gấu bông

Vietnamese

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gấu (“bear”) +‎ bông (“cotton”).

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ɣəw˧˦ ʔɓəwŋ͡m˧˧]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [ɣəw˨˩˦ ʔɓəwŋ͡m˧˧]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [ɣəw˦˥ ʔɓəwŋ͡m˧˧]

Noun

(classifier con) gấu bông

  1. a teddy bear
    1. (by extension) a stuffed animal; a plushie animal; a soft toy in the form of an animal
      Synonym: thú nhồi bông
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