trúc đào
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Vietnamese[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Sino-Vietnamese word from 竹 and 桃, from a shortening of Sinitic 夾竹桃 (SV: giáp trúc đào).
Pronunciation[edit]
- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [t͡ɕʊwk͡p̚˧˦ ʔɗaːw˨˩]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [ʈʊwk͡p̚˦˧˥ ʔɗaːw˦˩]
- (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [ʈʊwk͡p̚˦˥ ʔɗaːw˨˩]
Noun[edit]
- the oleander, Nerium oleander, a poisonous shrub often grown as an ornamental plant