ráy

Vietnamese

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

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Noun

ráy • (𤀕, ⿰土再)

  1. (Central Vietnam, Southern Vietnam) (con~) eardrum, earhole
    Synonyms: lá nhĩ, lỗ tai
    • 1970, Duyên Anh, Mặt trời nhỏ: Truyện dài [The little sun: a long novel], Saigon: Tuổi Ngọc, page 118:
      – Ừa, nghe khoái con ráy rồi, mai mốt dẫn tụi tao đi coi chân cẳng họ nghe, mầy!
      – Ye, hearing it was a pleasure to our ear[hole]s, someday you need to take us go and watch those legs [of the soccer players] in action!
  2. earwax
    Synonyms: ráy tai, cứt ráy
Derived terms
  • điếc con ráy

Etymology 2

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Noun

(classifier cây, củ) ráy • (𦵜, 𫇶, 𫈨)

  1. giant taro (Alocasia macrorrhizos)
  2. other similar plants of the family Araceae
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