tép riu

Vietnamese

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [tɛp̚˧˦ ziw˧˧]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [tɛp̚˦˧˥ ʐiw˧˧]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [tɛp̚˦˥ ɹiw˧˧]

Noun

(classifier con) tép riu

1. Caridina flavilineata, a species of small shrimp
2. (by extension, colloquial) an unimportant thing; a trivial thing
3. (by extension, colloquial, derogatory) a weakling; a nobody

   Thằng đó chỉ là tép riu.

   He's naught but a weakling.