chó săn
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Vietnamese
[edit]Etymology
[edit]chó (“dog”) + săn (“to hunt”).
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [t͡ɕɔ˧˦ san˧˧]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [t͡ɕɔ˨˩˦ ʂaŋ˧˧] ~ [t͡ɕɔ˨˩˦ saŋ˧˧]
- (Saigon) IPA(key): [cɔ˦˥ ʂaŋ˧˧] ~ [cɔ˦˥ saŋ˧˧]
Noun
[edit](classifier con) chó săn • (𤝹𤜬)
- a hunting dog
- (derogatory, figurative) a running dog; lackey; stooge
Derived terms
[edit]- chó săn của đế quốc (“running dogs of the empire”)