xí ngầu

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Vietnamese[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Contracted from xập xí xập ngầu, probably from Cantonese 十四 (sap6 sei3; thập tứ, fourteen) + 十五 (sap6 ng5; thập ngũ, fifteen); pronunciation may also have been influenced by Teochew

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

(classifier cục, hột, viên) ngầu

  1. die (polyhedron used in games of chance)

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