cào cấu

Vietnamese

Etymology

cào +‎ cấu.

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [kaːw˨˩ kəw˧˦]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [kaːw˦˩ kəw˨˩˦]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [kaːw˨˩ kəw˦˥]

Verb

cào cấu

  1. to scratch and claw
    • 2005 [1957–1959], chapter 2, in Cao Tự Thanh, transl., Anh hùng xạ điêu, Nhà xuất bản Văn học, translation of 射雕英雄传 by Kim Dung [Jin Yong]:
      […] càng không nhịn nổi, liền nhảy xổ tới liều mạng cào cấu y.
      […] he could stand it no longer and he rushed him at a jump, risking his life to claw at him.
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