Abstract: Metaphorical thinking is an effective way in the world of human cognition, and promotes the development of human language. Lots of new vocabulary created in the metaphorical mechanism is the important theoretical basis for a new word. Similarly, metaphorical thinking is of great significance in promoting Vietnamese vocabulary learning and the grasp of its meaning. This paper illustrates the development of metaphorical meaning of Vietnamese words like color, temperature, taste, body organs, orientation, and etc. Many effective ways and methods are concluded from it in the training of students' metaphorical thinking and the metaphorical cognitive ability.