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

  1. (literally) a duck foot
  2. (colloquial, figuratively) a propeller (for accelerating watercrafts)
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