bói cá

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Vietnamese[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From bói (“to divine, to fortune-telling”) +‎ cá (“fish”), literally "fish fortune teller".

Pronunciation[edit]

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ʔɓɔj˧˦ kaː˧˦]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [ʔɓɔj˨˩˦ kaː˨˩˦]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [ʔɓɔj˦˥ kaː˦˥]

Noun[edit]

(classifier con) bói cá

kingfisher
Synonyms: thằng chài, sả cá

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