cá chình

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• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [kaː˧˦ t͡ɕïŋ˨˩]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [kaː˨˩˦ t͡ɕɨn˦˩]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [kaː˦˥ cɨn˨˩]

(classifier con) cá chình • (个/𩵜 + 𩶝/𩸵)

1. eel

• Cá chình is used to refer to most oceanic eels of the order Anguilliformes (although certain species are referred to as lệch/lịch/nhệch), while swamp eel (order Synbranchiformes) is lươn.