chó sói lửa

Vietnamese

Etymology

From chó sói ("wolf") + lửa ("fire"), so "fire wolf", a reference to the reddish fur.

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [t͡ɕɔ˧˦ sɔj˧˦ lɨə˧˩]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [t͡ɕɔ˨˩˦ ʂɔj˨˩˦ lɨə˧˨] ~ [t͡ɕɔ˨˩˦ sɔj˨˩˦ lɨə˧˨]
• (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [cɔ˦˥ ʂɔj˦˥ lɨə˨˩˦] ~ [cɔ˦˥ sɔj˦˥ lɨə˨˩˦]

Noun

chó sói lửa

1. dhole (Cuon alpinus)