cu li

See also: culi, cúli, -culi, and Çuli

Vietnamese

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ku˧˧ li˧˧]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [kʊw˧˧ lɪj˧˧]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [kʊw˧˧ lɪj˧˧]

Etymology 1

From French coolie.

Noun

cu li

  1. (historical, dated, offensive) coolie
  2. (colloquial) wage slave

Etymology 2

Noun

(classifier con) cu li

  1. loris
    Synonyms: khỉ gió, cù lần
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