cá vàng

Vietnamese

Etymology

cá (“fish”) +‎ vàng (“yellow; gold”).

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [kaː˧˦ vaːŋ˨˩]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [kaː˨˩˦ vaːŋ˦˩]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [kaː˦˥ vaːŋ˨˩] ~ [kaː˦˥ jaːŋ˨˩]

Noun

(classifier con) cá vàng • (𩵜鐄)

  1. goldfish
    Synonym: cá ba đuôi
    • 1984, Hà Hải, "Cá Vàng Bơi (The Swimming Goldfish)"; performances by Đặng Nhật Anh and Lan Hương
      Hai vây xinh xinh, cá vàng bơi trong bể nước; ngoi lên, lặn xuống, cá vàng múa tung tăng
      Its two fins so pretty, the goldfish swims in the tank; rising up, diving down, the goldfish dances around joyfully.
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