bách thú

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 百獸, composed of 百 (“hundred”) and 獸 (“beast”), from Chinese 百獸／百兽 (bǎishòu).

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ʔɓajk̟̚˧˦ tʰu˧˦]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [ʔɓat̚˦˧˥ tʰʊw˨˩˦]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [ʔɓat̚˦˥ tʰʊw˦˥]

Noun

bách thú

1. (rare, collective) Synonym of muông thú (“animals”)

Derived terms

Derived terms

• vườn bách thú