Longdo] |
日中韓越 | [にっちゅうかんえつ, nicchuukan'etsu] (n) Chinese, Japanese, Korean and Vietnamese (usu. characters); CJKV [Add to Longdo] |
反越 | [はんえつ, han'etsu] (n) anti-Vietnam [Add to Longdo] |
廟号 | [びょうごう, byougou] (n) (1) temple name (a two-character posthumous name given to Chinese, Korean and Vietnamese royalty); (2) name given to a mausoleum (or shrine, etc.) [Add to Longdo] |
宝生 | [ほうしょう, houshou] (n) { Buddh } Ratnasambhava; The Jewel-born (a dhyani-Buddha) [Add to Longdo] |
宝生如来 | [ほうしょうにょらい, houshounyorai] (n) { Buddh } (See 宝生) Ratnasambhava [Add to Longdo] |
北爆 | [ほくばく, hokubaku] (n) bombing North (Vietnam) [Add to Longdo] |
李朝 | [りちょう, richou] (n) Joseon Dynasty; Yi Dynasty of Korea (1392-1910); Ly Dynasty of Vietnam (1009-1225) [Add to Longdo] |
輪宝;輪寶(oK) | [りんぼう;りんぽう, rinbou ; rinpou] (n) { Buddh } (See 転輪王, 法輪) Cakraratna; wheel-shaped treasure possessed by the ideal universal ruler, carried in front of him during excursions to allow easy passage [Add to Longdo] |
阮朝;グエン朝 | [げんちょう(阮朝);グエンちょう(グエン朝), genchou ( gan asa ); guen chou ( guen asa )] (n) Nguyen Dynasty (Vietnam; 1802-1945) [Add to Longdo] |