How do you say “flying fish” in Vietnamese?

Q: How do you say "flying fish" in Vietnamese?

"Flying fish" in Vietnamese is cá chuồn (a flying fish).

“Flying fish” in Vietnamese is cá chuồn (a flying fish).

Vietnamese words for “flying fish”

cá chuồnnoun
Hanoi [kaː˧˦ t͡ɕuən˨˩] · Saigon [kaː˦˥ cuəŋ˨˩]cá rising chuồn falling
a flying fish
for “flying fish” meaning: A tropical marine fish of the family Exocoetidae, having enlarged winglike pectoral fins enabling it to escape predators by taking short gliding flights through the air.

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