chó săn
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Vietnamese[edit]
Etymology[edit]
chó (“dog”) + săn (“to hunt”).
Pronunciation[edit]
- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [t͡ɕɔ˧˦ san˧˧]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [t͡ɕɔ˨˩˦ ʂaŋ˧˧] ~ [t͡ɕɔ˨˩˦ saŋ˧˧]
- (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [cɔ˦˥ ʂaŋ˧˧] ~ [cɔ˦˥ saŋ˧˧]
Noun[edit]
(classifier con) chó săn • (𤝹𤜬)
- a hunting dog
- (derogatory, figurative) a running dog; lackey; stooge
Derived terms[edit]
- chó săn của đế quốc (“running dogs of the empire”)