trúc đào

Vietnamese

trúc đào

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 竹 and 桃, from a shortening of Sinitic 夾竹桃 (SV: giáp trúc đào).

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [t͡ɕʊwk͡p̚˧˦ ʔɗaːw˨˩]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [ʈʊwk͡p̚˦˧˥ ʔɗaːw˦˩]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [ʈʊwk͡p̚˦˥ ʔɗaːw˨˩]

Noun

(classifier cây) trúc đào

1. the oleander, Nerium oleander, a poisonous shrub often grown as an ornamental plant