giời leo

Vietnamese

Etymology

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Particularly: “giời (“kind of centipede”) +‎ leo (“to climb”)? If so literally means "climbing centipede".”

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [zəːj˨˩ lɛw˧˧]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [jəːj˦˩ lɛw˧˧]
(Saigon) IPA^(key): [jəːj˨˩ lɛw˧˧]

Noun

(classifier con) giời leo

kind of phosphorescent centipede
Synonym: giời
(bệnh ~) shingles