sán dây

Vietnamese

Etymology

sán (“flatworm”) +‎ dây (“rope”).

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [saːn˧˦ zəj˧˧]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [ʂaːŋ˦˧˥ jəj˧˧] ~ [saːŋ˦˧˥ jəj˧˧]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [ʂaːŋ˦˥ jəj˧˧] ~ [saːŋ˦˥ jəj˧˧]

Noun

(classifier con) sán dây • (𬟴𦀊)

  1. (zoology) a tapeworm; cestode (a flatworm of the class Cestoda)
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