xương chày

Vietnamese

Etymology

xương (“bone”) +‎ chày (“pestle”), probably due to simile between the shape of the shinbone and the pestle.

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [sɨəŋ˧˧ t͡ɕaj˨˩]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [sɨəŋ˧˧ t͡ɕaj˦˩]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [sɨəŋ˧˧ ca(ː)j˨˩]

Noun

xương chày

  1. (anatomy) shinbone; tibia

See also

  • xương mác
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