chó săn

Vietnamese

Etymology

chó (“dog”) +‎ săn (“to hunt”).

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [t͡ɕɔ˧˦ san˧˧]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [t͡ɕɔ˨˩˦ ʂaŋ˧˧] ~ [t͡ɕɔ˨˩˦ saŋ˧˧]
  • (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [cɔ˦˥ ʂaŋ˧˧] ~ [cɔ˦˥ saŋ˧˧]

Noun

(classifier con) chó săn • (𤝹𤜬)

  1. a hunting dog
  2. (derogatory, figurative) a running dog; lackey; stooge

Derived terms

  • chó săn của đế quốc (“running dogs of the empire”)
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