tép riu

Vietnamese

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [tɛp̚˧˦ ziw˧˧]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [tɛp̚˦˧˥ ʐiw˧˧]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [tɛp̚˦˥ ɹiw˧˧]

Noun

(classifier con) tép riu

Caridina flavilineata, a species of small shrimp
(by extension, colloquial) an unimportant thing; a trivial thing
(by extension, colloquial, derogatory) a weakling; a nobody
Thằng đó chỉ là tép riu.
He's naught but a weakling.

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