lưỡi liềm
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Vietnamese
[edit]Etymology
[edit]lưỡi (“cutting edge”) + liềm (“sickle”).
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [lɨəj˦ˀ˥ liəm˨˩]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [lɨj˧˨ liəm˦˩]
- (Saigon) IPA(key): [lɨj˨˩˦ lim˨˩]
Noun
[edit]- a sickle; reaping hook; grasshook
- a cutting edge of a sickle (excluding the handle)
Adjective
[edit]- (figurative, of shape) crescent; hooked; curved
- Môi cười cong tựa trăng lưỡi liềm giữa trời đêm. ― The smiling lips are curled like the crescent moon amidst the night sky.
Derived terms
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