chó biển

Vietnamese

Etymology

Compound of chó (“dog”) +‎ biển (“ocean”). Calque of Chinese 海狗 (hǎigǒu).

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [t͡ɕɔ˧˦ ʔɓiən˧˩]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [t͡ɕɔ˨˩˦ ʔɓiəŋ˧˨]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [cɔ˦˥ ʔɓiəŋ˨˩˦]

Noun

(classifier con) chó biển

  1. true seal

See also

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