lưỡi liềm
Vietnamese
Etymology
lưỡi (“cutting edge”) + liềm (“sickle”).
Pronunciation
- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [lɨəj˦ˀ˥ liəm˨˩]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [lɨj˧˨ liəm˦˩]
- (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [lɨj˨˩˦ lim˨˩]
Noun
lưỡi liềm
- a sickle; reaping hook; grasshook
- a cutting edge of a sickle (excluding the handle)
Adjective
lưỡi liềm
- (figuratively, of shape) crescent; hooked; curved
- Môi cười cong tựa trăng lưỡi liềm giữa trời đêm. ― The smiling lips are curled like the crescent moon amidst the night sky.