bách thú

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 百獸, composed of 百 (“hundred”) and 獸 (“beast”), from Chinese 百獸 / 百兽 (bǎishòu).

Pronunciation

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

bách thú

  1. (rare, collective) synonym of muông thú (“animals”)

Derived terms

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