chân vịt
Vietnamese
Etymology
chân (“feet”) + vịt (“duck”).
Pronunciation
- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [t͡ɕən˧˧ vit̚˧˨ʔ]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [t͡ɕəŋ˧˧ vit̚˨˩ʔ]
- (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [cəŋ˧˧ vɨt̚˨˩˨] ~ [cəŋ˧˧ jɨt̚˨˩˨]
Noun
chân vịt
- (literally) a duck foot
- (colloquial, figuratively) a propeller (for accelerating watercrafts)