bọ chó

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Vietnamese

Etymology

bọ (“bug”) +‎ chó (“dog”).

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ʔɓɔ˧˨ʔ t͡ɕɔ˧˦]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [ʔɓɔ˨˩ʔ t͡ɕɔ˨˩˦]
(Saigon) IPA^(key): [ʔɓɔ˨˩˨ cɔ˦˥]

Noun

a parasitic bug that feeds on dogs (such as a flea or tick)

Noun

(classifier cây, hoa) bọ chó

a flowering plant of the genus Buddleja

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Vietnamese nouns without classifiers