chó sói lửa
Vietnamese
Etymology
From chó sói ("wolf") + lửa ("fire"), so "fire wolf", a reference to the reddish fur.
Pronunciation
- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [t͡ɕɔ˧˦ sɔj˧˦ lɨə˧˩]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [t͡ɕɔ˨˩˦ ʂɔj˨˩˦ lɨə˧˨]
- (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [cɔ˦˥ ʂɔj˦˥ lɨə˨˩˦] ~ [cɔ˦˥ sɔj˦˥ lɨə˨˩˦]
Noun
chó sói lửa
- dhole (Cuon alpinus)