tam cúc
Vietnamese
Etymology
tam (“three”) + cúc (“chrysanthemum”).
Pronunciation
- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [taːm˧˧ kʊwk͡p̚˧˦]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [taːm˧˧ kʊwk͡p̚˦˧˥]
- (Saigon) IPA(key): [taːm˧˧ kʊwk͡p̚˦˥]
Noun
(classifier bài) tam cúc • (三菊)
- A multi-trick card game popular in northern Vietnam, played mostly by women for entertainment and at ceremonies and festivals.
Coordinate terms
References
- Hồ Ngọc Đức, editor (2003), “tam cúc”, in Việt–Việt[1] (DICT), Leipzig: Free Vietnamese Dictionary Project (details), archived from the original on 12 November 2024