đầu sỏ

Vietnamese

Etymology

Non-Sino-Vietnamese reading of Chinese 頭首 (SV: đầu thủ) or simply đầu (“head”) +‎ sỏ (“animal head”).

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ʔɗəw˨˩ sɔ˧˩]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [ʔɗəw˦˩ ʂɔ˧˨] ~ [ʔɗəw˦˩ sɔ˧˨]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [ʔɗəw˨˩ ʂɔ˨˩˦] ~ [ʔɗəw˨˩ sɔ˨˩˦]

Noun

(classifier tên) đầu sỏ

  1. (derogatory) ringleader
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