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

  1. dhole (Cuon alpinus)
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