dưa chuột biển

Vietnamese

Etymology

Compound of dưa chuột (“cucumber”) +‎ biển (“sea”). Calque of English sea cucumber.

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [zɨə˧˧ t͡ɕuət̚˧˨ʔ ʔɓiən˧˩]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [jɨə˧˧ t͡ɕuək̚˨˩ʔ ʔɓiəŋ˧˨]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [jɨə˧˧ cuək̚˨˩˨ ʔɓiəŋ˨˩˦]

Noun

(classifier con) dưa chuột biển

  1. sea cucumber
    Synonyms: hải sâm, đồn đột
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