bầu cua cá cọp
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Vietnamese[edit]
Etymology[edit]
bầu + cua + cá + cọp, lit. "gourd crab fish tiger".
Pronunciation[edit]
- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ʔɓəw˨˩ kuə˧˧ kaː˧˦ kɔp̚˧˨ʔ]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [ʔɓəw˦˩ kuə˧˧ kaː˨˩˦ kɔp̚˨˩ʔ]
- (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [ʔɓəw˨˩ kuə˧˧ kaː˦˥ kɔp̚˨˩˨]
Noun[edit]
- bầu cua cá cọp, a Vietnamese gambling game played with three dice, similar to Hoo Hey How in China, Kla Klouk in Cambodia, Crown and Anchor in Britain, and chuck-a-luck in America
- Synonyms: bầu cua tôm cá, lắc bầu cua