ác thú

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 惡獸, composed of 惡 (“evil”) and 獸 (“beast”).

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ʔaːk̚˧˦ tʰu˧˦]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [ʔaːk̚˦˧˥ tʰʊw˨˩˦]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [ʔaːk̚˦˥ tʰʊw˦˥]

Noun

(classifier con) ác thú

  1. (literary) wild beast; behemoth
    Synonym: thú dữ
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