chim ong
Vietnamese
Etymology
From chim (“bird”) + ong (“bee”). Compare Chinese 蜂鳥/蜂鸟 (fēngniǎo, literally “bee bird”), Japanese 蜂鳥 (hachidori, literally “bee bird”), Korean 벌새 (beolsae, literally “bee bird”),
Pronunciation
- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [t͡ɕim˧˧ ʔawŋ͡m˧˧]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [t͡ɕim˧˧ ʔawŋ͡m˧˧] ~ [t͡ɕim˧˧ ʔɔŋ˧˧]
- (Saigon) IPA(key): [cim˧˧ ʔawŋ͡m˧˧]
Noun
- Synonym of chim ruồi (“hummingbird”)