đầu cua tai nheo

noun

Hanoi [ʔɗəw˨˩ kuə˧˧ taːj˧˧ ɲɛw˧˧]Huế [ʔɗəw˦˩ kuə˧˧ taːj˧˧ ɲɛw˧˧]Saigon [ʔɗəw˨˩ kuə˧˧ taːj˧˧ ɲɛw˧˧] browser voice

Syllables · tones

đầufallinghuyền cualevelngang tailevelngang nheolevelngang

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Meanings of đầu cua tai nheo in English

Noun

idiomatic details in a story or event

Etymology

Literally "crab's head and catfish's ears".

Frequently asked questions

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IPA: Hanoi [ʔɗəw˨˩ kuə˧˧ taːj˧˧ ɲɛw˧˧]; Saigon [ʔɗəw˨˩ kuə˧˧ taːj˧˧ ɲɛw˧˧]. Tones: đầu — falling tone (huyền), cua — level tone (ngang), tai — level tone (ngang), nheo — level tone (ngang).

Meanings, pronunciation and etymology from English Wiktionary (wiktionary.org, via kaikki.org; CC BY-SA 4.0), reviewed and edited. IPA shown for three accents: Hanoi (Northern), Huế (Central) and Saigon (Southern). The Listen button uses your browser's Vietnamese voice, for reference only. Spotted a mistake? Let NgonNgu know.