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English-Mien dictionary sample A assist; Association; Academy; America; Absolute; April, etc AA, Alcoholics Anonymous Actors Association Author’s Alteration AAA, American Automobile Association Agricultural Adjustment Administration AAC, Anti-aircraft command AAE, American Association of Engineers AAF, Army Air Force AAP, American Association of Publishers AAS, American Academy Of Science AAU, Amateur Athletic Union AB, Airborne Airman Basic ABA, American Bankers Association aback adv. nqa’haav maengx abacus n. funx-bienh biouv Abadan n. yietc norm mungv nyei mbuox, yiem naamh fai Iran Abaddon n. “a place of destruction; the depths of hell” abaft adv. nqa’haav nzangv-gu’kuotv abandon v. guangc; leih guangc fai faeqv guangc abandonment n. leih guangc fai faeqv guangc nyei sic abash v. zoux bun mienh haiz nyaiv fai haiz mv heic duqv abate v. zoux bun faix jienv njiec; haapv njiec fai mau jienv njiec abatement n. zoux bun zoqc njiec haapv njiec nyei sic a.bat-jour n. lungh nzangc nyei njang

abbey n. yietc guanh horh siangx yiem, zoux gong nyei dorngx abbreviate v. nzutv-norz fiev; nzutv zunv fiev; fiev deix mbungv hnangv abbreviated adj. zoux bun nangv mi’aqv abbreviation n. nzutv-norz fiev nyei sic fai nzutv zunv fiev nyei sic ABC American Broadcasting Company or Argentina, Brazil, and Chile. nyei nzutv fiev abdicate v. bungx guangc maaih jaax- zinh nyei ga’naaiv abdication n. bungx guangc maaih jaax- zinh nyei sic abdomen n. ga’sie; nqa’sie abdominal adj. ga’sie mbuoqc nyei jauv; ga’sie-mbuoqc nyei sic abduct v. dorh biaux fai guaaiv biaux abduction n. dorh biaux nyei jauv fai guaaiv biaux nyei sic abductor n. dorh biaux fai guaaiv biaux nyei mienh abed adv. yiem bueix nyei dorngx nyuoz Abel Aa Ndam caux Haa Waa nyei da’nyeic dauh dorn abet v. tengx mienh zoux dorngc abhor v. haiz youx; nzorng haic abhorrence n. youx fai nzorng haic nyei jauv abide v. liepc nguaaz-gorn; yiem njiec fai nguaaz-gorn wuonv abiding adj. yietc liuz maiv tiuv fai maiv tuix weic ability n. buonv-zeic longx; nernh;

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maaih buonv-zeic ablaze adj. nyiez douz able adj. nernh; haih; buonv-zeic longx able-bodied adj. sin tiv longx henv fai wangc siangx nyei sin ably adv. buonv-zeic za’gengh longx abnormal adj. mv dongh nyungc; mv dongh loz wuov aboard adv. yiem cie, cie-ndaix, douz cie ga’nyuoz, gu’nguaaic abode v. mbuo yiem nyei dorngx; biauv abolish v. zoux guangc nqoi; mietc guangc nqoi abolition n. zoux guangc nqoi nyei jauv abolitionist n. yietc dauh mienh yiem Meiv Guoqv “Civil War” zinh ndaangc maengx oix mietc guangc nqoi zoux nouh nyei jauv abominable adj. zinc jiex jaax; orqv haic nyei abominate v. youx haic; nzorng haic nyei abomination n. youx haic nyei jauv fai orqv haic nyei jauv aboriginal adj. gorn-nyuonh; daauh dangh nyei aborigines n. gorn zangc; yiem ndaangc nyei mienh; zueiz deic mienh abort v. zorqv gu’guaaz guangc abortion n. zorqv gu’guaaz guangc nyei jauv-louc abortive adj. zorqv saeng-yungz guangc about adv. lo haaix; mv bei; m’nziex He is about my height. Ninh m’nziex Hlang ndongc yie mv bei about-face n. huin nqaang; guinh nzuonx fai huin nzuonx above adv. gu’guaaic; yiem gu’guaaic maengx Abraham n. yietc dauh Yiu^taaix mienh nyei ong-taaix ngaeqv

abrasion n. guaatc zuqc fai nyaaiv zuqc daaih nyei hanh abridge v. zoux bun gauh nangv, gauh faix, gauh zoqc abroad adv. yiem camv-norm dorngx, jangv cuotv abrupt adj. liemh zeih nyei sic; zungv maiv duqv hiuv ndaangc abscess n. mun, omx, gu’nyuoz gunx nongc abscond v. huaang jienv mingh, lengc jeiv hnangv biaux absence n. mv yiem; mv daaih; mv zueiz weic absent adj. mv yiem; mv daaih To absent from class. Nqaeqv horqc absentee n. nqaeqv horqc nyei mienh; mv daaih faaux horqc wuov dauh absent-minded adj. mongh ndongv torng; hnyouv mv yiem; hnyouv morngx absolute adj. nzoih zunh nyei; ziangh zien nyei; gengh zien nyei absolutely adv. yietc dingc; yietc ziangx aqv absolution n. bungx guangc; guangc zuiz bun; mienz cuotv zuiz absolve v. mienz (zuiz); guangc nqoi; mv guaix absorb v. njiec hnyouv; hietv hnyouv He is absorb in study. Ninh gengh hietv hnyouv doqc sou absorption n. hietv hnyouv fai njiec hnyouv zoux nyei sic absorptive adj. maaih buonv-zeic, hietv hnyouv zoux nyei sic abstain v. zei jienv; gec jienv (mv nyanc orv fai mv buov in-mbiaatc) abstention n. zei fai gec (mv nyanc , mv zoux nyei sic) abstract n. soqv nangv, bun bieqc hnyouv siepv nyei sic abstraction n. cuotv mingh; zorqv cuotv

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mingh absurd adj. yietc ziangx dorngc; mv zien; nduov mienh kuh jietv absurdity n. mv zien nyei sic; lu’guaih nyei jaav-sic abundance n. hiaangx faaux fai camv faaux longc mv baaic butv zoih, butv zieqv haic abundant adj. butv zoih, maaih camv haic longc mv baaic abuse v. zoux doqc fai zoux ciouv bun; kuei kec; zinc bun abusive adj. kuei kec fai zoux doqc bun; guatc doqc zoux abut v. gapv-daux fai gapv-camx nyei dorngx ?? academic adj. congh mengh jauv, zangc horqc fai domh horqc dorngh academician n. horqc saeng wuic; wuonh zaang mienh; horqc wuonh academy n. lengc jeiv nyei zong horqc dorngh accelerate v. jaa siepv faaux; jaa siepv camv acceleration n. jaa siepv camv faaux nyei sic accelerator n. caaiv youh fai jaa youh bun cie siepv faaux nyei ga’naaiv accent n. cuotv qiex ngaengc fai qiex mau accentuate v. cuotv qiex fai aapv qiex hnangv nyei sic accept v. zipv laengz; laengz njiec; zipv njiec; laengz nzuih acceptable adj. zic duqv laengz njiec fai horpc zipv njiec nyei acceptance n. laengz njiec fai zipv njiec nyei sic acceptor n. zipv njiec fai laengz njiec nyei mienh access n. bieqc mingh taux; bieqc nitv fatv taux accessible adj. haih bieqc duqv taux nyei;

haih bieqc duqv nyei accessory n. jaa zorng; zorng zueic nyei ga’naaiv accident n. caqv-bouc zong jaax, nziangc jaax; caqv-bouc zoux dorngc accidental adj. caqv-bouc cuotv daaih nyei sic; wuonc qiex mv benx accidentally adv. caqv-bouc nyei sic; mv zeiz baac ix zoux acclaim v. a’hneiv zipv; a’hneiv buangh; ceng; duqv ceng acclamation n. a’hneiv zipv, a’hneiv ceng nyei sic; taih acclamatory adj. ceng nyei sic; taih ginx nyei sic acclimate v. guenx yiem; guenx caux siang dorngx; bung-zuoqc suang-suiv acclimation n. guenx siang-dorngx, siang suang-suiv nyei sic accommodate v. tengx bun faang mbienc To accommodate a friend. Tengx pongh youz doic accommodation n. zoux bun horpc The hotel has accommodations for hundred people. Dorng kaeqv biauv horpc 100 laanh mienh yiem accompaniment n. doic; yietc njiec caux jienv doic Dinner was served with accompaniment of music. Daanh baah cangx heix yietc njiec caux jienv lungh hmuangx hnaangx accompanist n. daanh baah cangx heix nyei doic accompany v. mbienx doic; zoux doic fai caux mingh accomplice n. tengx ganh dauh mienh zoux dorngc leiz nyei mienh accomplish v. duqv zoux ziangx; zoux cic cuonh; zoux cuotv accomplished adj. haih zoux duqv longx fai zoux duqv ziangx accomplishment n. zoux ziangx nzengc;

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zoux cic cuonh nzengc accord n. horpc; ca’laangh horpc; dongh eix His opinion accorded with mine. Ninh nyei eix caux yie horpc coiv accordance n. ziux; ei ziux He did not act in accordance with the others. Ninh mv ei ganh dauh zoux nyei nyungc accordant adj. horpc nyei; zorpc duqv njiec doic nyei according adj. sueih binc; ei ganh hnyouv nyunc; nyungc zeiv You may go or stay according as you decide. Meih haih mingh fai yiem sueih meih nyunc accordingly adv. weic hnangv naaiv; weic zuqc hangv nor according to prep. dengv mengh; benx cuotv hnangv naaiv accordion n. longc buoz zatv nyei daanh baah cangx heix ga’naaiv accost v. gorngv waac ciouv, gorngv waac mv dorh leiz bun mienh account n. funx zaeqv; funx-soux; saauv soux; sou-daan Loan account. Gaav zaeqv daan Bank account. Nyaanh horngh daan accountable adj. funx-bienh hlang nyei; funx-soux cing; tong funx bienh accountant n. funx-bienh hlang nyei mienh; funx-bienh mienh accredited adj. maaih lingc; maaih hatc maaz gunv duqv ganh dauh accrue v. tim camv; jaa camv faaux; tipv camv faaux accumulate v. ndui jienv faaux accumulation n. nzauz ndui zunv nyei sic accuracy n. ziangx He shoots with great accuracy. Ninh buonv duqv ziangx haic accurate adj. ziangx She is a very accurate typist. Ninh mborqv nzangc ziangx haic nyei mienh accusation n. gox zongc nyei jauv; gox

sic nyei sic accuse v. gox zongc fai gox sic; gox mienh nyei m’nqorngv accustom v. guenx; ziouc To accustom oneself to hot weather. Yuoqv guenx accustomed adj. (zoux fai nyanc) guenx ace n. yietc nyungc paih acetic adj. sui; yietc nyungc wuom-sui ache v. mun; tongx achieve v. nzoih zunh; zoux ziangx achievement n. zoux ziangx fai zoux setv nyei sic acid n. haih buov mienh nyei ndie-wuom (janx-laauv, heuc namh gutv) acidity n. sui-liqv nyei mueix doc acknowledge v. nyunc laengz; nyunc hiuv gorngv zeiz nyei acknowledgment n. nyunc laengz fai nyunc hiuv duqv zeiz nyei acne n. diuh mueic acoustic adj. muangx haiz nyei jauv; qiex acoustics n. zoux bun qiex njang ndongc haaix nyei sic acquaint v. bun hiuv; mbuox tong; bun duqv bei; tih mbuox acquaintance n. ganh hoqc daaih; ganh hiuv daaih acquiesce v. dongh eix; nyunc bun; laengz bun acquire v. duqv; duqv bieqc acquirement n. hoqc fai lorz duqv daaih; zuotc duqv nyei sic acquisition n. lorz duqv daaih nyei sic; duqv nyei sic acquisitive adj. hanc oix duqv, korh fiqv fai mauv ga’naaiv nyei mienh acquit v. gox maiv butv; gox zuqc mv maaih zuiz nyei mienh acre n. ndorqc ndau 43,560 cunx (foot) dortv gu’nyuoz feix-bung acreage n. benx ziangh zengv “acre” nyei ndau

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acrobat n. saaix-liangz zangc, dongh haih souv jienv gan hlaang, gan finx mingh wuov nyungc mienh acrobatic adj. haih souv gan hlaang gan finx mingh nyei buonv-zeic ?? acrobatics pl.n. haih souv gan hlaang gan finx mingh nyei sic ?? across adv. cunx jiex; jiex wuov ngaanc bung We swam across the river. Yie mbuo ziouh jiex ndoqv acrylic n. yietc nyungc giu longc zoux setv nyomc ndie lo haaix act n. saaix-liangz; zoux nyungc zeiv A movie actor. Saaix-liangz fangx naangh nyei mienh action n. zoux nyei sic; saaix-liangz nyei jauv The time has come for action. Zoux nyei ziangh hoc taux aqv activate v. yangh dongz fai zoux bun dongz jienv yiem active adj. dongz jienv nyei; zoux jienv gong lo haaix; naangh; ndin activity n. dongz jienv yiem fai naangh jienv nyei sic actor n. saaix-liangz mienh; zoux doc aengv lunx nyei mienh actress n. saaix-liangz nyei m’sieqv dorn actual adj. zien nyei; gengh zien mv jaav actuality n. gengh zien nyei sic; maiv jaav nyei sic actually adv. za’gengh zien nyei maiv jaav actuate v. zoux bun dongz jienv yiem hnangv cie lo haaix acupuncture n. longc sim baqv jienv zorc baengc; nziepv sim-nqaai acute adj. nzimh laic nyei; nzimh nzimh wuov acuteness n. nzimh daax nzimh wuov

ad n. dongh advertisement nyei nzutv zunv fiev Adam n. da’yietv laanh mienh zeix cuotv

yiem naaiv lungh ndiev Adam’s apple n. jaang-hoh ding adapt v. goiv yienc benx longx fai zorc longx faaux adaptable adj. haih tiuv duqv fai haih zorc puix horpc duqv adaptation n. tiuv fai zorc horpc bun haih puix duqv njiec add v. jaa; tim If the tea is too strong add some more water. Six gorngv zaah nongh haic nor jaa deix wuom addict n. inv; jiex inv He is addicted to smoking. Ninh jiex in-mbiaatc nyei inv mi’aqv addiction n. jiex inv nyei sic addictive adj. butv jiex inv daaih; guenx (longc, nyanc, buov) addition n. jaa faac; jaa camv faaux nyei sic, tim camv additional adj. jaa camv; camv bun; tipv camv faaux addle v. zoux bun mv mengh baeqc; mv cing mv cov addlebrained adj. zoux bun m’nqorngv lunc mv mengh baeqc address n. deic zepv Write the name and address on the envelope. Fiev mbuox caux deic zepv an fienx mbuoqc addressee n. zipv fienx mienh; siou fienx nyei mienh adequate adj. longx, yaauc horpc longc fai benx duqv longc adhere v. naetv jienv; nitv nyouh naetv jienv adherence n. cuotv za’eix tengx mienh adherent n. cuotv za’eix tengx doic adhesion n. naetv jienv; caux doic naetv jienv adhesive adj. nyouh nyei beih; nyouh nyei minc adjacent adj. tapv-deic nitv jienv doic mingh

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adjective n. porv-baeqc waac fai porv mengh waac adjoin v. nitv jienv mingh; naangx jienv mingh adjourn v. suiv mingh; suiv ca’laangh wuic adjuration n. zioux nyei sic; houv waac nyei sic adjure zioux adjust v. zorc horpc; taaix horpc adjustable adj. haih zorc horpc duqv nyei adjustment n. zorc horpc fai taaix horpc nyei sic adman n. fiev jangv box nyei mienh administer v. liuc leiz; dorh; gunv jienv liuc leiz; yienz jauv administrate v. liuc leiz jienv fai dorh jienv administration n. gunv jienv tengx liuc leiz jauv-louc bun nyei sic administrative adj. gunv fai liuc leiz jauv-louc bun administrator n. gunv nyei mienh fai liuc leiz nyei mienh admiral n. koiv-juin zoux hlo jiex nyei domh jien admiration n. haiz a’hneiv jorm hnyouv admire v. taih; tongx nimc; houc jaax fai taih ginx admirer n. houc jaax nyei mienh; taih ginx nyei mienh admissible adj. iv congh duqv; bun hatc maaz duqv admission n. iv congh nyei sic; houv bun nyei sic admit v. laengz zipv Only two hundred students are admitted every year to our school. Mbuo nyei horqc dorngh yietc hnyangx laengz zipv nyic baeqv horqc saeng bieqc hnangv admittance n. bun bieqc duqv We have free admittance to this theater. Yie

mbuo maaih mienz feix bieqc naaiv norm fangx-naangh nquenc admittedly adv. laengz I am admitedly afraid to enter the old house at night. Yie lungh muonz zanc gamh nziex mv laengz bieqc loz-biauv admixture n. lorpc zorpc daaih admonish v. tengx mienh jaiv zuiz heng deix admonition n. mild, kind, yet earnest

reproof cautionary advice or warning adobe n. sun-dried brick made of clay and straw, in common use in countried

having little rain-fall adolescence n. houh-saeng, sieqv-dorn; siux nin mienh adolescent adj. houx-saeng, sieqv-dorn fai siux nin mienh adopt v. zorqv bieqc daaih funx zoux ganh nyei; hlorpv bieqc adoptable adj. kuh zorqv fai hlorpv bieqc funx ganh nyei adopted daughter adj. sieqv-hlorpv adopted son adj. dorn-hlorpv adoption n. hlorpv bieqc fai siou bieqc daaih nyei sic adorable adj. kuh hnamv; kuh gengx nyei; zic duqv taih nyei adrift adv. mbiouh jienv mingh; tui jienv mingh adroit adj. guai; buoz-dauh hlang adult n. domh mienh; ziangv daaic; hlo benx domh mienh mi’aqv adulterer n. nqox-hienx auv; hienx mienh nyei auv nyei nqox adulteress n. auv-hienx nqox; hienx mienh nyei nqox nyei auv adulterous adj. hnyouv-lengh; maaih hienx auv hienx nqox nyei hnyouv adultery n. hienx auv hienx nqox nyei sic advance v. jaa-ndaangc fai jaa-nziouv

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advancement n. jaa-ndaangc; jaa-nziouv nyei sic advantage n. mv longc hmien; duqv leic; lamh longc; maaih leic advantageous adj. maaih leic jiex adventure n. mbuoqc horngh, mbuoqc huaax haic nyei sic adventurer n. zoux mbuoqc horngh fai zeuh lorz mbuoqc horngh sic nyei mienh adverb n. waac-muonc, longc caux jienv ganh joux cingx haih benx waac adverbial adj. waac-muonc nyei si c ? adversary n. win-jaa; win-jaa-bieiv adversative adj. doix-dekv nyei sic adverse adj. doix-dekv; hoic mienh nyei adversity n. wuonc qiex aiv; zuqc sic fai buangh henz-douc advertise adj. jangv box; zunh box mbuox mienh hiuv advertisement n. jangv box; zunh mbuox mienh hiuv advertising n. fiev fai gorngv zunh bun mienh camv hiuv advice n. tih deix mbuox, beic ndiev gorngv deix mbuox advisable adj. haih tih mbuox duqv fai haih gorngv porv duqv advise v. bun hiuv di’dien eix; nditv deix dien mbuox; tih bieiv advisor n. tih waac mienh; box fienx mienh; porv waac mienh advisory adj. porv mbuox advocacy n. bouc leiz; taih leiz advocate v. bouc leiz; bouc jienv; taih jienv advt. dongh advertisement nyei nzutv zunv fiev adze n. zuqc fai caanv aerial adj. kungx-qiex; kungx-zong aerodrome n. cie-ndaix ciangv aeronaut n. cie-ndaix jien

aeronautical adj. cie-ndaix nyei sic aeronautics n. congh mengh guai-qaauv taux cie-ndaix nyei sic aeroplane n. cie-ndaix; nzangv-ndaix aesthete n. oix nzueic nyei mienh fai oix njang-laangc nyei mienh aesthetics adj. nzueic fai hoqc nzueic nyei jauv; hoqc nzueic nyei sic afar adv. yiem go nyei dorngx; yiem go nyei daaih AFDC Aid to Families with Dependent Children, nyei nzutv zunv fiev affability n. cuotv zuangx; hnyouv suonc dorh leiz; bernv fernx mienh affable adj. juoqc setv longx; dorh leiz ; buonv-suonc ?? affair n. sic; gong-bou jauv; gong-bou nzaic; gong-bou sic That is my affair not your. Naaic yie nyei sic maiv zeiz meih nyei affect v. guen zuqc fai nyiez zuqc Hot wealther affected his health. Lungh jorm-yuoqv guen zuqc ninh nyei sin tiv affectation n. hnamv The affection of a parent for an only child. Ndoqc dorn, ndoqc jueiv nyei hnamv affected adj. corngv zuqc mun fai nyiez zuqc baengc affecting adj. guen zuqc haiz korh lienh affection n. zingh nyeic ndaauv; cien hnamv nyei; jorm hnyouv nyei affectionate adj. cien hnamv nyei fai oix fim nyei affective adj. guen zuqc fai haiz aa zuqc affidavit n. nzauz daaih gorngv mv baac gorngv zien nyei mbuox affiliate v. lienh lorh jienv doic, maaih buonc juangc jienv nyei affiliation n. maaih buonc juangc jienv fai caux jienv affinity n. muoz-doic cien-ceqv affirm v. ziangh zien; nyiemc-zien

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affirmation n. benx ziangh zien fai benx nyiemc-zien nyei sic affirmative adj. gorngv zeiz nyei fai zien nyei affix v. sai jienv, naetv jienv borqv jienv, daux jienv afflict v. zoux bun mun, mv baengh orn affliction n. zoux bun mun maiv maaih baengh orn; naanh duqv doh affluence n. fuqv-gueix jaa hauh affluent adj. butv zoih butv zieqv; maaih zinh nyaanh camv afford v. maaih nyaanh gaux maaiz ga’naaiv I cannot afford a new car. Yie mv haih maaiz mv jiez siang-cie affordable adj. maaiz duqv jiex nyei, maaih nyaanh gaux maaiz nyei affront v. dorng jienv zoux sic daaih ki haic mienh wuov nyungc afloat adj. mbiouh jienv yiem wuov (gu’nguaaic wuom-beih) afoot adv. yangh jauv I came afoot. Yie yangh jauv daaih aforementioned adj. gorngv ndaangc fai mbuox ndaangc mi’aqv aforesaid adj. gorngv ndaangc mi’aqv; jaa-ndaangc gorngv mi’aqv afraid adj. gamh nziex; haiz gamh nziex Africa n. Fei Ziou African adj. Fei Ziou janx; Fei Ziou janx nyei waac after adv. nqa’haav; gan nqa’haav daaih aftermath n. gan nqaang daaih nyei sic aftermost adj. nqa’haav laai fai lamh liuz laai afternoon n. lungh aanx jiex; njiec aanx afterthought n. nqa’haav cingx hnamv cuotv daaih afterward adv. gan nqa’haav daaih again adv. aengx fai aengx nzunc against prep. doix-dekv; fiu-caengx; qaa leiz

age n. hnyangx-jeiv aged adj. maaih hnyangx-jeiv; gox haic aqv; hnyangx-jeiv gox aqv agency n. div wuic mienh fai div gong mienh agenda n. hoc-dauh fai tih dauh waac agent n. div wuic mienh; tengx mienh nyei mienh My agent has power to sign my name. Tengx yie nyei mienh maaih hatc maaz cien yie nyei mbuox aggrandize v. jaa zoux bun maaih hatc maaz camv faaux, hlo faaux aggrandizement n. jaa zoux bun mienh maaih hatc maaz camv faaux nyei sic aggravate v. jaa kouv fai jaa waaic aggregate v. gapv zunv benx ziangh zengv fai benx yietc guanh aggregation n. gapv zunv fai juangc zunv nyei sic aggression n. mborqv jaax; guoc jaa caux guoc jaa ndouv jaax mborqv aggressive adj. mbenc ziangx jiex gorn mborqv jaax fai nzaeng jaax aggressor n. mienh fai guoc jaa jiex gorn mborqv jaax aghast adj. haeqv hnyouv waaic nzengc; heiv sic lo haaix agile adj. mingh duqv sunx; zungh zungh nyei mingh agitate v. zoux bun dongz seix (hnangv nzox ga’naaiv cie nor) agitation n. zoux bun liouc-lunc dongz seix nyei sic ? agitator n. zoux bun mienh hnyouv huaang fai hnyouv gic nyei ga’naaiv ago adj. jiex daaih They were married ten years ago. Ninh mbuo dorng jienv jaa jiex daaih ziepc hnyangx aqv agonize v. diev mun; siouc kouv; haiz mun; tongx agony n. sin zangc mun haic fai hnyouv mun haic

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agrarian adj. gaeng-zuangx nyei sic; zoux liangx-ndeic nyei jauv agree v. laengz; dongh eix I cannot agree with you. Yie mv haih caux meih dongh eix agreeable adj. horpc fim dongh eix; horh norh; mv lamh nzaeng dorngx agreement n. horpc fim dongh eix nyei jauv agricultural adj. cun-gaeng liangx ndeic gaeng-zuangx nyei jauv agriculture n. zoux liangx-ndeic, gaeng zuangx nyei sic agriculturist n. gaeng-dinh zuangx deic mienh; zoux liangx-ndeic mienh agronomist n. ndau-touv caux gaeng- dinh zuangx deic nyei sic ahead adv. wuov ndaangc maengx; jiex ndaangc ahem interj. aa haenv; kaenv jaang bun mienh haiz fai hiuv aid v. borng; tengx aide n. borng-buoz mienh; bou-qiex; zoux bou mienh AIDS n. yietc nyungc nyanc nziaamv nyei baengc ail v. baengc; butv baengc ailment n. baengc tongx; baengc zingh nyei jauv aim v. ziux jienv (congx buonv fai ziux jienv hnaav buonv) hnamv ziangx fai funx ziangx aimless adj. maiv ziux ziangx maiv hnamv ziangx zoux air n. kungx-qiex; lungh; kungx-zong fai nziaaux air bag n. nziaaux mbuoqc; cie gu’nyuoz nyei nziaaux-mbuoqc air base n. tin-juin cie-ndaix ciangv air brush n. longc nziaaux buonv setv nyei ga’naaiv air-conditioned adj. nziaaux-namx fai

nziaaux laangh aircraft n. cie-ndaix, nyungc-nyungc ndaix faaux lungh nyei cie aircraft carrier n. tor mborqv jaax cie ndaix nyei domh nzangv air-field n. cie-ndaix haih njiec duqv nyei ndau-njang air-force n. tin-juin ziv sic mienh; gunv mborqv jaax cie-ndaix nyei sic airing n. bun nziaaux saaux; koi jienv bun nziaaux saaux airline n. cie-ndaix jauv; kungx-jauv airliner n. domh cie-ndaix jauv; tor mienh nyei domh cie-ndaix airmail n. fungx fienx gan cie-ndaix airman n. cie-ndaix jien; niouv cie ndaix mienh airplane n. cie-ndaix; nzangv-ndaix air pocket n. nziaaux-gaengx dongh zoux bun cie-ndaix liemh zeih ndortv njiec dangh nor wuov airport n. cie-ndaix ciangv; nzangv-ndaix ciangv airpump n. cui nziaaux nyei cie; cui nziaaux nyei ga’naaiv air raid n. bungx yunh mbeux nyei mborqv jaax cie-ndaix air rifle n. congx-qiex; longc qiex zungx nyei congx air screw n. cie-ndaix ndaatv nyei hlieqv-mbietv airship n. fungx gan cie-ndaix mingh airsick adj. cie-ndaix nquin airspace n. nziaaux-jauv airtight adj. guon ndipc fai kapv ndipv nziaaux bieqc mv duqv airway n. cie-ndaix jauv; haengh kungx gongsu airy adj. laangh; nziaaux saaux jienv laangh nyei aisle n. i bung baaiv houx mbu’ndongx bun mienh yangh nyei jauv

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ajar adv. if a door is ‘ajar’ it is partly open akin adj. cien; muoz-doic, cien-ceqv Alabama n. Meiv Guoqv, naamh dong bung nyei yietc norm ziou alarm n. ging lingh alarm clock n. ging lingh lorh gaeng fai ging lingh biau album n. hnangv yietc buov sou nor mv baac haih dapv fangx liouh mangc nyei ga’naaiv albumen n. jai-jaux-orv alcohol n. diuv; zueix-diuv alcoholic adj. diuv-inv fai diuv nquin nyei sic alcoholism n. hopv diuv henv; hopv diuv camv cuotv nyei baengc alert adj. ging jienv hnyouv; mengh baeqc mbungh jienv algebra n. soux hoc; longc nzangc zoux (number) funx bienh alias n. maiv zien mbuox fai jaav-mbuox alien adj. zorngc mienh; nyiec guoqv mienh; janx alienable adj. haih tiuv ziouv duqv nyei alienate v. zoux bun leih doic fai caeqv nzaanx doic; tiuv ziouv alienation n. zoux bun leih doic fai caeqv nzaanx doic nyei sic align v. an zaqc fai zorc zaqc alignment n. an zaqc; zorc zaqc nyei sic alike adj. fi’hnangv; dongh yietc nyungc aliment n. yungz sin zangc nyei laangh ziqc alimentary adj. yungz sin zangc yiem nzuih taux ga’sie; laangh ziqc alimony n. leih cai zinh; leih huon feix alive adj. naangh; maaih maengc ziangh jienv nyei ga’naaiv all adj. yietc zungv; nzoih zunh nzengc nyei All day long. Ziangh hnoi nyei allegation n. mv maaih zorng-zengx

allegiance n. sienx ganh nyei hungh jaa allergic adj. (sin zangc mv siouc ndie fai lai hnaangx, zoux bun hnyouv ngunc haih lov wuov nyungc) allergy n. (ndie, ga’naaiv fai lai hnaangx) laengc zuqc alleviate v. zoux bun heng jienv njiec kuh yiem fai haih diev duqv alleviation n. zoux bun heng njiec kuh yiem jienv mingh nyei sic alley n. biauv-qangx jauv; hepc nyei jauv alliance n. juangc jienv fai maaih buonc juangc jienv nyei; lienh horh allied adj. lienh horh jienv; dongh eix fai caux jienv alligator n. ngorh yih allocate v. hnamv mangc gaax benx duqv longc zoux haaix nyungc allopurinol n. siang-ndie longc zoux bun sin tiv maaih wuom ?? allot v. bun nqoi yietc laanh duqv deix; maaih buonc juangc caux jienv allotment n. bun nqoi allow v. bun; iv congh; nqoi nzuih bun allowable adj. bun duqv nyei; nqoi nzuih duqv nyei allowance n. bun fai nqoi nzuih bun nyei sic; dingc ziangx bun nyei sic alloy n. camv nyungc hlieqv zorpc jienv all-right adj. longx aqv; zuqc aqv; yietc dingc; yietc ziangx aqv all-time adj. ziangh diuh; zanc-zanc allude v. gorngv taux hnangv mv gorngv muonc; tih taux hnangv allusion n. mbuox taux fai gorngv taux nyei sic; tih taux nyei sic ally v. lienh jienv; caux jienv; juangc jienv almanac n. waanc nin liqc; yaangh liqc almost adv. oix lamh deix; caa deix dien; kaav deix mi’aqv alms n. (nyaanh fai laangh ziqc) bun

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taux mienh jomc mienh aloft adv. hlang faaux alone adj. nduqc; nduqc dauh hnangv, daan sin mienh along prep. gan jienv ga’hlen mingh fai ndaauv gan jienv mingh; caux jienv alongside prep. caux jienv fai gan jienv ga’hlen mingh along with prep. caux jienv, gan jienv aloof adv. leih go; simv nqoi; mv mingh fatv aloud adv. mbui; qiex hlang; qiex hlo alphabet n. nzangc-maac alphabetical adj. mbaih ei nzangc-maac nyei yietc nyeic mingh alphabetize v. mbaih horpc nzangc-maac already adv. ziangx nzengc mi’aqv alright adv. horpc aqv; zeiz aqv; yietc ziangx aqv also adv. yaac corc; corc aengx; caux aengx; se aengx altar n. mienv-baaih; mienv-dieh longz alter v. tiuv; goiv yienc alterable adj. haih tiuv duqv fai haih goiv yienc duqv nyei alternate adj. haih tiuv jienv mingh nyei alternation n. haih tiuv jienv nyei sic; haih tiuv duqv nyei sic alternative adj. haih tiuv nyei sic, haih ginv nyei sic although conj. six gorngv hnangv altimeter n. zaah hlang jaa-sic, lengc jeiv yiem cie-ndaix gu’nyuoz, bun niouv cie ndaix mienh haih hiuv duqv cie ndaix, ndaix ndongx haaix hlang altitude n. hlang faaux; hlang nyei dorngx altogether adv. yietc zungv; yietc juangc alum n. benh sui aluminum n. jungz; hlieqv-baeqc; maiv haih jiex nzingx nyei hlieqv-heng alumnus n. (doqc ziangx sou nyei) loz horqc saeng m’jangc dorn

always adv. zanc-zanc; a’loc; haaix zanc yaac; ziangh diuh alzheimer’s disease n. zong nin mienh m’normh lorx jienv mingh nyei baengc am v. se; benx I am happy. Yie se a’hneiv; yie benx a’hneiv a.m yiem lungh muonz zanc 12 diemv mingh taux 12 diemv lungh aanx zanc amalgam n. zorpc; zorpc bieqc caux jienv amalgamate v. com zorpc doic amalgamation n. com zorpc doic nyei sic amass v. ndui faaux; nzauz daaih an zunv amateur n. mv maaih buoz-dauh nyei mienh; mv hoqc jiex nyei mienh amateurish adj. mv hoqc jiex; mv maaih buoz-dauh nyei mienh amaze v. mbuoqc horngh haic; peix fuc haic nyei amazement n. mbuoqc horngh fai peix fuc haic nyei sic amazing adj. guaix haic nyei jauv; guaix sienx hnangv naaic; peix fuc haic ambassador n. gong-zoh jien; cuotv nyiec guoqv mingh douc waac nzuonx bun ganh guoqv zangc nyei mienh ambiguity n. mv cing fai mv mengh nyei waac maaih i nyungc eix ambiguous adj. maaih i nyungc fai buo nyungc eix-leiz ambition n. jiez hnyouv; jiez hnyouv haic ambitious adj. jiez hnyouv haic nyei sic amble v. manc-manc yangh; yangh donc ambulance n. gic njoux cie; ndie-biauv nyei gic njoux cie ameba n. yietc nyungc faix muonc haic yiem nie nyei gaeng ameliorate v. zoux bun longx camv faaux amen interj. lengx ceqv amenable adj. liuc leiz; nyunc laengz; nyunc ziev zoux amend v. tiuv bun longx faaux; zorc leiz longx faaux

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amendment n. tiuv leiz fai zorc leiz ; jaa leiz nyei sic amenity n. nzueic; longx; yaauc Amerasian n. Meiv Guoqv mienh caux Asia mienh dorng jaa yungz daaih nyei fu’jueiv America n. Meiv Guoqv deic bung; Aa Me Li Gaa deic bungg American adj. Meiv Guoqv mienh fai janx Aa Me Li Gaa amethyst n. la’bieiv-luoqc, longc an buoz-ndoqv-nzaeng nzueic lo haaix amiable adj. maaih en-zingh mienh; zaqc mienh; horngh lorngc mienh amicable adj. zuoqc; haiz zuoqc nyei fai longx nyei; mv saeng-sor amid prep. mbu’ndongx fai mbu’ndongx wuonc amidships adv. nzangv-mbu’ndongx fai yiem nzangv mbu’ndongx amidst prep. caux amid wuov joux waac fi’hnangv nyei amnesia n. m’normh ndung jienv mingh nyei baengc amniocentesis n. yietc nyungc m’sieqv mienh maaih saeng-yungz nyei jauv among prep. m’nziex They live among the middle of town. ninh mbuo m’nziex yiem ziangx mungv mbu’ndongx amorous adj. buangv nzengc hnamv nyei sic fai hnamv nyei eix amount v. zungv; yietc zungv; zungv soux The amount of seven and eight is fifteen. Siec caux hietc yietc zungv se ziepc hmz amour n. zingh en; zingh nyeic ndaauv; maaih en-zingh ampere n. ndorqc dienx nyei qaqv bun hiuv duqv henv ndongc haaix ampersand n. a sign of & meaning and amphibian n. yietc nyungc hieh zoih haih yiem ndau-beih yaac haih yiem wuom

amphibious adj. haih yiem wuom yaac haih yiem ndau-beih amphitheater n. yuoqv nauc nguenc fai gorngv jietv saaix-liangz dorngx ample adj. corc lauh nyei, ziangh hoc camv nyei There is ample time, so you don’t have to hurry. Corc maaih lauh nyei meih mv zuqc huaang amplifier n. zoux qiex hlo fai mbui camv nyei ga’naaiv amplify v. zoux qiex mbui fai qiex hlo amulet n. zoux faatv an jienv longc dangh jaang nqaeqv mienv nyei ga’naaiv amuse v. zoux njien-youh nyei sic; zoux kuh jietv nyei sic amusement n. njien-yoouh sic; houc jaax nyei sic; nauc ngitc amusing adj. zoux njien-youh nduov mienh kuh jietv haic nyei jauv an adj. yietc An honest person. Yietc dauh mienh zaqc mienh anachronism n. mienh fai ga’naaiv linh jienv cuotv nyei sic, mv lauh mv lauh yoc cuotv anaconda n. yietc nyungc naang-ndaauv yiem Naamh Meiv Guoqv anaesthesia n. meih mi’aqv maiv hiuv haaix nyungc aqv anaesthetic adj. ndie-meih fai zoux mienh meih nyei ndie Anaheim n. mungv nyei mbuox, yiem naamh Jaa Ziou anal adj. gu’kuotv-nyapc analgesic n. nyanc jaiv mun nyei ndie analogous adj. fi’hnangv; maaih deix fih hnangv analogy n. oix fi’hnangv nyei; aa lamh deix dongh yietc nyungc analysis n. bun-caeqv; bun nqoi fai bun nzaanx analytic adj. caeqv nqoi; caeqv bun muonc nyei sic

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analyze v. caeqv nqoi benx maaih yietv, maaih nyeic anarchism n. mv sienx hungh jaa nyei sic fai mv longc hungh jaa gunv anarchist n. maiv sienx hungh jaa nyei mienh anarchy n. mv maaih hungh jaa gunv fai mv maaih hungh jaa leiz anatomical adj. sin zangc nyei sic anatomy n. hoqc taux sin zangc nyei sic ancestor n. jaa-fin; douh zong; zouv-zong ancestral adj. zuangv zangc douh zong, doic jiex doic nyei sic ancestry n. douh zong yietc doic jiex yietc doic nyei sic ancient adj. loz-hnoi; gouv; zinh cor and conj. aengx; zoix; youc; caux This place is nice and warm. Naaiv norm dorngx youc yaauc youc jorm anecdote n nangv nyei sic, nangv nyei a’hneiv njien-youh sic anemia n. nziaamv-yangh; nziaamv-saqv maiv benx nyei baengc anemic adj. maaih nziaamv-yangh nyei sic anemometer n. nziaaux-qaqv sim; ndorqc seix gaax nziaaux henv ndongc haaix nyei sim anemone n. yietc nyungc miev-zuangx nqoi biangh baeqc luoqc caux siqv anesthesiologist n. paaix zorc mun nyei ndie-sai anesthetist n. njaaux siang-ndie-sai nyei ndie-sai angel n. fin-mienh; fin jaa; tin-zienh fai tin-cai angelic adj. tin-cai; cing-nzengc nyei tin mienh anger n. qiex jiez; qiex butv haic; hnyouv ciouv angina pectoris n. hnyouv zietc mun angiography n. X-ray zaah mangc nziaamv nyei sic

angle n. i diuh mbinz mbu’ndongx qangx angrily adv. qiex jiez gau mv fungc aqv angry adj. haiz qiex jiez anguish n. nzauh kouv nyei naanc zingh; tongx fiem-jei angular adj. maaih gorqv nyei fangx zeiv animal n. hieh zoih; hieh saeng-kuv fai lomc zangc orv animate v. ziangh jienv maaih qiex maaih maengc nyei ga’naaiv animated adj. corc maaih qiex maaih maengc yiem nyei animation n. maaih qiex maaih maengc maaih hnyouv tauv qiex nyei sic animator n. waaz kaa dun nyei waaz zangc animism n. sienx seix zangc?? animist n. sienx seix zangc nyei mienh

animosity n. nzorng youx; win-wangv fai win-jaa

ankle n. zaux-mueic anklebone n. zaux-mueic mbungv annalist n. fiev sou mienh jangx hnyangx nyei mienh ?? annex v. jaa camv; tipv bieqc; tipv bieqc nyei buonc annexation n. jaa camv nyei sic; tipv bieqc nyei sic anniversary n. hnyangx-dauh buangv fai buangv yietc hnyangx announce v. zunh mbuox; hiaauv zuangx mienh; box fienx announcement n. zunh mbuox nyei sic; hiaauv zuangx mienh nyei sic announcer n. zunh fienx mienh; box fienx mienh; jangv box yunh annoy v. ceuv-faanh; daux mienh; ndanc mienh annoyance n. cuoqv mienh; daux mienh haic nyei sic annual adj. yietc hnyangx yietc nzunc Your birthday is an annual event. Meih

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nyei cuotv seix hnoi se yietc hnyangx yietc nzunc annually adv. hnyangx-hnyangx annuity n. yungz-loz zinh; uix mienh gox mienh nyei nyaaanh annul v. tuix; wuih (to cancel) Annunciation n. leiz-baaix dorngh nyei yinh wuic anode n. dienx ndongh ?? anoint v. zaah youh (m’nqorngv weic daux gaux zorc baengc nyei sic) anomalous adj. maiv gan leiz; maiv ei leiz anonymous adj. bingx jienv; maiv mbuox zaqc; mv maaih mbuox anorexia n. hnyouv mv siouc fai hnyouv mv zorngh nyungc baav ga’naaiv another adj. ganh dauh; zoix aengx; corc Won’t you have another cup of tea? Meih mv ganh maaih zaanv zaah? answer v. dau; dau nzuonx; wuih waac answerable adj. haih dau duqv; haih porv mengh duqv ant n. nziouv A house full of ants. Nziouv buangv biauv nzengc antagonism n. doix-dekv; fiu-caengx fai fiu-caengx nyei sic antagonist n. doix-dekv nyei mienh fai fiu-caengx nyei mienh antagonistic adj. zoux sic doix-dekv fai zoux sic fiu-caengx antagonize v. zoux bun maiv doix-goih fai zoux bun fiu-caengx antarctic adj. nitv naamh lungh ndiouh Antarctica n. nitv naamh lungh ndiouh nyei yietc kuaaiv ndau kungx sorng hnangv anteater n nzuih baengx-fuiv ndaauv caux mbietc nyouh nyei hieh zoih antecedent [aen ti se ndenht] n. cor cuotv nyei sic; cuotv ndaangc nyei sic antediluvian adj. yiem jiez mbiungc suiv imx zinh ndaangc maengx

antelope n. yietc nyungc hieh zoih oix lamh deix hnangv njaih nor antenna n. tin-finx; bungx faaux hlang zoux bun (T.V fai siou waac faang njang nyei finx) anterior adj. nza’hmien; minc zinh; cuotv ndaangc anthem n. guoqv nzung; houc guoqv nyei nzung Mien-English dictionary sample a’cingx a few hours ago a’cingx jang a short while ago or an

hour ago a’fai a phrase-final particle Ih zanc

mbuo mingh a=fai? Are we going to go now? Ih zanc mbuo nyanc a=fai? Are we going to eat now?

A’hmuangx a contraction form of apc hmuangx

a’hneiv happy; glad; congratulations; to be fond, pleased

a’hneiv haic I, we, congratulate you upon; very glad; very happy

a’hnoi yesterday a’hnoi hmuangx night before yesterday a’hnoi ndorm yesterday morning a’jang just a moment ago; very short

while ago a’lanh stutter; stammer a’loc frequently; repeatedly; very often a’mangc contraction of aqc mangc. ugly a’muangx last night a’ndorm this past morning a’nziaauc to fun with; to toy with; for

fun; to play joke upon a’nziaauc ciangv playground; playfield;

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fairground; park a’nziaauc doic a friend; a playmate a’nziaauc dorngx playplace living

room a’nziaauc inv one who addicted to

activity of playing a’nziaauc mbuox nickname a’nziaauc mienh a visitor; a guest

a sexual partner a’nziaauc ting living room; playing

room; sitting room a’nziaauc waac joke; utterances which are not said or taken seriously a’yiz an exclamation, showing surprise or disappointment a’yiz fungc zoux oh, my dear! what

should (I, we) do a’yoz an exclamation, showing ashame or disappointment, surprise, etc aa1 long version of >a= aa2 an exclamatory particle aa3 a phrase used in prefix to name or

term of address aa baac a nickname for eighth son aa cic a nickname for seventh son aa dae dad; daddy; father aa dangh just a minute or just a moment aa die father or dad aa dorc older sister aa dorn a beloved son; my son aa dutv nickname for chubby child aa feix nickname for fourth daughter Aa Fu Haanv Afghanistan, a country

in south Asia. Capital Kabul Aa Fu Haanv Janx Afghan; inhabitant

of Afghanistan aa gorx older brother aa guv nickname of a beloved slim,

cute child aa gux grandmother; grandma (mainly a child=s word) aa-haaz (an exclamation to show irony

or mockery) aa haenv ahem; a slight cough to get

someone=s attention aa hitv latter on; shortly in the future aa hitv dangh latter on in nearly future aa jouv nickname for a ninth son Aa Kaah Akha or Hani tribe Aa Laa Mbaa Maah Alabama state in

south east United States aa laai nickname for a last daughter aa lamh deix almost; approximately;

nearly Aa Li Nzo Naah Arizona state in south

west United States Aa Lic Saan a mountain, in Taiwan the

Republic of China aa liv an exclamation, showing awful

or ugry thing by children aa liuz nickname for a last daughter aa lov! exclamation, showing surprise aa luc nickname for a sixth son aa luv! exclamation, showing surprise aa maa mommy; mom; mother aa mbuo we; us Aa Me Li Gaa United States of

America or American people aa men word used at the end of a prayer Aa Mutv Amos, a book of Bible in the

Old Testament aa niaa a phrase-final particle Cinh

ninh aa niaa. let=s forget about it Aa Ndam first man; husband of Eve

and progenitor of the human race aa ngingv nickname for a slim & cute

boy or girl Aa Njen Ti Naah Argentina, a

republic in S. south America Capital. Buenos Aires

Aa Njen Ti Naah Janx Argentinean aa nqu an uttering sound of a four or

five months baby

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aa nyei mine, it=s mine Naaic aa nyei oc.That belong to me

aa ong a lovely grandfather aa taenc nickname for chubby or a girl who has full face aa weix a kind of Chinese herb medicine used for diarrhea aa yaav an exclamation to show surprise or disappointment aa yoh! the sound uttered when suddenly get hurt aa yov moaning; groaning in great pain;

a screaming sound aa youh! uttering of a suddenly get hurt aa yuv exclamation, showing surprise or disappointment aa zuqc must; have to; ought to; can't be without; presume; unavoidable aa zuqc taanx must take care someone

or something aa zuqc zoux must do; have to do aac an exclamataion used to get attention of other aah an exclamation used to get others attention aav1 an exclamation, howing surprise or

disappointment aav2 paralysis Nzuih baengx aav.

Paralyze mouth aax1 (interjection) of what; what is it aax, haaix nyungc oh, what is it aax2 small amount of food; a mouthful

food aamx to photo copy; to take pictur aamx fangx to make photograph; to take picture aamx fangx zorngh photographer or

camera aamx sou to copy a sheet of paper or to print (as printshop does) aamx sou ji a copier; a copy machine aanx1 late (usually used in the morning) aanx haic too late; very late in morning aanx2 half day; midday aanx3 noon time aanx4 to test (someone or something) in

secret aanx-zaqv a signal or a mark to remind

oneself or others aapv1 duck aapv-biei duck feather aapv-gorngx gander; drake; male duck aapv-jaanx a virgin duck aapv-jaux duck egg aapv-nyeiz a female duck

aapv2 to force; to compel; to put pressure on someone

aapv biauv-dungx to cover the ridge of the roof

aapv eix mind; sense thinking or desiring

aapv ganh zoux to force oneself to do something

aapv jienv zoux to force someone to do something

aapv mienh to force someone to do something

aaqv (literally) dumb unable to speak aaqv kouv stupid; dumb person aaqv kouv zih nyienh a dumb person

or stupid person aauv to break; to snap; to break with

both hands aauv nauv to break apart; to snap apart aaux1 mimic; imitation; to copy or to

pronounce aaux benx nzung to twist a word and

use for song aaux mv nzuonx unable to twist or to

pronounce a word aaux nzung to twist a word used in

song aaux waac to pronounce a word; to

twist a word aaux2 to give someone a funny name aaux-jaang act in demanding way to

get other's attention aaux lungh (pain. cause by bad

weather) aauz to cry (children's language) ae air-conditioned (from English) ae-jorm hot air-conditioned; heat; hot

air ae-namx cool air-conditioned or cool

air aec okay; yes; alright; I will; I am

positive aec, duqv nyei okay; alright aeh comforting word (used to calm

down a crying child) aeh njorngh guai be wise and stop crying now aev boh apple aev boh wuom apple juice aev div to remove bowel (children's

language) aev dor long (slang) for a deaf person aev nzae to urinate, or to tell a child to

urinate aex exclamation to show belong to

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Naaic yie nyei aex. That is mine aenx (to described) something short

and fat aeng distended; swell up of stomach Aengh doih name of a woman in

ancient of love eternal aengv reflected; reflection; dazzle aengv fangx X-ray; to photo by

electric aengv-hornx to show only a bit, not full apprearance aengv-njoiz mirage of (dead person or

ghost) aengv qiex echo sound; reflected sound aengx and; again or another; also; either aengx buangh to meet or to see again aengx cuotv happen again come

out again aengx daaih come again aengx faan to reoccur; to come again translate again

aengx nzunc repeatedly; additionally; again; once again

aengx zoix once again; even more again aengx zoux nzunc to do again or to

redo to denominate aeqc yes; alright; okay; possible; no

doubt aeqc, dongh naaic yes, that's correct or

that's right aeqc ngorngc a child=s word to die aeqv a phrase-particle, used in recite or

repeat a saying aetv a small woven basket with a lid for

storing cooked rice, and used by Lao or Dai people

aetv-nqaaix a lid of small woven basket aih an exclamation, to show surprise or

disappointment aih, haeqv yie oh, it's terrified scare me aih, mv zeiz lorqc uh ah, it's incorrect aiv1 low, short Aiv haic. Too low or too

short to make use aiv jiex lowest inferiority aiv qiex low tone or low voice aiv wuov wuonc lower section; below

row aiv2 low down in position Mangc aiv.

To look down upon aix (slang) sexual intercourse aix dietv sexual intercourse to treat unfairly or harshly aiqc an exclamation to show a little scare amh a child=s word to eat or to tell a

baby to eat

amh mamz to eat or to tell a baby to eat amh zix eat meat; to tell baby eat meat an to place on; to put on; to deposit an hnyouv to put in one=s mind to

pay attention to an jiez to keep away; to put away an jienv to place on or to put down an mv horpc to put in the wrong

position an ndie to put or to apply medicine an nyaanh (said of bank) to put or

deposit money an nyaanh daan a deposit ticket a

deposit receipt an nyaanh faang (said of bank) a

deposit box an ziepc buon put or deposit 10%

down apc1 a child=s word for bite; to bite apc2 of or like yesterday Apc hnoi fai

apc ndorm. Yesterday or this past morning

apc hnoi yesterday apc hmuangx last night Apc Laa Ham Abraham, first patriarch

and ancestor of the Hebrews aqc1 difficult; uneasy; inconvenient or

complicated; hard aqc dorng hard to shoulder or not easy

to take responsibility aqc duqv hard to get uneasy; rare; difficult; complicated aqc gorngv hard to say; difficult to

deal with (person) hard to tell aqc goux difficult to take care or hard

to take responsibility aqc gunv difficult to govern or to rule; hard to take control aqc haic very difficult; uneasy aqc lorz heic longc (said of money)

very difficult to earned, but easy to spend

aqc mangc bad looking; ugly; unsightly; repulsive; hard to see

aqc mbenc difficult to manage; uneasy to operate or prepare aqc muangx unpleasant sound to the

ear (referring to vulgar or abusive expressions)

aqc zoux hard to do; difficult to manage or to handle

aqc2 dirty (children's language) aqc div it's dirty; contaminate; it's not

clean aqh a phrase-particle Aa maa aqh, aa

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dae aqh. Mom!, dad! aqv a phrase-particle Zeiz aqv. There

is correct or right aqv fai a phrase-particle, used in suffix of yes-no question Aqv Kaen Sorh Arkansas, a state in

the south central United States aqv lorqc a phrase, such as (yie daaih

aqv lorqc) yes I am coming atv1 compress with air. inside atv mbiungc hot pressure as it will be

rain soon atv qiex to compress with air inside atv. to record (cassette tape) atv waac to record or to copy words from a (cassette tape) Au-Ziou Australia (a continent below of Southeast Asia) Au-Ziouv Janx Australian people auv wife; men=s lover; a married lady

or a married woman auv-biqv sterilized wife (woman or lady without an offspring) auv camv polygamy; polygamous auv-dorn second wife or a concubine auv-guaav widow; woman who husband has died and not married auv-guaav-mienh to keep living as a

widowhood auv-hlo legal wife, as opposed to a

concubine auv-jaanx middle age wife; a woman

who just got married recently auv-jueiv one's wife and children; family auv-leih divorcee; abandoned wife; a

rejected wife auv-lunx young wife; young woman auv-nqaai (slang) for childless wife or a

sterilized wife auv-nqox doic husband & wife; married couple auv-nqox-nqaai (slang) childless

married couple auv-nyeic a second wife or a concubine auv-nzueic a pretty or a beautiful wife

B ba’baac sake; to do in purpose; to do

intent; intention ba’daatc bitter squash or bitter melon

ba’gi-yungh another spelling of buic gi yungh sheep; hairy goat ba’hnoi contraction of baac-hnoi few

days or few months ago ba’hnyangx contraction of baac

hnyangx last year ba’ingv food pouch of (chicken, fowl) ba’jaauh peach ba’jaauh biouv peach fruit ba’jaauh ndiangx peach tree ba’jaauh wuom peach juice ba’laqc too; very; beyond the normal ba’laqc camv too much; too many or

over requirement ba’laqc faix too small to make use ba’laqc waaic worse; too bad to make use very evil ba’laqc zoqc too little; very little

amount ba’norngz heavily shaking (as a thick

jungle or low tree) ba’ngaengv contraction of buoz-

ngaengv to hit with upper fingers ba’zi, ba=ziaax incompletely done, do

one and left one baa1 callus; a crust formed as a result

of heat or dryness; cuticle baa2 a child=s word for pastry or bread baa3 cover with small bumpy rash Baa Gi Si Taanx Pakistan, a republic

in S. Asia or Pakistani Baa Lih Paris, a capital city of france Baa Lorv Si Taanx Palestine, the

Jewish states in Bibical times Baa Maac Nquenc Yao autonomous

county in Guangxi province, China baac1 finished; conclude; completed;

done baac-hnoi begone day baac-hnoi haaix several days or few

months ago baac-hnyangx last year; a begone year baac liauv let it goes or let it pass;

don't bother it baac nzengc all finished; completely

gone or all gone baac2 end; perished; finally; finished baac3 eighth, in naming son Baac Jorc daddy-longlegs; insects with

eight legs baac4 to intent; to do with mindful or

careless Baac-baac zoux. To intent to do; to do in purpose

Baac Guaax Daan Chinese tabella medicine

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baac ix zoux intent to do; to do in purpose

Baac Paix Yaux a group of Mien or Yao people in Guangsi, China

baah to scoop; to scrape or to make even with plank, etc

baah nie to scrape or to level the dirt baah yuonh to smooth out the (dirt,

etc) with a plank baav1 to forbid; to make peace baav sic to make peace; to calm down

others baav sic mienh peace maker; a matter

controller baav2 hold; to hold it still baav jienv to hold it control; to

make peace baav maengc mv loh (a critical

patient) very narrow to escape from dead

baav3 a bundle or a bunch baav4 few or some Deix baav. Few baaic1 a kind of grass baaic2 a jinx; a bad luck baaic3 perished; destroyed; to come to

the end baaic gemh dauh to destroy forest by

cut down tree, etc baaic jaa-dingh prodigal family

possession baaic jaa nouh gauv a prodigal son steal from the family baaic juin to defeat enemy army or

troops baaic nzengc perished or destroyed baaic4 to make someone feel shy or feel disappoint baaic hmien to shy someone in public or to let loss face; embarrassment baaic mengh to tarnish reputations baaih1 a shelf Mienv-baaih. A spirit

altar baaih2 a sign; bulletin; billboard; placard baaih box a bulletin that make the public announcement baaih borngv an official sign baaih hoc store name appearing on a

signboard; trademark; brand baaiv1 to display (goods, etc) baaiv huox display the goods; to display merchandise baaiv2 to mess up in disorderly manner; to scatter up, etc baaix1 of or having to do with worship baaix jaa-fin to bow or worship ancestor

spirit baaix miuc to worship Buddha; Buddha religion baaix Tin-Hungh to worship or to bow heavenly king baaix zienh singx to worship god or to worship ancestor baaix2 to bow; to respect; to honor or to greet baaix dorngh the wedding ceremony in which the bride and groom underwent the kneeling rituals in the ceremony

hall baaix hnyangx to bow new year or new year greeting Baaix Kuv Yaux a group Mien or Yao

people in Guangsi, China (baaix kuv, means, white trousers in Chinese)

baaix mienh to bow people as (to beg for forgiveness or for help, etc)

baamh world of the living (as opposed to heaven)

baamh gen the living world or the earth

baamh mienh people opposed to the angel; human being

baamz offend; to offend; to violate; to commit a crime

baamz leiz break the law or custom; to offend baamz leiz mienh law breaker or

violator; transgressor baamz zuiz commit sin; break the law;

to transgress baamz zuiz daic to die by commit a

sin; punishable by death; commitment baamz zuiz haic a punishable offender

or criminal baamz zuiz horqc criminology;

criminal school baan a shift; a turn Lungh ndorm

baan. Morning shift baan-buic (of or having to do with the)

generation baan-buic daan a generation recorded

book baan-buic mbuox generation name baan mv duqv hope soon or serve

(you) good; may it be so! baan meic mv duqv hopefully it will

be turn that way baanh to considerate; to think about; to contemplate baanh mv cuotv unable to figured out

or to think

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baanv bored; boring; tedious; tiresome baanx a phrase particle Dor baanx. The

greater part Porx baanx. Equal divide baatc to fine; to charge; to punish; a

punishment baatc diuv to charge for a drinks or to

fine a drinks baatc heng lightly fine; lightly

punishment baatc hniev a serious fine or a serious

punishment baatc mienh to fine someone; to ask

for a punishment baauh to scrape or to smooth with a

(knife) baauh yuonh to smooth or scrape out

something with a (knife) baauv prefix meaning of a person >s

given name baauv wuc noic no way out; no

choice; no alternative; endure baaux to sing; to chant; intone; to refrain baaux nzung to sing song; to

chant or to intone baaux nzung bang a singing group or a choir band baaux nzung guanh chorus; a gather of singing baaux nzung mienh singer baaux nzung sou hymnal book; song

book bae sound made by blowing through a

mouthpiece of wind instrument, etc baeng1 pull; to pull; to draw or to drag;

to haul baeng camv a lot soldiers or army pull too much; to pull a lot baeng cuotv to pull out or to draw out;

to drag out baeng cuotv gorn to uproot; to pull out

with the root baeng daaih zuangx to pull up for

transplant baeng douh to form a line while waiting baeng finx to pull wire or strand baeng gaengh sorn to unplug the door latch baeng gorng to lead or to direct; to

conduct; to guide baeng gorng mienh leader; guider;

conductor; domineer; director baeng jaang naqv swallow without

chewing baeng jienv douh to line up, line of

people waiting teir turn baeng mienh to seek or to gather up

people baeng njorngh to tightly stretch out baeng nyaah to put out tooth as dentist does baeng nyaah sai dentist; a person

who profession is dentistry baeng nziaamv to draw blood baeng zaqc pull straight to say or

go directly baeng zaqc gorngv to talk or to say

directly without any conceal baeng zaqc mingh go straight or directly baeng2 soldier; army; military; troops or

warrior baeng-biaux an out law soldier; a

fugitive soldier baeng-bieiv military leader; commander in military force baeng-ciangv barracks; military camp;

area of military baeng-maaz troops; military force;

army; soldier; airforce baeng-maanh a militiaman; a militia

force; troops baeng nyaanh daan (at the bank)

checking account baeng nyei qaqv military strength pulling strength

baeng-zaamc barracks; military camp or area concentration of army

baengc disease; ill; illness; plague or affliction; infirmity; sickness

baengc camv susceptible to disease; prone to illness; constantly ill

baengc-ciou epilepsy, disease that cause to seizures

baengc-coux a sickbed; a sickroom a ward baengc-fei germ; bacteria; virus; the

cause of the disease baengc-fouh dropsy; disease cause to

swell baengc-gox previous disease; lifetime

disease baengc-gorn bacteria, virus; cause of a

disease; origin of a disease or symptom

baengc heng light ill; not a serious illness

baengc hoic to be torture by illness; suffering of illness

baengc-hlutv vaginal hemorrhage, discharge, bleeding

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baengc hniev seriously ill; a critical ill; very sick

baengc-hnopv tuberculosis; cough disease

baengc kouv seriously illness; critical illness

baengc kuonx illness problems; shortness breath illness

baengc longx recover from illness or get better from ill

baengc-mbai stroke; palsy; paralysis baengc-meih disease that cause to lose

consciousness baengc mienh patient; a sick man baengc morh being tortured or suffer

by illness problems baengc ngaaiz feeble; debilitating

Illness baengc-njortc asthma baengc-omx dropsy baengc tongx of or having to do with

ailment; symptoms or disease baengc tongx hoic being damaged or

lost by illness problems baengc zingh of or having to do with the diseaes; ailment or illness problems baengc zingh camv susceptible to

disease or prone illness baengc zongc serious illness, baengc zorv hindered by having illness baengh1 even; level; plane Ndau-

baengh. Plane land baengh deic plane land; level ground baengh dinh (literally) a plane farmland baengh2 bottle Ndie-baengh. Medicine bottle baengh nzuih mouth of bottle; opening hole of a bottle baengh zotv cork or plug for a bottle baengh3 justice, fairness; equal, etc baengh bun to divide in equal shares baengh dangv justice balance scale equal rights

baengh fim justice; fairminded; righteous; unprejudiced

baengh fim waac to speak justly or fair baengh jaax fair price; normal price;

justice price baengh leiz justice law; justice or fair

judgement baengh4 normal or regular; peace, etc baengh fienx ordinary mail or regular

mail

baengh hnoi on usual or normal days; ordinarily; occasion baengh juangh (literally) penniless;

poor destitute family baengh kaeng distance or far away from baengh maanh a commoner; a civilian; equal rights baengh mienh withness; attestant or

onlooker; spectator baengh minc a plane or level surface baengh orn safe and sound; peace;

free from danger fine; unharmed comfort

baengh orn dorngx a peaceful and safe place baengh orn guoqv a peaceful, freedom

or a safe country baengh qiex even tone as (h) when

use for tone normal breath baengh zanc normal time; ordinary;

common; frequently baengv sound of spank or slapping

noise, etc baengx handle of (hoe, axe, etc) baeqc1 white or bright baeqc citv mint; white mint baeqc gopv pigeon baeqc hmeiv white polished rice baeqc hnaangx cooked rice free

meal baeqc horqc white goose baeqc jaiv a kind of plant for antidote baeqc kor White House of

Washington D.C baeqc kuaa white flower Ca boy in

referring to spirit baeqc matc chalk white socks or white stockings white ink baeqc mienh white people; white

native; white man baeqc mienh zuangv white man race;

caucasian Baeqc Miuh Hmong (Miao) member

of people living scattered land areas of S. China and S.E Asia, U.S.A, etc

baeqc mouc white clouds baeqc mbouc soft white; fresh white

color baeqc mbuonv baby powder; fragrant

powder baeqc naih nie white sticky soil baeqc setv white color; bright color;

chalky; snowy baeqc sin a child=s word to take a bath baeqc waac vernacular; daily spoken

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language baeqc wuom clear water; plain water;

water without juice, etc baeqc yangh white and yellow mixed;

light yellow baeqc yieqc tan moth baeqc2 free or without cost baeqc baeqc empty; freely; cost

nothing; without charge baeqc bun to give away something;

free gift, etc baeqc duqv get free; without earned baeqc feix to use or to spend without

profit baeqc fungx to give away; to give

gratis baeqc gorngv to waste one's words baeqc ndortv qaqv to waste one's

energy; work for nothing baeqc nyaanh silver unearned

income money in cash baeqc nyanc eat free meal by someone

or by children baeqc nzangc of or having to do with

an authority power baeqc nzangc hlo authority power or

powerful baeqc wuonh plain text without

annotations baeqc zinh unearned money; unearned

income baeqc zinh zoih unearned money or income baeqc zoih free or unearned treasure or

unearned income, etc baeqv1 hundred, 100 baeqv buon baeqv one hundred percent baeqv buon feix ziepc forty percent

40% baeqv-buon-soux percentage;

proportion; quota baeqv cin a hundred thousand; 100,000 baeqv-fingx population; people; inhabit; occupy baeqv gouv hundred percent; 100% baeqv hnyangx hundred years; a century baeqv-muoz fu=jueiv cousin; first

cousin or second cousin, etc baeqv waanc one million, 1,000,000 baeqv2 term of address one=s husband

older brother baeqv-diex uncle, one's or spouse's

father's older brother

baeqv-ong great uncle (one's or spouse's grandfather's older brother) baetv1 sprout out ( from a narrow hole) baetv cuotv sprout out to jump

out (from a narrow space) baetv jiex laatc to jump over the fence baetv2 beautiful and shinny (as bamboo) baic comb; to comb baic m=nqorngv to comb hair; to comb baic mba=biei to comb hair baic nyaah teeth of the comb baih to sing (children=s language) Oeix

baih. To sing song baix to press down firmly as to drain baix zietc to make firm by press down bakv sound of rapping or hitting noise bamc1 dumb; not clever; not smart

Ziangh duqv bamc haic. Grew up in the way not very smart

bamc2 not shiny ban to push to one side with a stick, etc banv linh baengc gonorrhea bang1 a group; a gang; a class; a fleet; a camp bang2 a bang sound bang3 to help or to assist bang siouv to help or assist others by one=s hands bang siouv mienh assistant; a helper; an aide bangc1 rely on; to depend on someone

or something bangc duqv zuqc can rely or depend on; useful or dependable person, etc bangc ganh nyei qaqv to rely on one=s

power; to rely one=s force bangc kaux to presume upon; to rely

on or to depend on bangc mv zuqc unable to rely on or

helpless, undependable bangc2 to prop up something for

support bangc jienv to prop up with; to lean on

top of one another bangh bang-sound of gun fired or pop

sound, etc bangv1 pancreas bangv youh fatty piece of meat in

pig's, etc. stomach bangv2 a bang-sound of (gun fired, etc) bangv3 (slang) to tie up bangv4 cactus, a plant with fleshy

stems that bear spines or scales instead of leaves

bangx1 constipated; stuck; to struggle

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with bangx jienv stuck-up; stick together bangx2 a kind of palm tree bangx-ndiangx kind of palm tree

(which can be eaten as food) bangz great noise of gun fired or a

great bang sound baqv1 north baqv bung north side; northern part or

northern region baqv bung mienh northerner; people

from northern region baqv-dauv (literally) constellation; a

star baqv dong north east; north eastern baqv dong bung north eastern part or

north eastern side baqv fai north west or north western baqv fai bung north western part;

north western side Baqv-Ging Beijing or Peking a capital

city of China Baqv Kalo Laai Naah a state of North

Carolina U.S.A Baqv Meiv Ziou continent of the north

America baqv2 prick or pierce; to poke or to

inject or to shot, etc baqv dorngc ndie inject the wrong

medicine baqv maav fei to inject Morphine baqv ndie to inject or shot medicine baqv ndie mienh a person who inject

the medicine baqv ndie-nqaeqv immunization shot baqv ndie sim needle used for inject medicine batc trunk (of an elephant) batv pen; pencil; brush pen or ball point

pen, etc batv-biei brush pen; paint brush; hair

pencil batv-fietv pencil sharpener batv matc pen & ink batv-mbuov blue pen or with blue ink batv-ndui a pile of the pens batv-ngaengc pencil batv-nqaaix pen=s cap batv-siqv red pen batv-topv lid or cap of the pen batv-yangh yellow pen batv-yuonh ball point pen batv-waaz painting brush; brush pen

used for painting batv-wuom ink fountain pen

batv-zueiv pen nib; tip of the pen bau1 mumps bau2 (to hold food in the mouth, as

monkey does) Baulo a transliteration for Paul; a

missionary and apostle to the gentiles bau taan to slander or to criticize bauc puff out; hang outside; distended

or swell up bauv house; home (children's language) bauv aqv go home (children'slanguage) baux flee; escape (children's language) baux nqoi run away; go away bei to know; to understand; identify; to aware; alert bei duqv to know; to understand bei leiz baamz leiz to break the law by knowingly beic to be tortured; to forced to; to bear suffering, etc beic hoic to be killed or to be murdered beic mienh hoic harmed by someone beic naanc to suffer hardship, etc beic ndiev secret or to keep in secret beic ndiev sic mystery; secret matter;

secret thing beic ndiev tengx to secret assist or

support; to undertake beic nzuih too shame to talk or speak;

not dare enough to talk beic pienx to be swindled; to be cheated beic sih to be compelled or to endure

the difficult, be suffer beih surface; outlet; out look; outside;

skin; exterior beih zangc outer; outlet; outside;

exterior; out look beih zaqc hnyouv njuotv hypocrite;

bad credit beiv1 compare; to compare; to match beiv jaax compare the prices or bids;

to compete with beiv hnangv (literally) seems; likely; similar to; to resemble beiv mangc to make comparison; to

compare with beiv mangc gaax to compare with or

compete with beiv2 to compete or to contest with beiv saaix a contest; a match; a

tournament; to compete in contest beiv sih nyeic to demonstrate fighting

skills in a tournament; to contest in physical prowess

beix scoop out; to drain out by

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pressing firmly beix cuotv to drain out as liquid or

water from cooking pot, etc beix back beix houx saan backer; supporter;

sponsor beiz virgin of animal or bee ben stripe or spot with different color ben hnyouv stripe heartCto alert,

aware benc (literally) food or cooked rice benh tinge; tint; hue benh mbuov blue color or blue tint;

blue hue benh siqv red color; red tinge or red

tint benh sui alum benv1 board Ndiangx-benv. Wooden

board benv2 casket; coffin benv-nqaaix lid or cover for a casket benv3 unit weigh, equal 32 taels benx1 become; became; to transform to benx auv-nqox become husband &

wife benx cai-doix to become husband and

wife benx domh mienh to become adult to become parents

benx domh sic become a big trouble or serious matter benx hmien to turn angry; to become

serious after teasing, etc benx jangx-hoc something for signal

or for a symbol benx naang transform into the snake;

deity in the form of snake benx nyungc zeiv change in design,

pattern style benx nzoih nzengc to be completely transform benx win-wangv to become enemy or

adversary benx Yesu mienh become Christian benx ziangh natural way; became; to

become benx ziangh zien become real; truly or

serious benx ziangx finished transform; convert into benx zorng-zengx something to be

witness or for witness benx2 prosperous; wealthy; moneyed;

rich benx haic very rich (people, wealthy

man) benx mienh successful of life; rich;

wealthy; prosperous benx3 good; useful; nice benx longc can be use; good enough to make use benx4 to create or to make up benx waac to make up or to create a word to become gossip benx wuonh zaang to write an essay; make up extraordinary style of writing bengh the third of the ten celestial stems beqv urgent; rush; expedition; hurry;

pressing; impatient; beqv-bangx hurriedly; hastily; in haste;

to be on move constantly; to be in great hurry; very anxious

beqv haic be rush; be in very hurry; urgently

beqv jienv mingh travel with hurriedly or speedy

beqv jienv nyanc eat with hurriedly or speedy beqv jienv zoux hurry up and to get it

done beqv-qiex daic to die by infuriating or maddening; homicide caused by

jealousy bernv humble; unpretentious; meek or

gentle bernv fernx unharm; inoffensive;

humble bernv fernx mienh innocent people or

unpretentious; inoffensive bernx dumb; dull; inarticulate; stupid;

crude bernx haic so stupid; senseless betc break open or crack open (as a sack

or bag) betv1 tear; to tear Betv zeiv. To tear a

piece paper betv fienx to tear or break open a letter betv muonc to tear or break into small

piece betv nqoi to tear open betv tong tear or break open betv2 eighth, in naming daughter or

girl system Betv Cing eighth girl=s given name in

Mr. Cing=s family betv3 eight betv baeqv eight hundred, 800 Betv Fin eight immortals of Taoism

spirit betv gorqv eight corners or eight

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directions Betv Hlaax August or 8th lunar moon betv ziepc eighty, 80 betv ziepc gouv eighty percents, 80 % betv zinh unit of weigh (equal 8/10 of

one tael) betv4 to bite and tearing downward

motion beu1 to wrap; to pack; to cover beu ga=naaiv to wrap or to pack

something beu ga=naaiv zeiv wrapping papers beu hnaangx to wrap cooked rice, as

for lunch. etc beu jienv be packed or being wrapped beu zingh nyeic to wrap a present or

gift beu2 to protect; to guard; to take

responsible beu duqv able to guarantee or to put protect on able to wrap beu hungh baeng government guards

or royal guards beu3 to gurantee; to insure; to put a

protection on something beu cie sou an insurance policy on a

car a car renting receipt beu jaax to protect; escort the

royalty a warranty price beu jaax duqv be able to guarantee or

to put a protection on beu mv duqv unable to defended or no guarantee beu maengc to protect life from danger

or life insurance coverage beu maengc sou life insurance policy beu mienh to protect someone or to

guard someone beu sengh assurance; guarantee to

protect; to defend; to guard to take responsible to insure; insurance

beu sengh an security deposit beu sengh cie an insurance coverage

on a car beu sengh biauv insurance coverage on a house beu sengh daan insurance policy guarantee paper beu sengh duqv be able to protect or to guarantee beu sengh faang a strong-box; a bank's

vault beu sengh feix premium of insurance

policy beu sengh gong-su insurance company

beu sengh guoqv a protectorate beu sengh hlaang safety belt as in (a car, airplane, etc) beu sengh maengc to protect life or life insurance coverage beu sengh mienh a guarantor ; one

who puts up a bail to secure someone=s release from (jail, etc) an insurer guardian; protector

beu sengh nzuqc safety razor or knife beu sengh setv protective coloration beu sengh sou deed of security; a letter of guarantee; insurance policy beu sengh yietc seix (goods) lifetime