bọ cánh cứng

Vietnamese

Etymology

bọ (“insect”) +‎ cánh (“wings”) +‎ cứng (“hard”).

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ʔɓɔ˧˨ʔ kajŋ̟˧˦ kɨŋ˧˦]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [ʔɓɔ˨˩ʔ kɛɲ˦˧˥ kɨŋ˦˧˥]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [ʔɓɔ˨˩˨ kan˦˥ kɨŋ˦˥]

Noun

(classifier con) bọ cánh cứng

a beetle (of the insect order Coleoptera)

Related terms

bọ dừa (“coconut leaf beetle”)
bọ hung (“scarab”)
cánh cam (“ladybug”)

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