nanh sấu

Vietnamese

Etymology

nanh (“fangs”) +‎ sấu (“crocodile”).

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [najŋ̟˧˧ səw˧˦]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [nɛɲ˧˧ ʂəw˨˩˦] ~ [nɛɲ˧˧ səw˨˩˦]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [nan˧˧ ʂəw˦˥] ~ [nan˧˧ səw˦˥]

Adjective

nanh sấu • (𤘓𩽉)

  1. (figurative) jagged; staggered; uneven (especially of trees; like a quincunx)
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