dã tràng
Vietnamese
Etymology
Sino-Vietnamese word from 冶 (“to smelt”) and 長 (“constantly”).
Pronunciation
- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [zaː˦ˀ˥ t͡ɕaːŋ˨˩]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [jaː˧˨ ʈaːŋ˦˩]
- (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [jaː˨˩˦ ʈaːŋ˨˩]
Noun
(classifier con) dã tràng
- (zoology) a sand-bubbler crab (especially of the family Dotillidae)
Adjective
dã tràng
- (figuratively) useless; superfluous; unfruitful