chó biển

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Vietnamese[edit]

Etymology[edit]

chó (“dog”) +‎ biển (“ocean”). Calque of 海狗 (hǎigǒu).

Pronunciation[edit]

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [t͡ɕɔ˧˦ ʔɓiən˧˩]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [t͡ɕɔ˨˩˦ ʔɓiəŋ˧˨]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [cɔ˦˥ ʔɓiəŋ˨˩˦]

Noun[edit]

(classifier con) chó biển

(zoology) a true seal (of the family Phocidae)

See also[edit]

hải cẩu (“seal”)

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