cá tháng tư

Vietnamese

Etymology

cá +‎ tháng tư. Literally, “fish [of] April”. Possibly calque of French poisson d'avril (“April fool”).

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [kaː˧˦ tʰaːŋ˧˦ tɨ˧˧]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [kaː˨˩˦ tʰaːŋ˦˧˥ tɨ˧˧]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [kaː˦˥ tʰaːŋ˦˥ tɨ˧˧]

Noun

cá tháng tư

  1. April Fools' Day

Usage notes

  • Frequently in use with ngày.
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