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The Vietnamese word for black is
đen





black



Translations for black and their definitions

đen
     1. adj. of the color black
     2. adj. (of skin colour, etc.) dark; swarthy
     3. adj. unlucky; unfortunate
           đen đủi - very unlucky
           số/vận đen - bad luck
           đỏ và đen - red and black; good and bad luck


đen thui
     1. adj. very black in a bad way
           (cot, đỏ lòm, trắng toát, vàng khè, xám xịt, xanh lè)
           đen thui thùi lùi - so friggin' black


tối
     1. adj. dark
     2. n. the duration from the late evening (around 6 PM) to the early night (around 8 PM)
           7 giờ tối em sẽ về nhà. - I will get back home at 7 PM.





tối tăm
     1. adj. dark (generally speaking)


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