xuyên sơn

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 穿 (“to pierce”) and 山 (“mountain”), from Chinese 穿山甲 (xuyên san giáp).

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [swiən˧˧ səːn˧˧]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [swiəŋ˧˧ ʂəːŋ˧˧]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [s⁽ʷ⁾iəŋ˧˧ ʂəːŋ˧˧] ~ [s⁽ʷ⁾iəŋ˧˧ səːŋ˧˧]

Noun

(classifier con) xuyên sơn

(rare) pangolin
Synonyms: tê tê, trút

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