cáo

See also: Appendix:Variations of "cao"

Mandarin

Romanization

cáo (cao², Zhuyin ㄘㄠˊ)

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Vietnamese

Pronunciation

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

Etymology 1

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Noun

(classifier con) cáo • (𤞺)

1. a fox (Vulpes)

   cáo già

   an old fox; a devious person

   mèo già hoá cáo

   an old cat turning into a fox; a person who gets more devious as they get older

Etymology 2

Sino-Vietnamese word from 誥.

Noun

cáo

1. (history) royal edict-like announcement

   Bình Ngô đại cáo

   Great Proclamation upon the Pacification of the Wu