ghẹ

See also: ghe, ghè, ghé, ghê, ghẻ, ghế, and ghệ

Vietnamese

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ɣɛ˧˨ʔ]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [ɣɛ˨˩ʔ]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [ɣɛ˨˩˨]

Etymology 1

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Noun

(classifier con) ghẹ • (𧋷)

(zoology) a swimming crab (of the family Portunidae)
(figurative) a bully; tyrant

Derived terms

ghẹ ba chấm (P. sanguinolentus)
ghẹ bóng (Charybdis riversander)
ghẹ bụng một chấm (One spotted tummy crab)
ghẹ chấm (P. trituberculatus)
ghẹ đỏ dẹp (P. gladiator)
ghẹ đỏ Nata (Charybdis natator)
ghẹ hoa (Charybdis cruciata)
ghẹ ổ
ghẹ thánh giá (Charybdis feriata)
ghẹ xanh (P. pelagicus)

Verb

ghẹ

to sponge (something from someone); to do at the expense of others

Etymology 2

See ghệ.

Noun

ghẹ

(slang) Alternative form of ghệ (“girlfriend”)

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