nanh vuốt

Vietnamese

Etymology

nanh (“fangs”) +‎ vuốt (“claws”). The henchman sense is a semantic loan from Chinese 爪牙 (“trảo nha”).

Pronunciation
  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [najŋ̟˧˧ vuət̚˧˦]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [nɛɲ˧˧ vuək̚˦˧˥]
  • (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [nan˧˧ vuək̚˦˥] ~ [nan˧˧ juək̚˦˥]

Noun

nanh vuốt • (𤘓𤔯)

  1. fangs and claws
  2. (figuratively) clutches; evil grasp; hostile control
  3. (figuratively) a henchman; lackey
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