rỉa

See also: Appendix:Variations of "ria"

Vietnamese

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ziə˧˩]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [ʐiə˧˨]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [ɹiə˨˩˦]

Verb

rỉa • (𠹼, 󲊇, 𠶋, 唎)

1. (of animals) to nibble, to nip
2. (of birds) to preen

   Con chim rỉa lông.

   The bird preens its feathers.

3. to reprimand harshly

Derived terms

• rỉa ráy
• rỉa rói
• rỉa rứt