cá ba đuôi

Vietnamese

Etymology

cá (“fish”) +‎ ba (“three”) +‎ đuôi (“tail”), so called because of the shape of caudal fin of varieties common in Vietnam.

Pronunciation
  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [kaː˧˦ ʔɓaː˧˧ ʔɗuəj˧˧]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [kaː˨˩˦ ʔɓaː˧˧ ʔɗuj˧˧]
  • (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [kaː˦˥ ʔɓaː˧˧ ʔɗuj˧˧]

Noun

(classifier con) cá ba đuôi

  1. goldfish
    Synonyms: ba đuôi, cá vàng
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