cầu khỉ

Vietnamese

Etymology

cầu (“bridge”) +‎ khỉ (“monkey”), so called because it has a very narrow pathway and one needs to constantly keep their balance while crossing (like a monkey).

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [kəw˨˩ xi˧˩]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [kəw˦˩ kʰɪj˧˨] ~ [kəw˦˩ xɪj˧˨]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [kəw˨˩ kʰɪj˨˩˦] ~ [kəw˨˩ xɪj˨˩˦]

Noun

(classifier cái, cây) cầu khỉ

  1. kind of bamboo or wooden passway across a stream or gully
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