cầu khỉ

Vietnamese

Etymology

cầu (“bridge”) +‎ khỉ (“monkey”), so called because it has a very narrow pathway and one needs to constantly keep their balance while crossing (like a monkey).

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [kəw˨˩ xi˧˩]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [kəw˦˩ kʰɪj˧˨] ~ [kəw˦˩ xɪj˧˨]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [kəw˨˩ kʰɪj˨˩˦] ~ [kəw˨˩ xɪj˨˩˦]

Noun

(classifier cái, cây) cầu khỉ

1. kind of bamboo or wooden passway across a stream or gully