water / liquid; fluid / the liquid part of a broth / Short for đất nước (“country; polity”).

(chiefly in board games) move, step

A light brown, watery fish sauce used in Vietnamese cookery. / A mixture of this sauce with water, lemon juice, sugar, and various seasonings such as garlic and black pepper.

Any thin, salty dip used in Vietnamese cuisine, particularly nước mắm pha but also soy sauce.

(Southern Vietnam) soy sauce

taro

(rather formal) saliva (liquid secreted into the mouth)

(small) ice

sauce

country; nation