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cá vàng

noun
Hanoi [kaː˧˦ vaːŋ˨˩]Huế [kaː˨˩˦ vaːŋ˦˩]Saigon [kaː˦˥ vaːŋ˨˩] browser voice
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cá vàng means goldfish.

Classifier: con — e.g. một con cá vàng (one goldfish)

Meanings of cá vàng in English

Noun

  1. goldfish ≈ cá ba đuôi

Example sentences with cá vàng

  • Khả năng tập trung của anh ta chỉ tương đương với một con cá vàng. His attention span is that of a goldfish.

Bilingual example sentences from Tatoeba (tatoeba.org, CC BY 2.0 FR).

Historical script (chữ Nôm / Hán)

Before the Latin alphabet (chữ Quốc ngữ) became standard, cá vàng could be written as 𩵜鐄. Today Vietnamese is written only in the Latin alphabet.

Etymology

cá (“fish”) + vàng (“yellow; gold”).

Frequently asked questions

What does cá vàng mean in English?

cá vàng (noun) means "goldfish".

How do you pronounce cá vàng?

IPA: Hanoi [kaː˧˦ vaːŋ˨˩]; Saigon [kaː˦˥ vaːŋ˨˩]. Tones: cá — rising tone (sắc), vàng — falling tone (huyền).

What classifier is used with cá vàng?

Common classifiers: con — for example "một con cá vàng" (one goldfish).

Meanings, pronunciation and etymology from English Wiktionary (wiktionary.org, via kaikki.org; CC BY-SA 4.0), reviewed and edited; example sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR). 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.