cú vọ

Vietnamese

Etymology

cú +‎ vọ.

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ku˧˦ vɔ˧˨ʔ]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [kʊw˨˩˦ vɔ˨˩ʔ]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [kʊw˦˥ vɔ˨˩˨] ~ [kʊw˦˥ jɔ˨˩˨]

Noun

(classifier con) cú vọ

  1. pygmy owl

Adjective

cú vọ

  1. (figurative, of a person) scheming with ill intention towards other people
    đôi mắt cú vọ ― scheming eyes
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