xí ngầu

Vietnamese

Etymology

Contracted from xập xí xập ngầu, probably from Cantonese 十四 (sap6 sei3; thập tứ, “fourteen”) + 十五 (sap6 ng5; thập ngũ, “fifteen”); pronunciation may also have been influenced by Teochew

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [si˧˦ ŋəw˨˩]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [sɪj˨˩˦ ŋəw˦˩]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [sɪj˦˥ ŋəw˨˩]

Noun

(classifier cục, hột, viên) xí ngầu

  1. dice (polyhedron used in games of chance)
    Synonyms: súc sắc, tào cáo
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